TOPEKA ( KSNT ) – President Donald Trump pardoned many of the defendants convicted in connection to the “Stop the Steal” rally on Jan. 6, 2021.

Trump issued pardons for many of the Jan. 6 defendants convicted of plotting to forcibly halt the certification of the 2020 presidential election. Notable defendants like Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes had their sentences commuted to time served. He also commuted the sentences of other Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders who were convicted of sedition.

According to a Statement of Offense from one of the cases, at 2 p.m. on Jan. 6, 2021, people from a crowd unlawfully forced their way into the U.S. Capitol. A total of nine Kansans were arrested in connection to the incident, two of the arrests were made in Topeka.

William Chrestman, 51, of Olathe pleaded guilty to obstructing an official proceeding and threatening a federal officer on Oct. 16, 2023. Chrestman pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding and threatening a federal officer, both felonies.

Chrestman was a member of the ‘Proud Boys’ organization’s chapter in Kansas City and traveled to Washington, D.C. with others in a show of support for then-President Donald Trump and to protest the certification of the Electoral College vote.

Schwemmer and Parks traveled from Kansas to Washington D.C. to attend the rally. The pair entered the Capitol Building on the east side where doors were broken open. The pair left the building when a Capitol police officer told them to leave.

The longest prison term handed down in connection to the Jan. 6 attack was to former national chair of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio who was serving a 22-year prison term. His attorney told The Hill he’s being “processed out” of prison on Jan. 21.

From Jan. 6, 2021 to Jan. 6, 2024, more than 1,250 people were charged in nearly all 50 states in connection to the Capitol attack. More than 440 people were charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement, which is a felony.

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