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Willard Jake Peart

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Before you read anything about January 6, read this. FACT: Eight years before he walked into the Capitol, Jake Peart's sister was killed. He extended what The Washington Post called an act of "unfathomable" grace toward the woman who killed her. The Post built an entire 2023 feature around it and around one question: does a man's best day count when you sentence him for his worst one? (Washington Post, January 5, 2023; syndicated by the Dallas Morning News) That is who Willard Jake Peart is. Toquerville, Utah. FACT: He walked over from the rally. Inside, he walked the first floor between the Senate chamber and Statuary Hall. He chanted. That is it. He destroyed nothing. He assaulted no one. (KSL; Fox 13 Salt Lake City) FACT: Two weeks after January 6 — before the FBI was looking for him — Peart came to them. With a lawyer. On his own. (KSL) Nobody made him do that. Nobody was coming. He went anyway. FACT: He pleaded guilty on January 12, 2022 to one misdemeanor: parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. FACT: He was sentenced May 2, 2022 to 36 months of probation including 60 days of home detention, 240 hours of community service, and $500 restitution. No prison. FACT: On January 20, 2025, the presidential proclamation on January 6 offenses issued a full pardon covering his conviction. 240 hours of service from a man who already gave grace to someone who took his sister. THE CASE RECORD Case number: 21-cr-662 Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Docket: Arrested April 22, 2021. Initial appearance April 28, 2021. Information filed November 9, 2021. Pleaded guilty January 12, 2022. Sentenced May 2, 2022. Pardoned January 20, 2025. DOJ page: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/peart-willard-jake This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.