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Clifford Mackrell
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageClifford Mackrell was just 23 — one of the youngest people charged in the January 6 cases. (FACT: News5 Cleveland.) He traveled from Wellington, Ohio to Washington with his father. A young man who went with his dad. (FACT.) The government alleged he pushed and struck officers near a police line, and charged him with assault and related counts. Charges are charges. In October 2023 he pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers. FACT: Sentenced to 27 months. On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a pardon covering his January 6 case. (FACT.) He was young, and this day has followed him. This page exists so the rest of who he is can be told too. Case record: 1:21-cr-276, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested 3/17/2021; pleaded guilty 10/13/2023. DOJ: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/mackrell-clifford-0 This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-276
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 3/17 and initial appearance held on 3/23. Indicted 4/2 and arraigned 5/3 where he pleaded not guilty to all counts. Defendant remains on personal recognizance and has a status conference set for 8/30 at 1:30 pm.
Charges
- Forcibly Assault, Resist, Oppose, Impede, Intimidate, or Interfere with Certain Officers or Employees
- Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds without Lawful Authority with Intent to Impede or Disrupt the Orderly Conduct of Government Business or Official Functions
- Obstruction of Law Enforcement During Civil Disorder
- Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
Press & news
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/ohio-man-sentenced-prison-assaulting-law-enforcement-during-jan-6-capitol-breach →
- https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/we-follow-through/one-of-the-youngest-charged-in-jan-6-capitol-attack-sentenced-to-more-than-2-years-in-prison →
- https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/crime/wellington-man-27-months-prison-assaulting-officers-jan-6-us-capitol-breach-clifford-mackrell/95-a25350f8-f8cb-4666-ac2d-6874ca215513 →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Clifford Mackrell appears in the record of United States v. Nichols. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
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