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Bruce J. Harrison

January 6 defendant

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Bruce J. Harrison — Danville area, Illinois. He was 58 years old on January 6, 2021. A downstate Illinois guy, a long way from Washington. FACT: Bruce was inside the Capitol roughly 20 minutes. Local reporting describes him singing patriotic songs and taking pictures. He was never charged with violence. He was never charged with damaging anything. No weapon, no assault, no destruction — not in the charges, not in the record. FACT: He told the FBI the noise that day sounded to him like a civil war re-enactment. He talked to them. He did not run. THEIR ACCOUNT: Through his attorney, Bruce and his co-defendant said they felt extreme remorse about their role in the breach. That was said in open court in 2021, before it was fashionable to say anything at all. FACT: He pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count on 9/10/21. On 12/16/21 he was sentenced to two years of probation, 60 hours of community service, and $500 restitution. No prison. The judge saw the whole man. FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued clemency covering January 6 defendants. Sixty hours of community service. He served them. That is a man who paid what he was told to pay and went home to Illinois. If you know Bruce — if you worked beside him, went to church with him, know what he did for people in Danville before any of this — that is the part of this page that is still empty. Fill it. THE CASE RECORD Case number: 1:21-cr-365 Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Arrested 5/28/21. Charged via criminal information 5/14/21. Arraigned 5/28/21, pleaded not guilty. Status conference 6/25/21. Pleaded guilty to count 4 on 9/10/21. Sentenced 12/16/21 to two years probation, 60 hours community service, $500 restitution. DOJ page: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/harrison-bruce-j NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: service record, occupation, and family details are not yet sourced. We will not invent them. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.