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John Joseph Richter

January 6 defendant

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John Joseph Richter is a resident of Port Charlotte, Florida — a Charlotte County man who traveled to the nation's capital in January 2021 believing he was standing up for election integrity. On January 6, 2021, John traveled to Washington, D.C., with a friend to be present as Congress met. He entered the Capitol and the Senate Chamber, and left the building when Metropolitan Police officers directed the crowd out. [FACT — per DOJ record] Following a bench trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in May 2024, Richter was found guilty of obstruction of an official proceeding along with misdemeanor counts including entering and remaining in a restricted building and on the floor of Congress, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing. He maintained he came to make his voice heard. [FACT / THEIR ACCOUNT] Case record: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested March 2, 2023, in Port Charlotte, Florida. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency to January 6 defendants. [FACT] John Richter is a Port Charlotte, Florida man who believed he was defending his country's democratic process. This profile keeps the full record and lets John tell the rest. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.