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Graydon Young

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Graydon Young is one of the 1,571 January 6 defendants indexed in this archive — preserved from the DOJ Capitol Breach case list this site mirrored after the government scrubbed it from justice.gov. Case 1:21-cr-28 — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Conspiracy; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; Destruction of Government Property and Aiding and Abetting; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Tampering with Documents or Proceedings. The docket, as recorded: Arrested 2/15/21 in the Middle District of Florida. Charged via superseding indictment on 2/19/21 and was arraigned on 3/11/21 where he pleaded not guilty to counts 1-4 and 6. The defendant remains on PR/HISP. Plea hearing held 6/23 where the defendant pleaded guilty to counts 1 and 2 of the fourth superseding indictment. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever. Organize the record, add your documents, and tell the story where no platform can bury it.

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On the record

Case number
1:21-cr-28
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 2/15/21 in the Middle District of Florida. Charged via superseding indictment on 2/19/21 and was arraigned on 3/11/21 where he pleaded not guilty to counts 1-4 and 6. The defendant remains on PR/HISP. Plea hearing held 6/23 where the defendant pleaded guilty to counts 1 and 2 of the fourth superseding indictment.
Arrested
February 15, 2021

Charges

  • Conspiracy; Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; Destruction of Government Property and Aiding and Abetting; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Tampering with Documents or Proceedings

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