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Kerry Wayne Persick

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Kerry Wayne Persick is a North Texas family man from Trophy Club, in Denton County, with roots back in Wichita Falls. No felony. No violence charge. One misdemeanor, probation, and a man who paid his fine and went back to his life. [FACT] HIS STORY Kerry Persick was 41 when he stood before a federal judge. [FACT, CBS News Texas and FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth.] Trophy Club is a small town in Denton County, and Kerry Wayne Persick is one of more than fifty North Texans who got swept into the January 6 docket. Local outlets in Wichita Falls noted he was a former resident there. [FACT, Texomas Home Page.] He is one of the neighbors, not a headline. THE LEGAL FIGHT The record, plainly. [FACT, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, case 21-cr-485.] Complaint filed May 13, 2021. Arrested May 17, 2021. Information filed July 22, 2021. Pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building, a misdemeanor, with the remaining counts dismissed. Sentenced July 14, 2022 by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell to 36 months of probation including 90 days of home detention, a $5,000 fine and $500 in restitution. JANUARY 20, 2025 On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump issued clemency covering the January 6 cases, and Kerry Persick received a full pardon. [FACT, CBS News Texas and WFAA reporting on North Texas defendants.] CASE RECORD Case number: 21-cr-485 Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Arrested: May 17, 2021 Sentenced: July 14, 2022 Pardoned: January 20, 2025 DOJ docket page: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/persick-kerry Trophy Club and Wichita Falls, if you know Kerry Persick, help us fill in the rest of him. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.

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Case number
21-cr-485
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Complaint filed 5/13/21 Arrested 5/17/21 Information filed 7/22/21 Pleaded guilty 4/22/21 Sentenced 7/14/22 to 36 months of probation, including 90 days of home detention, $5,000 fine, $500 restitution.
Arrested
May 17, 2021
Plea
April 22, 2021
Sentenced
July 14, 2022

Sentence

36 months of probation, including 90 days of home detention, $5,000 fine, $500 restitution

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