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Zach Rash

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Zach Rash is a pardoned January 6 defendant from Payson, Utah. This profile separates the government’s charging allegations, Rash’s guilty plea, the sentence imposed by the court, and the later presidential pardon so readers can see what each source actually establishes. ## Quick facts - **Name:** Zach Rash - **Federal complaint docket:** *United States v. Zach Rash*, No. `1:24-mj-00113-MAU` - **Court:** U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia - **Sentencing judge:** U.S. District Judge Randolph D. Moss - **Arrest:** April 2, 2024, in Payson, Utah - **Guilty plea:** July 15, 2024 - **Offense of conviction:** Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers, 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1) - **Sentence:** 27 months’ imprisonment, 36 months’ supervised release, and $2,000 restitution, imposed November 20, 2024 - **Clemency:** Covered by the full-pardon provision of the January 20, 2025 January 6 proclamation - **Native record still needed:** Final criminal-case docket number, plea agreement, statement of offense, judgment, sentencing transcript, and individual pardon certificate ## What the government alleged at the complaint stage The FBI’s March 26, 2024 statement of facts is a probable-cause affidavit. It is not a verdict, and its descriptions remain attributed to the government. According to that affidavit, investigators identified Rash in open-source and Capitol surveillance footage on the West Plaza, Lower West Terrace, and inside the Lower West Terrace tunnel. The affidavit alleges that Rash accepted a stun gun from Bryan Shawn Smith, activated it, and moved toward the police line. It also alleges that Rash later participated in crowd pushes and interfered with efforts to close a tunnel door. The affidavit identifies Bryan Shawn Smith and Vitali GossJankowski as other people connected to the stun-gun sequence. Those references create useful source relationships in the archive, but they do not establish that every allegation concerning one person applies to the others. The affidavit also recounts an October 5, 2022 FBI interview. It says Rash identified himself in photographs, acknowledged receiving and activating the stun gun, and gave qualified answers when asked whether he used it against officers. Those are statements attributed to the affidavit’s account; the archive has not captured a recording or complete transcript of the interview. ## Arrest and initial charges The FBI arrested Rash on April 2, 2024. The Justice Department announced felony complaint-stage allegations under the civil-disorder and federal-officer-assault statutes, along with several restricted-area and Capitol-grounds misdemeanors. A criminal complaint states allegations used to establish probable cause. It does not determine guilt. The later plea record is narrower and should not be replaced by the broader complaint-stage list. ## Guilty plea On July 15, 2024, Rash pleaded guilty to one felony count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers under 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1). The archive has not yet preserved the native plea agreement, statement of offense, or plea-hearing transcript. Until those records are captured, the DOJ sentencing release is the primary official source for the plea date and offense of conviction. ## Sentence Judge Randolph D. Moss sentenced Rash on November 20, 2024, to 27 months in federal prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release, and ordered $2,000 in restitution. A local KSL report also described a $100 financial assessment in addition to the restitution. The native judgment is needed to verify the complete financial terms and the final criminal-case number. The archive therefore records the DOJ-confirmed sentence and flags the remaining judgment details for capture. A sentence records the court’s legal judgment and punishment. It is not a complete description of Rash as a person, his life before the case, his conduct after release, or his moral character. ## January 20, 2025 full pardon President Donald J. Trump’s January 20, 2025 proclamation commuted the sentences of fourteen named people and granted a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to the other people convicted of covered January 6 offenses. Rash was convicted of a covered January 6 offense and was not one of the fourteen named commutation recipients. His case is therefore classified in this archive as covered by the proclamation’s full-pardon provision. The archive has not yet captured an individual certificate issued in Rash’s name. The proclamation establishes the class-wide pardon; a person-specific certificate would provide an additional native record and should be preserved if available. ## What is established and what remains attributed **Established by the official sources currently preserved:** - Rash was arrested on April 2, 2024. - He pleaded guilty on July 15, 2024, to one felony count under 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1). - Judge Moss imposed a 27-month prison sentence on November 20, 2024, followed by 36 months of supervised release and $2,000 restitution. - The January 20, 2025 proclamation’s full-pardon provision covered convicted January 6 defendants who were not among the fourteen named commutation recipients. **Still attributed or incomplete:** - Detailed descriptions of the tunnel conduct remain attributed to the FBI affidavit, plea record, and DOJ releases. - The archive has not captured the plea transcript, sentencing transcript, final judgment, Bureau of Prisons history, individual pardon certificate, or a verified post-pardon interview. - No provenance-cleared portrait has been assigned. Government evidentiary images should not be republished as a personal portrait without context, provenance review, and a lawful reuse basis. ## Frequently asked questions ### Was Zach Rash convicted on every charge listed in the complaint? No. The complaint listed multiple felony and misdemeanor allegations. The official sentencing release states that Rash pleaded guilty to one felony offense: assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers. ### What sentence did the court impose? The DOJ reports 27 months’ imprisonment, 36 months’ supervised release, and $2,000 restitution. A local report also references an additional $100 assessment, which should be confirmed against the native judgment. ### Was his sentence commuted or was he pardoned? The January 20, 2025 proclamation named fourteen people whose sentences were commuted. Rash was not on that list. Because he had a covered January 6 conviction, he falls within the proclamation’s separate full-pardon provision. ### Does the pardon erase the historical court record? A pardon is an exercise of presidential clemency. The underlying filings, plea, sentence, and public docket remain historically relevant records. The archive preserves both the prosecution record and the later clemency action. ### Does this profile make a judgment about Rash’s character? No. Charges, a plea, a conviction, a sentence, and media labels are legal or public-record events. They are not treated here as proof of a person’s overall character. ## Related archive connections - Bryan Shawn Smith, identified in the FBI affidavit as the person who initially possessed the stun gun - Vitali GossJankowski, identified in the affidavit as later possessing the same stun gun - Donald J. Trump, who issued the January 20, 2025 clemency proclamation - The Lower West Terrace tunnel evidence collection and Case Nexus relationships - The January 6 clemency proclamation and pardon-certificate instructions ## Editorial boundary The site may argue that the Biden-era January 6 prosecution program reflected weaponized or disproportionate federal power. That editorial position is separate from the source record above. The factual archive preserves the government’s allegations, Rash’s plea, the court’s sentence, and the presidential pardon without inventing defenses or removing material facts. ## Help complete the record The highest-priority additions are the final criminal docket, plea agreement, statement of offense, judgment, sentencing transcript, Bureau of Prisons records, individual pardon certificate, authenticated firsthand interview, and a photograph with documented provenance and reuse permission. Source submissions should include the original URL or file, date, creator, chain of custody, and any known alterations.