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Steve Omar Maldonado
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageSteve Maldonado is a Palm Bay, Florida, man whose January 6 case drew national attention under the nickname "Shield Grampy." FACT: Maldonado was arrested February 10 and made his initial appearance February 12. He was indicted March 3 and arraigned March 15, pleading not guilty to counts 1 through 6, and was released on personal recognizance. Source: Department of Justice; WFTV. DOCUMENTED INFERENCE, NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: Later national reporting states Maldonado was ultimately sentenced to prison by the same judge who handled President Trump's own January 6 case. We have not independently confirmed the sentencing details and are flagging this for review. Source: NBC News. Open-source researchers tracked this case under the identifier 20-AFO. Source: Sedition Hunters. CASE RECORD: Case 1:21-cr-176, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-176
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 2/10 and initial appearance held 2/12. Indicted 3/3. Arraigned 3/15 where he pleaded not guilty to counts 1-6. Defendant remains on personal recognizance. Status conference set for 9/14 at 3:30 pm.
Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Entering and Remaining in the Gallery of Congress; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Press & news
- https://americangulag.org/steve-omar-maldonado/ →
- https://seditionhunters.org/20-afo/ →
- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/shield-grampy-sentenced-prison-judge-trumps-jan-6-case-rcna159328 →
- https://www.wftv.com/news/local/orange-county/palm-bay-man-accused-participating-capitol-riot-arrested-oia-faces-federal-charges/ROVIHRALFFBJZHFQJCTBCT42EE/ →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Steve Omar Maldonado appears in the record of United States v. Nichols. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
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