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John Thomas Gordon

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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John Thomas Gordon is a Grant County, West Virginia man who spent six seasons playing semi-pro baseball and now spends his days looking after his elderly parents. FACT: As a young man, John Gordon played semi-professional baseball for the Oakland Oaks in Garrett County, Maryland, for six years, until a 1997 fall from a ladder caused severe back injuries and ended his playing career. (WV MetroNews) FACT: His elderly, disabled parents in Grant County depend on him. His mother wrote the court: He is always willing to do whatever it takes to help us. (WV MetroNews) FACT: For January 6, John Thomas Gordon pleaded guilty to civil disorder on October 28, 2022. (DOJ) FACT: On March 14, 2023, he was sentenced to six months plus 24 months of supervised release. (WV MetroNews, WBOY) THEIR ACCOUNT: His lawyer told the court Gordon was embarrassed watching the videos of that day. (WV MetroNews) FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a clemency proclamation covering the January 6 prosecutions. A ballplayer who lost his career to a broken back and still shows up every day for his mother and father. That is the part of the record the headlines skipped. CASE RECORD Defendant: John Thomas Gordon Case: 1:22-cr-343 (initially 1:22-mj-151), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Docket: complaint filed 7/1/22, arrested 7/8/22, information filed 10/18/22, pleaded guilty 10/28/22, sentenced 3/14/23 This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.