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Thomas Paul Osborne
January 6 defendant
Thomas Paul Osborne is a Lakeland man, Polk County, central Florida. Forty years old when the FBI came to his door. [FACT, WUSF] Lakeland is citrus country and phosphate country. Working people. That is where Thomas Osborne is from. THE LEGAL FIGHT Three years and one month after January 6, 2021, on February 22, 2024, federal agents arrested Thomas Paul Osborne. The indictment was announced February 23, 2024. [FACT] He was charged with one felony count of civil disorder plus misdemeanor counts of entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds, and disorderly conduct in a Capitol building. [CHARGE ONLY] He was the seventh Polk County resident charged in connection with that day. [FACT, WUSF] Prosecutors also argued in court that he was part of a group of supporters who helped January 6 fugitives avoid capture. [ALLEGATION ONLY, NEEDS AUTHENTICATION] That was a prosecution argument at a detention hearing. It is not a conviction and it is not a finding. Here is what the judge did with it. The court let Thomas Osborne go home pending trial. [FACT, Law and Crime] The government asked to hold him. The judge said no. On January 20, 2025, the President issued clemency covering January 6 prosecutions. [FACT] The final disposition of Thomas Paul Osborne's case is [NEEDS AUTHENTICATION]. THE CASE RECORD Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Arrested February 22, 2024. Indictment announced February 23, 2024. Case number on this profile is [NEEDS AUTHENTICATION]. If you have the docket, send it. WHAT THIS DOES NOT PROVE No conviction is stated on this record. No sentence is stated on this record. A judge who heard the government's worst version of this case released Thomas Osborne to await trial at home. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.
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- https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/theres-no-point-in-running-judge-agrees-to-let-accused-rioter-who-allegedly-harbored-jan-6-fugitive-out-of-jail-pending-trial/ →
- https://www.wusf.org/courts-law/2024-02-26/lakeland-man-arrested-alleged-involvement-jan-6-insurrection →
- https://www.wusf.org/courts-law/2024-03-18/prosecutors-network-supporters-fugitives-jan-6-capitol-riot-thomas-paul-osborne-lakeland →
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