
From Mercer County….Shawndale and Donald Chilcoat, Todd Bills
(1-22-25) On his first day as President…Donald Trump has pardoned over 1,500 indivuals charged as part of the January 6, 2021, Capitol incident.
Families reunite with January 6 defendants outside D.C. Jail after Presidential pardons
The process according to numerous media reports say that ‘paperwork‘ has slowed down the process in releasing individuals.
This includes several Stateline area individuals. From Mercer County….Shawndale and Donald Chilcoat and Todd Bills. Also…Jonathan Copeland (Shawnee) and Matthew Honigford (Delphos)
- UPDATED: FBI Raids Chilcoat’s Celina Home
- Celina Residents Arrested On January 6th Capitol Charges
- Mercer County Man Arrested For January 6th Capitol Incident
- Delphos Man Accused of Assaulting Law Enforcement with Flag During January 6th Capitol Incident
- Fort Shawnee Man Arrested On January 6th Capitol Incident
- Celina Grad Dan Cron Secures First Acquittal For January 6th Capitol Riot Defendant
- Hometown Stations – President Trump Issues Jan 6 Pardons: What it Means for Local Defendants

Jonathan Copeland (Shawnee) and Matthew Honigford (Delphos)
Others who were released from around the US—
Pardoned defendant Jake Lang said in a Channel 4 in Washington DC story–
“We are back – the patriots. We don’t have to crawl in the back corners of Facebook and Instagram, being censored. We’ve got X, we’ve got Trump, we’ve got Musk. We’ve got the dream team!”
Greg Purdy was released said that Americans must find unity despite what we called differences of opinion.
“To my liberal brothers and sisters, I reach my arm across and I say, let’s find common ground. Let’s work together and let’s focus on the future.”

The Wall Street Journal says this is a stain on Trump’s Presidency. That says something about something. However, I doubt the tribe hears it.
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And what does the WSJ say about Biden’s Presidency and his “family” pardons? When Biden pardoned the J6 Committee and left them unaccountable, it pretty much sealed the deal this would happen. Does the “D” in Democrats actually stand for Double-standard? When it comes to J6’ers, Democrats and their talking head pundits want you to believe that if the J6’ers accept the pardon, they are admitting guilt. As for the recipients of Biden’s pardons? Weeeeeeeell,,,,,,,,not so much.
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Classic tribalism. We can discuss Biden pardons but they are a separate issue on their own. Using “whataboutism” to justify questionable behavior pretty much seals the deal.
BTW, a number of J6 defendants plead guilty to charges so they have admitted guilt. They all had “due process”(that is found in our Constitution). J6 committee haven’t even been charged of a crime but you have found them guilty of something.
We used to be a nation of laws, not of men.
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