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Benjamin H. Torre
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageBenjamin Torre is a small-town Georgia guy from Dawsonville, in the North Georgia foothills — still in his early twenties when his case ended. He went to Washington on January 6, 2021, like thousands of others, to hear a president speak. FACT: Benjamin Torre entered the Capitol through a broken window near the Senate wing and was inside for roughly 15 minutes before leaving the same way he came in (11Alive, AJC). No violence. No destruction charged. FACT: He took responsibility. He pleaded guilty on March 9, 2022, and stood before Judge Rudolph Contreras that July. The court gave him probation, not prison — 12 months, with two months of home detention, 60 hours of community service, a $1,113 fine, and $500 restitution toward the Capitol (Forsyth County News, WSB-TV). He did what the court asked and went home to Dawsonville, Georgia. FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering January 6 convictions, closing the book on the federal case. CASE RECORD Case: 1:21-cr-143 — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Arrested 2/9/21. Pleaded guilty 3/9/22. Sentenced 7/7/22 to 12 months probation (two months home detention), 60 hours community service, $1,113 fine, $500 restitution. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
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On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-143
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 2/9/21 and made his initial appearance the same day. Charged via information on 2/22/2021. Arraigned 3/3/2021 and pleaded not guilty to all counts. Pleaded guilty 3/9/22. Sentenced 7/7/22 to 12 months of probation, including two months of home detention, 60 hours of community service, $1,113 fine, $500 restitution.
- Arrested
- February 9, 2021
- Plea
- March 9, 2022
- Sentenced
- July 7, 2022
Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Entering and Remaining in Certain Rooms in the Capitol Building; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence
12 months of probation, including two months of home detention, 60 hours of community service, $1,113 fine, $500 restitution
Press & news
- https://www.11alive.com/article/news/special-reports/capitol-insurrection/benjamin-torre-georgia-dc-capitol-riots/85-69d4698e-bd29-4205-972c-9a4e35d0f9e7 →
- https://www.ajc.com/news/dawsonville-man-avoids-jail-in-jan-6-charge/PQCKUBACT5B3ZAM6JY27ZH6AMY/ →
- https://www.forsythnews.com/news/crime-courts/dawsonville-man-sentenced-jan-6-us-capitol-case/ →
- https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/dawsonville-man-pleads-guilty-being-involved-us-capitol-riots/SVC2Z7SFGVEYLJ4YPGASZKMG5A/ →
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