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Derek Andrew Nelson
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageDerek Andrew Nelson — Champaign, Illinois. FACT: HE IS A UNITED STATES MARINE. Active duty from October 2011 to September 2015. Four years in the Corps before any of this. (NBC News) FACT: Internet sleuths gave him a joke nickname because of his red hair. He lived under that nickname for more than two and a half years before anyone knocked on his door — identified in 2021, not arrested until October 2023. Imagine waiting that long. (NBC News) FACT: He faced FOUR MISDEMEANOR counts. No felony. No assault charge. He pleaded guilty to one count of entering and remaining in a restricted building, and Judge Carl Nichols sentenced him to 75 days. (NBC News; Chicago Sun-Times) FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued clemency in January 6 cases. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: No verified fundraiser or self-published account located. Marines who served with him and want to speak to his service are welcome to. THE CASE RECORD Case 23-MJ-00265 — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Complaint filed 10/02/2023. Arrested 10/04/2023. Pleaded guilty; sentenced to 75 days. DOJ page: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/nelson-derek-andrew This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
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On the record
- Case number
- 23-MJ-00265
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Complaint Filed - 10/02/2023 Arrested - 10/04/2023
Press & news
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/nelson-derek-andrew →
- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/fbi-arrests-redheaded-cosplayer-dubbed-conan-oriot-jan-6-sleuths-rcna118948 →
- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jan-6-defendant-dubbed-conan-oriot-gets-prison-time-role-capitol-attac-rcna161410 →
- https://chicago.suntimes.com/2024/07/10/illinois-man-revolutionary-war-costume-gas-mask-jan-6-riot-2-5-months-jail →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
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