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Steven Patrick Cook
January 6 case-file subject
Documented editorial-use imageSteven Patrick Cook is a young man from Frederick County, Maryland who tells his own story straighter than most people would dare. He was a college student when January 6, 2021 happened. He lost his school, his fraternity, and years of his twenties to the case that followed. What he did not lose was his hometown. THE STORY FACT: Cook, then 26, is from Frederick County, Maryland and was a Salisbury University student before his case became public. (Source: Capital News Service Maryland, May 9, 2025) THEIR ACCOUNT: Cook does not dodge what happened. "I whacked these officers. I can't lie about it," he told reporters after his release. He owns the record in his own words. (Source: Capital News Service Maryland) FACT: After the pardon, his community welcomed him home. A veteran picked up his dinner tab after hearing his story, and in March 2025 the Republican Women of Baltimore County hosted a banquet honoring him and five other pardoned Marylanders. (Source: Capital News Service Maryland) THE LEGAL FIGHT FACT: Cook was arrested September 16, 2023 and pleaded guilty on March 21, 2024 to two felony counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers. (Source: DOJ press releases) FACT: He was sentenced July 19, 2024 to 28 months in prison. (Source: DOJ, Capital News Service Maryland) FACT: On January 20, 2025, roughly five months in, the presidential clemency proclamation granted him a full pardon, and the Office of the Pardon Attorney lists Steven Patrick Cook as a pardon certificate recipient. (Source: White House proclamation, DOJ Pardon Attorney FOIA release) Steven Cook served his time, walked out with a pardon, and came home to Frederick County to people who still had his back. CASE RECORD Case number: 1:23-cr-00340, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Arrested: September 16, 2023. Guilty plea: March 21, 2024. Sentenced: July 19, 2024. Full pardon: January 20, 2025. DOJ release: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/maryland-man-sentenced-prison-assaulting-law-enforcement-during-jan-6-capitol-breach This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 1:23-cr-00340
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Judge
- Trevor N. McFadden
- Disposition
- Pleaded guilty March 21, 2024 to two felony counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers; sentenced July 19, 2024; full January 6 pardon effective January 20, 2025; Office of the Pardon Attorney lists COOK, STEVEN PATRICK as a certificate recipient.
- Arrested
- September 16, 2023
- Plea
- March 21, 2024
- Sentenced
- July 19, 2024
Charges
- 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1) — assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers — guilty plea count
- 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1) — assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers — second guilty plea count
- 18 U.S.C. § 231(a)(3) — civil disorder — complaint-stage government allegation; final disposition pending native plea and judgment records
- 18 U.S.C. § 1752(a)(1) — entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds — complaint-stage government allegation
- 18 U.S.C. § 1752(a)(2) — disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds — complaint-stage government allegation
- 18 U.S.C. § 1752(a)(4) — engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds — complaint-stage government allegation
Sentence
28 months of imprisonment, 36 months of supervised release, and $2,000 restitution.
Press & news
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/maryland-man-sentenced-prison-assaulting-law-enforcement-during-jan-6-capitol-breach →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/maryland-man-arrested-assaulting-law-enforcement-during-jan-6-capitol-breach →
- https://cnsmaryland.org/2025/05/09/pardoned-maryland-jan-6-participants-find-support-after-convictions/ →
- https://marylandmatters.org/2025/05/26/pardoned-maryland-jan-6-participants-find-support-after-convictions/ →
- https://www.justice.gov/pardon/freedom-information-act-foia-release-pardon-certificate-recipients →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/maryland-man-pleads-guilty-assaulting-law-enforcement-during-jan-6-capitol-breach →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Steven Patrick Cook appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 8 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
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8 documents on file
Govt response7 documents
Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.
other · Mar 5, 2026
Steven Patrick Cook — Pardon Certificate Recipient Record
The Office of the Pardon Attorney’s public FOIA release includes the exact entry “COOK, STEVEN PATRICK” among people issued January 6 pardon certificates.
order · Jan 20, 2025
January 20, 2025 January 6 Clemency Proclamation
Presidential proclamation commuting the sentences of fourteen named January 6 defendants to time served and granting full, complete, and unconditional pardons to the other covered convicted defendants. Person-specific status must be determined from the proclamation’s two separate clemency provisions.
article · Jul 19, 2024
Steven Patrick Cook — 28-Month Sentence
Official DOJ sentencing announcement reporting 28 months of imprisonment, 36 months of supervised release, and $2,000 restitution.
article · Mar 21, 2024
Steven Patrick Cook — Two-Count Felony Guilty Plea
Official DOJ announcement reporting that Cook pleaded guilty to two felony counts of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers before Judge Trevor N. McFadden.
article · Sep 18, 2023
Steven Patrick Cook — DOJ Arrest Announcement
Official DOJ announcement identifying Steven Patrick Cook, the complaint-stage allegations, the September 16, 2023 arrest, and the September 18 initial appearance. Government descriptions remain attributed allegations.
affidavit
Steven Patrick Cook — FBI Statement of Facts Source Lead
Archived DOJ case-list link for Cook’s FBI Statement of Facts. The filing contains accusation-stage material and must not be treated as an independent finding. Native binary capture remains pending.
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Steven Patrick Cook — Arrest Warrant Source Lead
Archived DOJ case-list link for Cook’s arrest warrant. The native PDF was not successfully captured, so no page count, MIME type, file size, filing date, or binary hash is claimed.
News1 document
Press coverage.
article · May 9, 2025
Steven Patrick Cook — Post-Pardon Capital News Service Interview
Capital News Service report containing attributed firsthand statements from Cook about release after the pardon, community support, and the circumstances he described surrounding his arrest.