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William D. Merry Jr.
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageWilliam D. Merry Jr. is one of the 1,571 January 6 defendants indexed in this archive — preserved from the DOJ Capitol Breach case list this site mirrored after the government scrubbed it from justice.gov. Case 1:21-cr-748 — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Theft of Government Property; Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct Which Impedes the Conduct of Government Business; Disruptive Conduct in the Capitol Buildings. The docket, as recorded: Arrested 2/4/21. Initial appearance held 2/12/21. Information filed 12/29/21. Pleaded guilty on 1/5/22. Sentenced 4/11/22 to 45 days in jail, nine months of supervised release, including 80 hours community service, $500 restitution. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever. Organize the record, add your documents, and tell the story where no platform can bury it.
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On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-748
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 2/4/21. Initial appearance held 2/12/21. Information filed 12/29/21. Pleaded guilty on 1/5/22. Sentenced 4/11/22 to 45 days in jail, nine months of supervised release, including 80 hours community service, $500 restitution.
- Arrested
- February 4, 2021
- Plea
- January 5, 2022
- Sentenced
- April 11, 2022
Charges
- Theft of Government Property
- Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly Conduct Which Impedes the Conduct of Government Business
- Disruptive Conduct in the Capitol Buildings
Sentence
45 days in jail, nine months of supervised release, including 80 hours community service, $500 restitution
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
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