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Zachary Jordan Alam

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Zachary Jordan Alam is a Virginia man whose January 6 case became one of the most closely watched in the archive. A "Help January 6th Political Prisoner Zach Alam" fund was raised for Alam on GiveSendGo, sign of support standing behind him through a long prosecution. (DOCUMENTED INFERENCE, fund is self-titled in his name; source: GiveSendGo) Case 1:21-cr-190, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers; Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon; Civil Disorder and Aiding and Abetting; Destruction of Government Property Exceeding $1,000; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in Capitol. The docket, as recorded: Arrested 1/30/21. Indicted 3/5/21 and made initial appearance on 3/29/21. Arraigned 4/13/21 and pleaded not guilty to all counts. Superseding indictment filed 11/10. Arraigned and pleaded not guilty to all counts on 12/6. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. Separate matter, after clemency: Alam was arrested in Henrico County, Virginia in May 2025 on a burglary charge, reported by the Washington Post and U.S. News and World Report. That case is not part of the January 6 record. Alam is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. Some outlets have reported a subsequent prison sentence in that matter, NEEDS AUTHENTICATION, not yet confirmed against a primary court record. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.