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Christopher Michael Alberts

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Christopher Michael Alberts is one of the 1,571 January 6 defendants indexed in this archive — preserved from the DOJ Capitol Breach case list this site mirrored after the government scrubbed it from justice.gov. Case 1:21-cr-26 — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Unlawful Possession of a Firearm on Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Unlawful Entry or Remaining on Restricted Grounds without Lawful Authoirty; Carrying a Pistol without a License Outside Home or Place of Business; Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device. The docket, as recorded: Arrested on 1/7/21. Initial appearance / detention hearing on 1/7/21. Defendant released.  Preliminary hearing held on 1/28/21. Indicted 1/27/21 and arraigned 2/25/21 where he pleaded not guilty on all counts. Superseding indictment issued 5/14/21 and pleaded not guilty to all counts on 5/25. Second superseding indictment filed 11/10. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever. Organize the record, add your documents, and tell the story where no platform can bury it.

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Case number
1:21-cr-26
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested on 1/7/21. Initial appearance / detention hearing on 1/7/21. Defendant released.  Preliminary hearing held on 1/28/21. Indicted 1/27/21 and arraigned 2/25/21 where he pleaded not guilty on all counts. Superseding indictment issued 5/14/21 and pleaded not guilty to all counts on 5/25. Second superseding indictment filed 11/10.
Arrested
January 7, 2021

Charges

  • Unlawful Possession of a Firearm on Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Unlawful Entry or Remaining on Restricted Grounds without Lawful Authoirty; Carrying a Pistol without a License Outside Home or Place of Business; Possession of a Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device

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