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Andrew Alan Hernandez
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageAndrew Alan Hernandez was charged in six counts but later pleaded guilty to one felony obstruction count; no trial occurred. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly imposed 18 months in prison, 36 months supervised release, $2,000 restitution, and a $100 assessment. A February 1, 2024 order later reduced imprisonment to time served. President Donald J. Trump granted Hernandez a full pardon under the January 20, 2025 proclamation, and the Office of the Pardon Attorney lists him among certificate recipients. On April 4, 2025, the court denied the government's post-pardon Rule 48(a) dismissal request and ordered further Section 2255 briefing. The captured record does not establish the later final disposition, so this profile does not claim vacatur or dismissal. Government allegations, the plea, sentence, pardon, and rulings are separated by source and are not judgments about Hernandez's character. No portrait is assigned without lawful provenance.
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-00445-CKK
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Judge
- Colleen Kollar-Kotelly
- Disposition
- One-count obstruction plea; full pardon on January 20, 2025. Rule 48 dismissal denied April 4, 2025; final Section 2255 result not captured.
- Arrested
- February 25, 2021
- Plea
- September 21, 2022
- Sentenced
- January 30, 2023
Charges
- Obstruction and aiding and abetting
- Entering restricted grounds
- Disorderly conduct on restricted grounds
- Entering a congressional gallery
- Disorderly conduct in a Capitol building
- Parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building
Sentence
18 months imprisonment; 36 months supervised release; $2,000 restitution; $100 assessment. Imprisonment reduced to time served on February 1, 2024.
Press & news
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/california-man-pleads-guilty-felony-charge-actions-during-jan-6-capitol-breach-0 →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/california-man-sentenced-felony-charge-related-actions-during-jan-6-capitol-breach →
- https://app.midpage.ai/document/united-states-v-hernandez-1000435469853 →
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/granting-pardons-and-commutation-of-sentences-for-certain-offenses-relating-to-the-events-at-or-near-the-united-states-capitol-on-january-6-2021/ →
- https://www.justice.gov/pardon/freedom-information-act-foia-release-pardon-certificate-recipients →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Andrew Alan Hernandez appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 6 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
Walk the whole case →Evidence on file
6 documents on file
Ryan5 documents
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
article · Jul 24, 2026
Andrew Alan Hernandez J6 case record profile article
Editorial synthesis connecting the sourced arrest, six-count indictment, one-count plea, sentence, time-served reduction, pardon, and post-pardon ruling.
ruling · Apr 4, 2025
United States v. Hernandez — Rule 48 and Section 2255 opinion
Court opinion denying the government's Rule 48 dismissal motion while directing further Section 2255 briefing.
other · Jan 20, 2025
Andrew Alan Hernandez pardon-certificate recipient entry
DOJ Pardon Attorney listing naming Andrew Alan Hernandez as a certificate recipient.
article · Jan 30, 2023
DOJ sentencing release for Andrew Alan Hernandez
Official DOJ announcement recording 18 months imprisonment, 36 months supervised release, and $2,000 restitution.
article · Sep 21, 2022
DOJ plea release for Andrew Alan Hernandez
Official DOJ announcement recording the single obstruction plea and government account; press-release characterizations remain attributed.
Govt response1 document
Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.
order · Jan 20, 2025
January 20, 2025 January 6 Clemency Proclamation
Presidential proclamation commuting the sentences of fourteen named January 6 defendants to time served and granting full, complete, and unconditional pardons to the other covered convicted defendants. Person-specific status must be determined from the proclamation’s two separate clemency provisions.