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Steven Daniel Thurlow
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageSteven Daniel Thurlow is a U.S. Army veteran from St. Clair Shores in Macomb County, Michigan - a blue-collar lakeside town outside Detroit - who served more than three years in uniform before he ever heard the words "January 6 defendant." Start with the part that matters. Steven Thurlow raised his right hand and served in the United States Army for over three years. (FACT - Detroit News, Law and Crime, ClickOnDetroit reporting on his arrest and plea.) Macomb County built him. He is a veteran first, a Michigan man second, and a case number a distant third. THE LEGAL FIGHT. Steven Thurlow was arrested June 30, 2021, with an initial appearance July 6, 2021. An information was filed October 6, 2021. He pleaded guilty May 9, 2022 to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. On August 30, 2022 he was sentenced to 24 months of probation, 80 hours of community service, and $500 in restitution. No prison term. (FACT - DOJ defendant page and court record.) On January 20, 2025, the January 6 clemency proclamation issued full pardons for offenses connected to the events at or near the Capitol. (FACT - White House proclamation.) A misdemeanor, probation, community service, and an Army veteran who did his time in the system without a single day of prison. That is the whole federal case against Steven Thurlow, and it deserves to be stated plainly. CASE RECORD. Case number 1:21-cr-615, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; initially filed as 1:21-mj-494. Arrested June 30, 2021. Pleaded guilty May 9, 2022. Sentenced August 30, 2022. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you - or your family - claiming it is free, forever.
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On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-615
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Initially filed as Case # 1:21-mj-494. Arrested 6/30/21. Initial appearance held 7/6/21. Information filed 10/6/21. Pleaded guilty 5/9/22. Sentenced 8/30/22 to 24 months of probation, 80 hours of community service, and $500 in restitution.
- Arrested
- June 30, 2021
- Plea
- May 9, 2022
- Sentenced
- August 30, 2022
Charges
- Knowingly Entering or Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority
- Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence
24 months of probation, 80 hours of community service, and $500 in restitution
Press & news
- https://eu.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/macomb-county/2021/06/30/feds-arrest-macomb-man-ongoing-crackdown-us-capitol-rioters/7811549002/ →
- https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-breach/michigan-army-vet-who-signaled-support-for-boogaloo-movement-pleads-guilty-to-storming-the-capitol-on-jan-6/ →
- https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/defenders/2021/06/30/macomb-county-veteran-arrested-in-connection-with-jan-6-attack-on-us-capitol/ →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/thurlow-steven →
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