Dan Wilson, a Kentucky man who was indicted and later pardoned for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6, received a second pardon Friday for unrelated felony gun charges, with his attorney celebrating President Donald Trump for his latest “act of mercy.”
“Dan Wilson is a good man. After more than 7 months of unjustified imprisonment, he is relieved to be home with his loved ones,” said Wilson’s attorneys George Pallas and Carol Taylor in a statement to Politico, the outlet reported Saturday. “This act of mercy not only restores his freedom but also shines a light on the overreach that has divided this nation.”
Wilson was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to a felony conspiracy charge for his role in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, and was ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution. Investigators also found Wilson to be affiliated with several right-wing militias, including the Gray Ghost Partisan Rangers and the Oath Keepers.
Wilson would ultimately receive a full pardon from Trump on Jan. 20 of this year, Trump’s first day in office, alongside other Jan. 6 defendants. He remained in prison, however, due to two felony gun charges, charges that stemmed from investigators raiding his home in connection to his role in the Jan. 6 riot.
On Friday, however, Trump issued Wilson the second pardon, a precedent that has been expanded to other Jan. 6 defendants facing criminal charges unrelated to their role in the Capitol riot.
For instance, Jeremy Brown, also a member of the Oath Keepers and a participant in the Jan. 6 riot, was released from a seven-year prison sentence after the Justice Department successfully argued that his pardon extended to unrelated charges for illegally possessing grenades.
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