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Bryan Betancur

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Date pardoned
20 January 2025
Day 1 of term →
Convicted of
Bryan Betancur, of Silver Spring, Maryland, a self-described white supremacist who aspired to join the Proud Boys and wore a Proud Boys shirt under his jacket, met with members of the group before walking to the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, where he helped rioters remove furniture from inside the building while wearing a court-ordered GPS monitor from a separate case. He pleaded guilty to entering a restricted building and was sentenced to four months in prison, one year of supervised release, and $500 in restitution.
Original sentence
Sentenced on 8/10/2022 to 4 months of incarceration, 12 months of supervised release, $500 restitution and $25 special assessment.
Post-pardon activity
12mentions
5new offenses
Original source →

New Offenses After Pardon(5)

Day 405· 28 February 2026assault/unwanted touching

Recorded himself stroking a woman's hair on the Metro Red Line at NoMa-Gallaudet station and posted the video to X seconds later.

Day 406· 1 March 2026assault/battery

Assaulted a woman aboard the Silver Line at Clarendon station in Arlington, Virginia. Charged with assault and battery.

Day 407· 2 March 2026assault/unwanted touching

Recorded himself touching another woman's hair on a D.C. Metro train - a second video incident identified by police.

Day 443· 7 April 2026stalking/harassment

D.C. arrest warrant issued for stalking journalist Amanda Moore, whom he repeatedly contacted and harassed following his earlier release.

Day 613· 24 September 2026failure to appear/assault

Arrested inside Arlington County courtroom on assault, battery, and failure to appear charges when attempting to have the Silver Line case dismissed.

Subsequent News Mentions(12)

Day 405· 28 February 2026

Recorded himself stroking a woman's hair on the Metro Red Line at NoMa-Gallaudet station and posted the video to X seconds later.

Day 406· 1 March 2026

Assaulted a woman aboard the Silver Line at Clarendon station in Arlington, Virginia. Charged with assault and battery.

Day 407· 2 March 2026

Arrested for the Silver Line assault. Police also identified a second Metro video showing him touching a woman's hair on a D.C. train.

Day 414· 9 March 2026

Arrested again after arraignment, in connection with the March 2 D.C. Metro video.

Day 417· 12 March 2026

Arrested and released with conditions for the February 28 Red Line incident; barred from Metro and ordered to undergo evaluation.

Day 443· 7 April 2026

D.C. arrest warrant issued for stalking journalist Amanda Moore, whom he repeatedly contacted and harassed following his earlier release.

Day 444· 8 April 2026

Arrested on the stalking warrant and held; prosecutors sought to revoke his release citing repeated violations.

Day 570· 12 August 2026

Found guilty of simple assault in D.C. Superior Court for the February 28 hair-touching incident.

Day 571· 13 August 2026

Sentenced to the maximum 180 days for the assault conviction; roughly 52 days remaining after credit for time served.

Day 611· 22 September 2026

Released from D.C. jail after completing his 180-day sentence.

Day 613· 24 September 2026

Arrested inside Arlington County courtroom on assault, battery, and failure to appear charges when attempting to have the Silver Line case dismissed.

Day 614· 25 September 2026

The New York Times reported on Betancur's full pattern of offenses since his Jan. 6 pardon, drawing national attention to the case.

Further Reading(4)