Following President Donald Trump's recent pardons and commutations, convicted US Capitol rioters are being released from prison. Among them is Stewart Rhodes, the leader of the Oath Keepers, who was serving an 18-year sentence for seditious conspiracy and other felony charges. Rhodes, along with 13 others linked to far-right extremist groups, received commutations instead of full pardons.
Rhodes, who never entered the Capitol on January 6, was accused by prosecutors of plotting to violently subvert the transfer of power after the 2020 election. He allegedly coordinated with Oath Keepers who infiltrated the complex from outside the Capitol.
Enrique Tarrio, the former chairman of the Proud Boys, convicted of seditious conspiracy, was also released from prison. Tarrio, serving a 22-year sentence in Louisiana, received a pardon from Trump. However, many of his co-conspirators in the Proud Boys case received limited commutations.
Isaac Sturgeon, convicted of assaulting police during the Capitol siege, was released from a federal prison in Ohio. Sturgeon, sentenced to six years after a bench trial in 2023, was found guilty of multiple felonies, including assaulting police with a large metal bike rack.
Daniel Gray, serving a 2.5-year sentence for shoving an officer in the Capitol Rotunda, was released from federal prison in Georgia. Prosecutors revealed that Gray boasted about being among the first in the Capitol and described the incident as the 'rowdiest thing' he had ever done.
