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Joseph Hackett

January 6 defendant; sentence commuted and judgment vacated, dismissal motion pending

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**Dr. Joseph Hackett** spent his working life putting people''s backs right. He is a chiropractor from Sarasota, Florida, and a father. The judge who sentenced him said out loud from the bench that he could not wrap his head around how "the chiropractor and father" ended up in a January 6 case (FACT — quoted in ABC News and Sarasota-area coverage). That line is worth sitting with. Even the court could not square the man with the charge. **His story.** Hackett built a chiropractic practice on Florida''s Suncoast — the kind of small local health business that runs on referrals and repeat patients who trust you with their spine. He was 52 when he was charged. His neighbors in Sarasota knew him as Dr. Hackett long before anyone in Washington knew his name. The government''s own timeline of his conduct inside the building is minutes long: prosecutors placed him entering the Rotunda around 2:45 p.m. and out of the Capitol by about 2:54 p.m. (FACT — DOJ filings, reported by Sarasota Herald-Tribune and Patch). He was charged in the Oath Keepers group case, and prosecutors asked for 12 years. The court gave 42 months — roughly a quarter of what the government demanded, a gap that tells you how the judge weighed the man in front of him. In court, Joseph Hackett spoke plainly: "I regret being there that day," and "I regret ever joining the Oath Keepers" (THEIR ACCOUNT — quoted in AP and PBS NewsHour coverage). That is not spin from a supporter. That is a father saying it himself, under oath, in front of a federal judge. **Where the fight stands.** This is the part that matters right now. Joseph Hackett''s sentence was commuted on January 20, 2025 under the presidential clemency proclamation. His judgment was reportedly vacated by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on May 21, 2026, and as of July 22, 2026 the government''s own motion to dismiss with prejudice is pending in the district court. Read that again: the Justice Department is asking the court to end this case for good. The legal fight over Dr. Joseph Hackett''s January 6 conviction is not history — it is live, and it is moving in his direction. **Case record.** United States District Court for the District of Columbia, case No. 1:22-cr-00015-APM. Jury verdict entered January 23, 2023. Sentenced June 2, 2023 to 42 months. Sentence commuted January 20, 2025. Judgment reportedly vacated by the D.C. Circuit May 21, 2026. Government motion for dismissal with prejudice pending as of July 22, 2026. DOJ record: justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/hackett-joseph. (NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: the 2026 appellate and dismissal entries should be confirmed against the live district-court docket before republication.) Search terms people use to find him: Joseph Hackett January 6, Sarasota chiropractor January 6 defendant, J6 pardon Florida, pardoned January 6 Sarasota County, J6 political prisoner clemency 2025. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.