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Troy James Terino

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Troy James Terino is an Odessa, Florida man who pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor over January 6, 2021, and walked into a presidential clemency less than four years later. Here is the whole record, plainly. Terino was charged with disorderly conduct in the Capitol building and parading, demonstrating, or picketing there. No assault charge. No weapons charge. No property-damage charge. He pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor conduct he was charged with. That matters. Of the more than 1,500 people charged out of January 6, plenty faced felony counts for violence or destruction. Terino's case, on the public record, was a misdemeanor presence-and-conduct case from the start. The legal fight and where it stands: the case was filed and prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Terino pleaded guilty. Then, on January 20, 2025, President Trump signed a clemency order covering January 6 defendants, and Troy Terino's case is covered by it. What this does not prove: it does not prove Terino was a leader of anything, planned anything, or touched an officer. The charging documents don't allege that, and we won't suggest it. What this does prove: a misdemeanor guilty plea for being present and disorderly inside the Capitol, followed by clemency. That is the full scope of what the federal record supports for this defendant. We have not confirmed Troy Terino's occupation or family life to the standard this project requires, two independent identifiers pointing to the same man. Rather than guess and risk tagging the wrong Terino, we are leaving that section open. If this is Troy Terino, tell us who you are. We'll put your real story here, in your own words, with your name on it. THE CASE RECORD Name: Troy James Terino Location: Odessa, Florida Case: 1:24-cr-00297, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Charges: Disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building Disposition: Pleaded guilty Clemency: Covered by the January 20, 2025 presidential clemency for January 6 defendants This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.

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Case number
1:24-cr-00297
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Charged with disorderly conduct in a Capitol building and parading/demonstrating/picketing there. Pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor conduct charged. Covered by the Jan. 20, 2025 presidential clemency.

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