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William Christopher Lyon
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William Christopher Lyon is a 31 year old East Texas man from Huntsville, up in Walker County, and his entire January 6 file is two petty misdemeanors. Two counts. No felony. No assault. No weapon. Arrested in 2024 for a day in 2021. WHO HE IS FACT: William Christopher Lyon lists Huntsville, Texas as home and was 31 years old at the time of charging. (NPR Jan. 6 Archive) FACT: He was arrested on August 19, 2024, in Conroe, Texas, three years and seven months after January 6, 2021. THE CHARGES, AS CHARGES CHARGE ONLY: William Lyon was charged with exactly two petty offenses. Disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. FACT: That is the lightest charging posture in the entire January 6 docket. NPR's archive records no violence, assault, conspiracy, theft, or property flag on his case. HIS LEGAL FIGHT FACT: William Christopher Lyon pleaded guilty to both petty counts. Sentencing was set for February 26, 2025. FACT: He never reached sentencing. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions, and on January 27, 2025, the court granted the government's motion to dismiss his case with prejudice. He served no sentence. The case cannot be refiled. CASE RECORD Case No. 1:24-cr-00452, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested August 19, 2024, in Conroe, Texas. Home of record: Huntsville, Texas. Docket: guilty plea to two petty counts; sentencing set February 26, 2025; dismissed with prejudice January 27, 2025; no sentence imposed. Plea filing: CourtListener RECAP, D.D.C. docket 273572. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: No occupation, service record, interview, photo, or support page for William Christopher Lyon of Huntsville, Texas has been located and verified. If you have them, this profile can carry them. 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-00452
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 8/19/2024 in Conroe, TX. Pleaded guilty to both charges. Sentencing set for 2/26/2025. On 1/27/2025 the court granted the government's motion to dismiss the case with prejudice.
- Arrested
- August 19, 2024
Charges
- Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
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