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Howard Charles Richardson
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageHoward Charles Richardson is from King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. He was 72 years old at sentencing — one of the older defendants in the entire January 6 docket. (FACT: DOJ; WHYY) He did not make the government prove its case. He pleaded guilty on April 27, 2022 to assaulting an officer with a flagpole during the crowd surge at the West Terrace. Charges are what the record says they are, and he admitted his. (FACT: DOJ; Law & Crime) On August 26, 2022 he was sentenced to 46 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and $2,000 restitution — at 72, one of the longest sentences handed down at that point. (FACT: DOJ; Axios; CBS Philadelphia) On January 20, 2025, the presidential clemency proclamation covered January 6 cases like his. (FACT) THE CASE RECORD Case No. 1:21-cr-721, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested 11/30/21. Indicted 12/8/21. Pleaded guilty 4/27/22. Sentenced 8/26/22 to 46 months in prison, three years of supervised release, $2,000 restitution. DOJ page: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/richardson-howard This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-721
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 11/30/21. Indicted 12/8/21. Pleaded guilty 4/27/22. Sentenced 8/26/22 to 46 months in prison, three years of supervised release, $2,000 restitution.
- Arrested
- November 30, 2021
- Plea
- April 27, 2022
- Sentenced
- August 26, 2022
Charges
- Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers using a Dangerous Weapon or Inflicting Bodily Injury
- Civil Disorder
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence
46 months in prison, three years of supervised release, $2,000 restitution
Press & news
- https://whyy.org/articles/jan-6-pa-man-who-attacked-police-gets-46-month-sentence/ →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/pennsylvania-man-sentenced-prison-assaulting-officer-during-jan-6-capitol-breach →
- https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/howard-richardson-pa-man-attacked-police-jan-6-46-month-sentence/ →
- https://lawandcrime.com/u-s-capitol-breach/72-year-old-pennsylvania-man-who-struck-police-with-a-pole-on-jan-6-to-spend-years-behind-bars/ →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Howard Charles Richardson appears in the record of United States v. Nichols. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
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