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James Allen Mels
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageJames Allen Mels 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-184 — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The docket, as recorded: Arrested 2/11/21. Information issued 3/3/21. Arraigned and pleaded not guilty 3/5/21. Amended information filed 7/1/22. Pleaded guilty 7/22/22. Sentenced 10/28/22 to 36 months of probation, including 90 days of home detention, 60 hours of community service, $500 in restitution. 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-184
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 2/11/21. Information issued 3/3/21. Arraigned and pleaded not guilty 3/5/21. Amended information filed 7/1/22. Pleaded guilty 7/22/22. Sentenced 10/28/22 to 36 months of probation, including 90 days of home detention, 60 hours of community service, $500 in restitution.
- Arrested
- February 11, 2021
- Plea
- July 22, 2022
- Sentenced
- October 28, 2022
Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building
- Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence
36 months of probation, including 90 days of home detention, 60 hours of community service, $500 in restitution
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