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Devlyn Thompson

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Devlyn Thompson is a Puyallup, Washington man who built a career in property management, working as a rental property manager in the Seattle Tacoma area before January 6 turned his life upside down. When it came time to answer for that day, Devlyn Thompson did not run from it. He answered early. THE STORY FACT: Thompson was 28, from Puyallup, Washington, and working as a rental property manager at the time of his case. (Source: Lynnwood Times, Dec. 22, 2021) FACT: In August 2021 he became one of the first two January 6 defendants in the entire country to plead guilty to an assault charge, resolving his case by plea rather than trial. (Source: CBS News) THE LEGAL FIGHT FACT: On August 6, 2021 Thompson pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon. (Source: DOJ defendant page, Lynnwood Times) FACT: On December 20, 2021 Judge Royce C. Lamberth sentenced him to 46 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and $2,000 restitution. (Source: DOJ, CNN) FACT: On January 20, 2025 the presidential clemency proclamation covering January 6 cases granted a full pardon in this matter. (Source: White House proclamation) He owned the plea, paid the restitution, and served his time. Then the pardon closed the case for good. That is the record for Devlyn Thompson of Puyallup, Washington. CASE RECORD Case number: 1:21-cr-461, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Guilty plea: August 6, 2021. Sentenced: December 20, 2021. Clemency: January 20, 2025. DOJ page: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/thompson-devlyn This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.