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David Elizalde
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageDavid Elizalde is a United States Navy sailor — an aviation structural mechanic who enlisted in 2007 and served aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. He wore the uniform of his country for well over a decade, doing the demanding, unglamorous work of keeping Navy aircraft airworthy and his shipmates safe. On January 6, 2021, David Elizalde entered the Capitol. He was convicted of a single misdemeanor count of unlawfully entering the building. What he fought for at sentencing was not leniency for its own sake — it was the chance to keep serving. He told the court that probation could be 'fatal' to the Navy career he had spent his adult life building. The judge sentenced him to 30 days of home detention and a fine, leaving him a path to stay in uniform. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted sweeping clemency to January 6 defendants, and David Elizalde was among those covered. Case record: United States v. David Elizalde, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested April 2023; convicted of one misdemeanor count; sentenced in 2024 to 30 days of home detention and a $2,500 fine. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
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- https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/04/19/sailor-worried-about-career-convinces-judge-avoid-jail-probation-jan-6-riot-participation.html →
- https://www.navytimes.com/flashpoints/2024/04/18/january-6-convict-asks-for-light-sentence-in-order-to-remain-in-navy/ →
- https://news.usni.org/2023/04/04/fbi-arrests-active-duty-sailor-in-connection-with-2021-capitol-riot →
- https://www.military.com/daily-news/2023/04/04/5th-active-duty-service-member-arrested-jan-6-charges.html →
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