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Chad Heathcote

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Chad Heathcote is a central Iowa man from Adel. FACT: Chad, 41, was the eighth Iowan charged in the January 6 cases. He pleaded guilty in November 2022 to one count — parading/demonstrating in a Capitol building — and was sentenced in February 2023. A misdemeanor. (Source: We Are Iowa, Washington Post) FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency to January 6 defendants. Adel is a small town, and Chad is one of its own. If you know him, help us tell his story straight. THE RECORD Case No. 1:22-cr-232 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Arrested May 4, 2022 · Pleaded guilty Nov. 4, 2022 · Sentenced Feb. 2023 Status: served — clemency Jan. 20, 2025 This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.

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Case number
1:22-cr-232
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Initially filed as Case # 1:22-mj-91. Complaint filed 5/3/22. Arrested 5/4/22. Information filed 7/1/22. Pleaded guilty 11/4/22.
Arrested
May 4, 2022
Plea
November 4, 2022

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