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Taylor Johnatakis
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Taylor Johnatakis is a Kingston, Washington husband and father of five who came out of federal prison with a new mission, fighting for people the system throws away. Taylor is married, and his wife runs a nonprofit that supports children with an incarcerated parent, work that started before his own 14 months in three different federal facilities, including stretches in solitary confinement. FACT, per KUOW reporting. He was convicted on eight counts tied to January 6, 2021, including using a bullhorn and a bike rack to move the crowd toward the Capitol. Prosecutors sought nine years; he was sentenced to seven. THEIR ACCOUNT / FACT: Taylor says prison "fundamentally shifted" how he sees the system. His own words: "Half these people need rehab. They don't need prison." He's now an outspoken advocate for criminal justice reform, especially mass incarceration and how parole boards operate. President Trump pardoned Taylor in 2025 after 14 months served. He remains politically active and outspoken about what he saw inside. CASE RECORD: Case No. 1:21-cr-91, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested 2/11/2021. Superseding indictment 5/7/2021. Convicted on eight counts (three felonies, five misdemeanors). Sentenced to seven years. Pardoned 2025. 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-91
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 2/11/21. Arraigned 2/17/21 where he pleaded not guilty to counts 1-8. Superseding indictment issued 5/7/21. Pleaded not guilty to all counts 8/5. Status conference set for 9/27 at 1 pm.
- Arrested
- February 11, 2021
Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; Civil Disorder; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Obstructing, or Impeding Passage Through or Within, the Grounds or Any of the Capitol Buildings: Engaging in an Act of Physical Violence in the Grounds or Any of the Capitol Buildings
Press & news
- https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/kingston-man-sentenced-jan-6-capitol-riot/281-f75ed375-0e91-48b3-b4eb-bc5fcf7b5e8c →
- https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/04/03/johnatakis-sentenced-capitaol-riot/6041712188972/ →
- https://www.kuow.org/stories/pardoned-jan-6-rioter-from-washington-state-has-a-new-passion-reforming-the-justice-system →
- https://www.npr.org/2025/01/24/nx-s1-5269718/trump-jan-6-pardon-riot-capitol-attack →
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