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Pardoned January 6 rioter sentenced to seven years for Virginia burglary
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/10/pardoned-january-6-rioter-sentenced-virginia-burglaryPardoned January 6 rioter sentenced to seven years for Virginia burglary
Zachary Alam spent four years in jail for his role in the Capitol attack before Trump pardoned him in 2025
Ramon Antonio Vargas
Sun 10 May 2026 06.00 EDT
A convicted participant in the 6 January 2021 US Capitol attack who was pardoned at the start of Donald Trump’s second presidency has been ordered to serve seven years in prison after a jury found him guilty of committing a burglary in Virginia in May 2025.
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Henrico county, Virginia, officers alleged that Alam broke into a home just outside the state capital of Richmond on 8 May 2025. After the family living there encountered him, he claimed to be at the home to fix its internet service, and he fled with electronics and jewelry, prosecutors later said, according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper.
Police called out to investigate the break-in then found Alam in an adjacent neighborhood, identified him as the intruder and arrested him the next day.
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(Count of rearrested j6 criminals now?)
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