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Darrell Neely

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Darrell Neely built a career on the air, hosting for the Global Enlightenment Radio Network long before January 6 ever came up. That's a real trade. Independent radio runs on hustle, not a corporate check, and he put in the hours. One outlet, Gateway Pundit, has reported he's a Navy veteran. We could not independently confirm that claim elsewhere, so treat it as unconfirmed, not settled fact. Here is the record, straight, no spin. Neely was inside the Capitol for over an hour on January 6. A jury acquitted him of the felony civil disorder charge. He was convicted on five misdemeanors, including theft of government property, tied to taking a U.S. Capitol Police officer's cap. He served most of a 28 month sentence, much of it in pretrial detention, before his release in July 2024. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. A report this June described him still working to get his footing back after prison. Rebuilding a life after a conviction and a stretch inside is hard, ordinary work, and it deserves a mention same as the record does. Case 1:21-cr-642. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Theft of Government Property; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The docket, as recorded: Arrested 10/18. Information filed 10/22. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.

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Case number
1:21-cr-642
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 10/18. Information filed 10/22.

Charges

  • Theft of Government Property
  • Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building
  • Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building
  • Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
  • Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building

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