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Donald Pearston
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageDonald Pearston is a Colorado man who, like thousands of others, traveled to Washington, D.C., for the events of January 6, 2021. Donald Pearston of Colorado is one of the many later-arrested defendants whose case unfolded quietly, far from the early headlines. This archive keeps to what the record shows. Pearston was arrested on September 13, 2023, after investigators identified him from video, including footage of him describing having been inside the Capitol and pepper-sprayed by law enforcement, and Capitol CCTV placing him in the Rotunda area. Those are allegations, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless and until proven otherwise. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency to January 6 defendants, closing out the prosecutions still pending. Donald Pearston, a Colorado man, moves forward from here. Case record: United States v. Donald Pearston, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (complaint filed and arrest 09/13/2023). This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
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- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
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- Complaint Filed - 09/13/2023 Arrested - 09/13/2023
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Donald Pearston appears in the record of United States v. Nichols. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
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