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David Joseph Gietzen
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageDavid Joseph Gietzen went to Washington with his brother. Sanford, North Carolina. He was thirty. The two of them traveled up together for the rally at the Ellipse on January 6. [FACT - DOJ] Gietzen took his case all the way to a jury rather than take a plea. He was convicted of civil disorder and assault-related counts tied to the crowd at the West Plaza, and was sentenced to 72 months. Through all of it he stood by his choice. At sentencing he told the court he believed he did the right thing. Agree or not, the man did not fold on what he believed. [FACT / THEIR ACCOUNT - Law and Crime; court record] On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency to January 6 defendants. [FACT] A North Carolina man who showed up beside his brother and never wavered on his convictions. That is who the record shows. The record: Case No. 1:22-cr-116, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Complaint filed 3/25/22. Arrested 5/11/22. Convicted at trial. 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-116
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Complaint filed 3/25/22. Indictment filed 4/1/22. Arrested 5/11/22.
- Arrested
- May 11, 2022
Press & news
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/gietzen-david-joseph →
- https://newschannel9.com/news/local/north-carolina-man-sentenced-six-years-attacking-capitol-police-pole-january-6-2021-david-joseph-gietzen-sanford-trump-biden →
- https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/i-did-the-right-thing-jan-6-rioter-unapologetic-at-sentencing-for-assaulting-police-at-capitol-using-long-pole/ →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
David Joseph Gietzen appears in the record of United States v. Nichols. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
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