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Matthew Bledsoe
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageMatthew Bledsoe is a family man and a small-business owner from the Memphis area, with a home just across the state line in Olive Branch, Mississippi. [FACT] He helped run a moving company — the kind of local outfit that shows up when your whole life is in boxes. [FACT] On January 6 he went to the Capitol and went inside. [FACT] He was 38. He carried no weapon and was not accused of assaulting anyone. [FACT] A jury convicted him of obstruction and four misdemeanors, and we keep that record here plainly. [FACT] On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted him clemency, along with roughly 1,500 other January 6 defendants. [FACT] --- The court record: Case No. 1:21-cr-204, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested 1/15/2021. Convicted by jury 7/21/2022 of obstruction of an official proceeding and four misdemeanors. Sentenced 10/21/2022 to 48 months, 3 years supervised release, $2,000 fine, $2,000 restitution. Clemency granted 1/20/2025. [FACT] 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-204
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 1/15/21. Initial appearance held 1/15/21. Indicted 3/10/21. Arraigned 3/12/21 and pleaded not guilty to all counts. Found guilty by jury on 7/21/22 of the felony offense of obstruction of an official proceeding, and four misdemeanor offenses, including entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a Capitol Building; disorderly conduct in a Capitol Building, and parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol Building. Sentenced 10/21/22 to 48 months in prison, three years of supervised release, $2,000 fine, $2,000 restitution.
- Arrested
- January 15, 2021
- Sentenced
- October 21, 2022
Charges
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence
48 months in prison, three years of supervised release, $2,000 fine, $2,000 restitution
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