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Ian Ross Horvath

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Ian Ross Horvath is a young man from Argos, in northern Indiana — a small-town Hoosier whose January 6 case stands out for one reason: he turned himself in. In September 2021, Ian Horvath called the FBI himself after learning he was pictured in photos on the Bureau's website (FACT — reported by WSBT and WISH-TV from the court record). No manhunt. No door knock at dawn. He picked up the phone and identified himself. When the complaint was filed the next summer, he was processed and released the same day. The court record describes a man who traveled to Washington with an acquaintance, entered the Capitol through doors that had already been breached, and remained inside for about an hour (FACT — statement of facts). He was charged with four misdemeanor counts — entering a restricted building and disorderly conduct offenses — not violence, not destruction, not assault. On January 9, 2023, Ian Ross Horvath pleaded guilty, resolving his case without trial (FACT). January 6 misdemeanor convictions like his were covered by the full-pardon provision of President Trump's January 20, 2025 proclamation (FACT). A guy from a town of a few hundred people who made a phone call most people would never have the nerve to make, faced the federal system head-on, and closed the chapter. That is the record. CASE RECORD - Case: United States v. Horvath, No. 1:22-cr-344 - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia - Complaint: July 28, 2022 · Arrested: August 17, 2022 (released same day) · Guilty plea: January 9, 2023 - Clemency: covered by the January 20, 2025 proclamation This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.