- Net worth
- Unknown
- Crimes
- january 6, other, post pardon
- Convicted of
- Assaulting law enforcement and other charges (Jan. 6); alleged home invasion and theft
- Original sentence
- Eight years' imprisonment (Jan. 6); rearrested May 2025 (home invasion, theft)
- Time served
- Before pardon
Background
Zachary Alam was sentenced to eight years in prison for assaulting law enforcement and other charges in connection with the January 6, 2021, Capitol breach. He was pardoned by President Trump in January 2025. According to CREW and news reports, he was rearrested in May 2025 for an alleged home invasion and theft.
The Case
Alam was convicted of assaulting law enforcement and related charges during the Capitol breach. He was sentenced to eight years in prison. The attack disrupted the certification of the presidential election, injured law enforcement officers, and damaged public trust in the peaceful transfer of power.
After Trump's pardon, Alam was rearrested in May 2025 for an alleged home invasion and theft. CREW has cited him and Brent Holdridge as examples of pardoned insurrectionists who allegedly reoffended after receiving their pardons, underscoring the absence of traditional parole or monitoring for pardoned individuals and the resulting risks to public safety and to victims of subsequent crimes.
The Pardon
On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted Alam a full pardon under a proclamation covering certain offenses relating to the events at or near the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Sources
- President Trump's Proclamation Granting Pardons and Commutations for Jan. 6 Offenses (DOJ)
- Virginia man sentenced to eight years for assaulting law enforcement (DOJ USAO-DC)
- January 6 Capitol riot, Zachary Alam, Donald Trump pardon (WUSA9)
- At least 33 pardoned insurrectionists face other criminal charges (CREW, Dec 2025)
- At least 10 pardoned insurrectionists face other criminal charges (CREW, June 2025)