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Richard Franklin Barnard III

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Richard Franklin Barnard III 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-235 — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Unlawful Entry on Restricted Building or Grounds; Unlawful Entry on Restricted Building or Grounds; Violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol Grounds; Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The docket, as recorded: Arrested 2/25/21. Indicted 3/19/21. Arraigned 4/19/21 and pleaded not guilty to all counts. Plea agreement entered 10/20 and pleaded guilty to count 5. Sentenced 2/4/22 to 12 months probation, 30 days of home confinement, 60 hours of community service, $500 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-235
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 2/25/21. Indicted 3/19/21. Arraigned 4/19/21 and pleaded not guilty to all counts. Plea agreement entered 10/20 and pleaded guilty to count 5. Sentenced 2/4/22 to 12 months probation, 30 days of home confinement, 60 hours of community service, $500 restitution.
Arrested
February 25, 2021
Sentenced
February 4, 2022

Charges

  • Unlawful Entry on Restricted Building or Grounds; Unlawful Entry on Restricted Building or Grounds; Violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol Grounds; Parading, Demonstrating or Picketing in a Capitol Building

Sentence

12 months probation, 30 days of home confinement, 60 hours of community service, $500 restitution

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