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David Mehaffie

Pardoned January 6 defendant

David Mehaffie, identified by the FBI as AFO number 86, in an archived January 6 evidence frameDocumented editorial-use image
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David Mehaffie is a Kettering, Ohio, man in his sixties — a longtime figure in the Dayton area. FACT: On January 6, 2021, Mehaffie was near the Lower West Terrace tunnel, one of the most contested spots at the Capitol. After a September 2022 bench trial before Judge Trevor McFadden, he was convicted of two felonies — aiding and abetting the assault of officers and interfering with law enforcement during a civil disorder — and two misdemeanors. In January 2023 he was sentenced to 14 months, with 24 months of supervised release. (Sources: Dayton Daily News; DOJ; WHIO.) FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency to January 6 defendants. (Source: PBS NewsHour.) Charges are charges, and the court's findings stand in full below. This profile does not argue the verdict. It gives Mehaffie and his family a place to add the rest — who he is at home, in his community, in his own words — if they choose to claim it. THE CASE RECORD: Case No. 1:21-cr-40, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested 8/12/21. Convicted at bench trial 9/13/22. Sentenced 1/2023 to 14 months. 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-40
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 8/12/21. Arraigned 8/17/21 where her pleaded not guilty to all counts. Found guilty 9/13/22 of a total of four offenses. They include two felony charges: aiding and abetting in assaulting, resisting, or impeding law enforcement officers, and interfering with a law enforcement officer during a civil disorder. The two misdemeanor charges include: disorderly conduct in a Capitol Building and aiding and abetting in committing an act of violence in the Capitol Building or grounds.
Arrested
August 12, 2021

Charges

  • Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers and Aiding and Abetting
  • Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting
  • Civil Disorder
  • Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
  • Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings

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