Four Jan. 6 Defendants From Lockport Pardoned By Trump

ILLINOIS— In the first in a blizzard of executive actions after arriving at the White House Monday, newly inaugurated President Donald Trump pardoned more than 1,500 people charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, including four from Lockport.

People convicted from Lockport include:

• Anthony Carollo, 23, Lockport — entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building (Carollo pleaded guilty to one charge: parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on Sept. 13, 2022, to 12 months of probation; $10 special assessment; restitution in the amount of $500; 60 hours of community service) Read more: Lockport Man Pleads Guilty To 'Parading' Inside U.S. Capitol Jan. 6
• Bryan Dula, 53, Lockport — entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building or grounds; parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol Building (Dula pleaded guilty to two charges: disorderly conduct in a Capitol building or grounds; parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on Oct. 1, 2024, to 3 years of probation; special assessment of $20; restitution of $500; Fine of $1,000; 200 hours of community service
• Kelly Lynn Fontaine, 54, Lockport — entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building or grounds; parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building (Fontaine pleaded guilty to two charges: disorderly conduct in a Capitol building or grounds; parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on Oct. 1, 2024, to 21 days of incarceration; 3 years of probation; special assessment of $20; restitution of $500; Fine of $1,000). Read more: Lockport Woman To Serve 21 Days For Going Into Capitol On Jan. 6
• Cody Vollan, 31, Lockport — entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds; disorderly conduct in a Capitol building; parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building (Vollan pleaded guilty to one charge: parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol Building. The other charges are dismissed. Sentenced on Sept. 13, 2022, to 12 months of probation, $500 restitution and $10 special assessment; 60 hours of community service). Read more: Two Lockport Men Charged In U.S. Capitol Breach

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Trump also ordered the attorney general to seek the dismissal of roughly 450 cases that are pending before judges stemming from the largest investigation in Justice Department history.

Trump has claimed they were unfairly treated by the Justice Department, which also charged him with federal crimes in two cases he contends were politically motivated. Trump said the pardons will end “a grave national injustice that has been perpetrated upon the American people over the last four years” and begin “a process of national reconciliation.”

Democrats slammed the move to extend the pardons to violent rioters, many of whose crimes were captured on camera and broadcast on live TV.

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called it “an outrageous insult to our justice system and the heroes who suffered physical scars and emotional trauma as they protected the Capitol, the Congress and the Constitution.”

“Donald Trump is ushering in a Golden Age for people that break the law and attempt to overthrow the government," Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said in an emailed statement.

Former Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone, who lost consciousness and suffered a heart attack after a rioter shocked him with a stun gun, appeared taken aback to learn from an Associated Press reporter that those who assaulted police officers are among the pardon recipients.

“This is what the American people voted for,” he said. “How do you react to something like that?”

Fanone said he has spent the past four years worried about his safety and the well-being of his family. Pardoning his assailants only compounds his fears, he said.

“I think they’re cowards,” he said. “Their strength was in their numbers and the mob mentality. And as individuals, they are who they are.”

The Associated Press contributed reporting.