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Robert Keith Packer
January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageRobert Keith Packer is a Newport News, Virginia man whose January 6 case came down to a single misdemeanor. FACT: He was arrested January 13, 2021 — one of the earliest arrests in the entire J6 investigation. FACT: On January 26, 2022, Robert Keith Packer pleaded guilty to one count of parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. That is the entire conviction: one misdemeanor. FACT: On September 15, 2022, he was sentenced to 75 days and $500 restitution (NPR). He served his time and went home to Virginia. FACT: On January 20, 2025, President Trump's proclamation granted a full pardon covering January 6 convictions like his. Whatever the headlines focused on, the court record is what it is: one misdemeanor count, 75 days, case closed, pardoned. CASE RECORD (FACT): United States v. Packer, No. 1:21-cr-103, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested January 13, 2021. Guilty plea January 26, 2022. Sentenced September 15, 2022. Covered by the January 20, 2025 pardon proclamation. DOJ page: justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/packer-robert-keith. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-103
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 1/13/21. Initial appearance held 1/19/21. Information filed 2/10/21. Pleaded guilty 1/26/22. Sentenced 9/15/22 to 75 days in jail, $500 restitution.
- Arrested
- January 13, 2021
- Plea
- January 26, 2022
- Sentenced
- September 15, 2022
Charges
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building
- Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct and Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence
75 days in jail, $500 restitution
Press & news
- https://www.npr.org/2022/09/16/1123424585/jan-6-rioter-camp-auschwitz-sweatshirt-sentenced-jail →
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/granting-pardons-and-commutation-of-sentences-for-certain-offenses-relating-to-the-events-at-or-near-the-united-states-capitol-on-january-6-2021/ →
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