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William D. Merry Jr.

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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William D. Merry Jr. 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-748 — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Theft of Government Property; Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct Which Impedes the Conduct of Government Business; Disruptive Conduct in the Capitol Buildings. The docket, as recorded: Arrested 2/4/21. Initial appearance held 2/12/21. Information filed 12/29/21. Pleaded guilty on 1/5/22. Sentenced 4/11/22 to 45 days in jail, nine months of supervised release, including 80 hours 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-748
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 2/4/21. Initial appearance held 2/12/21. Information filed 12/29/21. Pleaded guilty on 1/5/22. Sentenced 4/11/22 to 45 days in jail, nine months of supervised release, including 80 hours community service, $500 restitution.
Arrested
February 4, 2021
Plea
January 5, 2022
Sentenced
April 11, 2022

Charges

  • Theft of Government Property
  • Knowingly Entering or Remaining in any Restricted Building or Grounds
  • Disorderly Conduct Which Impedes the Conduct of Government Business
  • Disruptive Conduct in the Capitol Buildings

Sentence

45 days in jail, nine months of supervised release, including 80 hours community service, $500 restitution

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