President Donald Trump, in his first day in office, signed pardons or commutations for all individuals convicted of taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
They include Doug Jensen of Des Moines, who was caught on video, wearing a QAnon T-shirt as he pursued a Capitol Police officer up a stairway near the Senate chamber; and Kyle Young and Salvador Sandoval, both of whom received stiff prison sentences after being found guilty of violence against police in the rioting.
In all, nine Iowans are receiving pardons, while a 10th, who was not yet convicted, will have his case permanently dismissed.
Doug Jensen of Des Moines, left, confronts U.S. Capitol Police Inspector Thomas Loyd in the Ohio Clock Corridor of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The photo is included in court filings by prosecutors who are requesting a sentence of more than 5 years for Jensen.
They are:
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Chad Heathcote of Adel, who pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating or picketing in the Capitol and was sentenced to 15 days in jail.
Jensen, who admitted to being a “true believer” in the QAnon conspiracy theory that Trump was fighting a secret cabal of child sex traffickers. He was convicted of seven charges and sentenced to five years in prison.
Daryl Johnson of St. Ansgar, who was charged alongside his son Daniel Johnson of Austin, Minnesota. Daryl Johnson pleaded guilty to felony civil disorder and was sentenced to 30 days in prison.
Leo Kelly of Cedar Rapids, who entered the Senate Chamber and led a prayer from Vice President Mike Pence’s desk. He was convicted of seven charges and sentenced to 30 months in prison.
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Kenneth Rader of Sioux City, like Jensen a believer in the QAnon conspiracy. He pleaded guilty to parading, demonstrating or picketing in the Capitol and was sentenced to 90 days in prison.
Young of Redfield. Described by a federal judge as a “one-man wrecking ball,” he was one of several rioters charged with assaulting D.C. Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone, who suffered a heart attack as a result of being shocked with a stun gun. Young continued fighting officers trying to hold a tunnel leading into the Capitol. He pleaded guilty to assaulting an officer and was sentenced to 86 months in prison.
Deborah Sandoval of Ankeny, who traveled to the Capitol with her son and her fiancé. She pleaded guilty to entering a restricted building and was sentenced to five months in prison.
Salvador Sandoval, her son. He was convicted of repeatedly brawling with police inside the Capitol, at one point ripping away an officer’s riot shield. He was sentenced to 88 months in prison, the longest term of any of the Iowa defendants.
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A 10th Iowan, Earl Jordan, the then-fiancé of Deborah Sandoval. He was charged in October, accused of assaulting and grappling with police outside the Capitol. Jordan’s case was still awaiting trial when Trump was sworn in, and court records show prosecutors have filed to permanently dismiss his charges, in accordance with Trump’s order.
William Morris covers courts for the Des Moines Register. He can be contacted at wrmorris2@registermedia.com or 715-573-8166.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Trump’s Jan. 6 pardons include 10 for Iowans involved in Capitol riot
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