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Matthew Bledsoe
pardonJ6 / Capitol
Convicted of
Matthew Bledsoe, of the Memphis, Tennessee area, scaled a wall at the Capitol's Upper Northwest Terrace and entered through a fire door at the Senate Wing during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot. He pleaded not guilty and became the seventh Jan. 6 defendant to face a jury trial; on July 21, 2022, a D.C. jury convicted him of obstruction of an official proceeding and four related misdemeanors. The judge, finding his trial testimony not credible, sentenced him on Oct. 21, 2022 to four years in prison, three years of supervised release, a $2,000 fine, and $2,000 in restitution; the obstruction conviction was later vacated by the D.C. Circuit in 2024 following a Supreme Court ruling narrowing the statute.
Original sentence
Sentenced on 10/21/2022 to 4 years incarceration; 3 years supervised release; $2,000 fine; $2,000 restitution; $170 special assessment. On 9/9/2024, the USCA vacated the Obstruction conviction.
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