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Joseph Elliott Zlab
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageJoe Zlab of King County, Washington, spent thirteen minutes inside the Capitol on January 6 — and he has spent the years since owning it, out loud. FACT: arrested in Everett, Washington in May 2021, Joseph Elliott Zlab pleaded guilty on January 6, 2022. FACT: on April 1, 2022 he was sentenced to three years of probation, 200 hours of community service, a $500 fine, and $500 restitution — no prison time. FACT: his own sentencing papers put him inside the building for just 13 minutes and stated that he repudiated the violence he saw that day. He did the community service. He finished the probation. FACT: on January 20, 2025, Joseph Zlab was pardoned under the presidential clemency proclamation covering January 6 cases. Then he did something rare — he sat down with Seattle's MyNorthwest and talked about all of it, honestly. THEIR ACCOUNT: 'I'm more humble now,' Joe Zlab said of the whole ordeal. Washington State is still home. Humility, it turns out, travels well. CASE RECORD Case No. 1:21-cr-389, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Guilty plea January 6, 2022; sentenced April 1, 2022 to three years probation, 200 hours community service, $500 fine, $500 restitution — completed; pardoned January 20, 2025. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
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On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-389
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 5/13 and initial appearance held the same afternoon. Information filed 6/7/2021. Pleaded guilty 1/6/22. Sentenced 4/1/22 to three years of probation, including 200 hours of community service, $500 fine, $500 restitution.
- Plea
- January 6, 2022
- Sentenced
- April 1, 2022
Charges
- Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds without Lawful Authority
- Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
Sentence
three years of probation, including 200 hours of community service, $500 fine, $500 restitution
Press & news
- https://komonews.com/news/local/king-county-man-pleads-guilty-to-role-in-jan-6-riot-at-us-capitol →
- https://mynorthwest.com/national/im-more-humble-now-joe-zlab-shares-jan-6-experience-after-trump-pardon/4031771 →
- https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/washington-man-sentenced-3-years-probation-capitol-riot/281-58e6a823-eae3-4ca0-a049-f63c0f382cee →
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/granting-pardons-and-commutation-of-sentences-for-certain-offenses-relating-to-the-events-at-or-near-the-united-states-capitol-on-january-6-2021/ →
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