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Mark K. Ponder

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Mark K. Ponder is one of the 1,571 January 6 defendants indexed in this archive — preserved from the DOJ Capitol Breach case list this site mirrored after the government scrubbed it from justice.gov. Case 1:21-cr-259 — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority; Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds; Obstruction of Law Enforcement During Civil Disorder; Obstruction of Justice/Congress; Assaulting a Federal Officer with a Dangerous or Deadly Weapon. The docket, as recorded: Arrested 3/17/2021. Indicted 3/26/21. Superseding indictment filed 11/10/21. Pleaded guilty 4/22/22. Sentenced 7/26/22 to 63 months in prison, three years of supervised release, $2,000 restitution. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever. Organize the record, add your documents, and tell the story where no platform can bury it.

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On the record

Case number
1:21-cr-259
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 3/17/2021. Indicted 3/26/21. Superseding indictment filed 11/10/21. Pleaded guilty 4/22/22. Sentenced 7/26/22 to 63 months in prison, three years of supervised release, $2,000 restitution.
Arrested
March 17, 2021
Plea
April 22, 2022
Sentenced
July 26, 2022

Charges

  • Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds Without Lawful Authority
  • Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct on Capitol Grounds
  • Obstruction of Law Enforcement During Civil Disorder
  • Obstruction of Justice/Congress
  • Assaulting a Federal Officer with a Dangerous or Deadly Weapon

Sentence

63 months in prison, three years of supervised release, $2,000 restitution

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