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Michael Shane Daughtry

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Michael Shane Daughtry wore a badge for the city of Pelham, Georgia. He was a South Georgia police officer before he was ever a defendant. That is the part most write-ups skip. Michael Shane Daughtry, of the Pelham and Baker County area of South Georgia, served as a Pelham Police officer. Local outlets WCTV, WALB and WTXL all identified him by that service when his case became public. He was 60 years old at sentencing. (FACT: WCTV, WALB, AJC) After law enforcement he worked in firearms and ammunition sales out of his home in South Georgia. (FACT: Atlanta Journal-Constitution) THEIR ACCOUNT: Daughtry pushed back publicly on how he was being characterized, telling the court he is not, in his words, "one of those people who believes in conspiracies." (THEIR ACCOUNT: Law and Crime) The legal fight. Michael Shane Daughtry was arrested January 15, 2021, nine days after the Capitol. He was charged by criminal information on February 19, 2021 and pleaded not guilty at his March 8, 2021 arraignment. He later pleaded guilty on March 10, 2022. On June 9, 2022 he was sentenced. No prison. Two months of home detention, 36 months of probation, $500 restitution and 60 hours of community service. (FACT: DOJ, AJC) Sixty hours of community service. He did the time and he did the service. On January 20, 2025, the presidential clemency proclamation reached the January 6 cases, and the pardon covering Michael Daughtry issued that day. (FACT: U.S. Department of Justice) A police officer from Pelham, Georgia. Put that on the record. CASE RECORD Case number: 1:21-cr-141 Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Arrested: January 15, 2021 Disposition: Pleaded guilty March 10, 2022. Sentenced June 9, 2022 to two months home detention, 36 months probation, $500 restitution and 60 hours community service. Covered by the January 20, 2025 clemency proclamation. DOJ docket page: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/daughtry-michael-shane This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.