Capitol Riot Defendant Arrested Again—This Time for Copper Theft in Humboldt County
A Humboldt County man once identified by the FBI as a participant in the January 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol has now been arrested locally for a string of alleged copper thefts from an industrial facility on the Samoa Peninsula.
Brent John Holdridge, 59, of Arcata, was previously charged in federal court for entering the Capitol during the riot—a case based on cell tower data and surveillance footage described in detail by FBI Special Agent Randall Watts of the Eureka field office. Holdridge was photographed carrying a flag and using a cell phone while inside the Capitol building, in areas that were restricted to the public on January 6.
He told investigators he did not damage property or assault anyone, though he declined to answer whether he had entered the building.
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation granting clemency to over 1,500 individuals convicted for their involvement in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Now, Holdridge faces new legal troubles closer to home. The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office issued the following press release:
The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:
Brent Holdridge, February 2021 booking photo by the Humboldt County Jail.
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) has made an arrest in connection with a significant commercial burglary at an industrial facility in the Samoa area. On May 1, 2025, HCSO received a report detailing the theft of industrial copper wire valued at tens of thousands of dollars, occurring over several weeks prior to the report.
Following a thorough investigation led by an HCSO Community Services Officer, a suspect was identified. On May 11, 2025, HCSO Deputies executed a search warrant in the 500 block of Warren Creek Road, Arcata. During the search, authorities recovered a substantial quantity of stolen copper wire and tools used in the commission of the crime.
Brent John Holdridge, 59, of Arcata, was arrested and booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of PC 459 (Burglary), PC 487(a) (Grand Theft), and PC 496(a) (Possession of Stolen Property).
The HCSO commends the diligent efforts of its personnel in resolving this case and remains committed to protecting the community from property crimes.
Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268- 2539.
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Earlier:
- In 2017: Meth, Marijuana, Loaded Revolver, More Located During Probation Search, Says Sheriff
- In 2021: Mirror Disguises Hidden Room Holding Contraband in Probationer’s Apartment, Reports POP
- In 2021: Eureka Man Arrested for Capitol Riot in January, Released on His Own Recognizance Yesterday, and Ordered to Appear in DC Court in Five Days
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Have they noticed any copper wire missing from the Capital Building?
Might have stole some to sell for gas money. But, this pretty much sums up a number of the J6 people that were pardoned, their emotional dispositions, beliefs, conspiracies, recently added criminal activities and the fact that some of them just aren’t very nice people.
This is an obvious attempt to portray the J6 Patriots as criminals — the Deep State will stop at nothing to smear the good names of these brave Defenders of Freedom who dropped everything, cashed in their scrap copper and made the sacrifice to travel to Washington D.C. to answer the call of our embattled President and Stop the Steal — Mr. Holdridge should not be persecuted for possession of a little metal — when instead he should be awarded a medal!
Some of them were. This guy is no exception. Nor is that idiot that wanted to cosplay as a buffalo for a day, hoot and hollering like he’s of some person of importance. No need for Deep State anything to make that call. We can see these trainwrecks coming from across the canyon.
Hey! That guy was a venerated official from the Holy Order of the Water Buffalo. I saw him on the Flintstones with Fred and Barney
.
Thanks Farce
Make things up just to be snarky.
Send him to San Salvador. As a homegrown criminal- before he beats somebody, especially an old lady, with a baseball bat. The metal he should be hearing is the clank of his cell as it closes for good, while he is awarded the medal of being a third rate moron.
First rate comment.
Domestic terrorist scooter. Criminals, just like the commander in cheat. “You know, morons”.
A copper metal, right? 😂
J6 invaders are not patriots…the ARE criminals…every last one of them !!
Snort!
Yeah, not only a criminal but a THIEF. Hate thieves.
Just a little repatriation of Gods Copper to God’s chosen Partriorts! If this MAN iths a J-6th touristh then HATH COMMITETH NO CRIME!!!
I’ll straight BUST on a little communist Bangledeshi child tryna steal my copper medal.
Straight tariff that snit
Huh?
Maverick is an account that posts in the exaggerated character of a Super MAGA.
Amazing that a troll who is always extremely nasty in his responses is always excused by attributing his words as a sarcasm to an “exaggerated character of a Super MAGA.” even when responding to people who are themselves offering sarcasm on the same issue. There are almost no “exaggerated character(s) of a Super MAGA” on this site yet Rhoyd responds exactly the same way to any idea he finds objectionable.
Hmm… maybe someone ought to develop a character who always responds to liberal shibboliths the same way. What would be such a person’s “sarcasms?” Everyone arrested for drugs selling would be seeking “economic justice” by their “community grassroots organizing” and “worked courageously” to “represent ” ” underserved” “residentially challenged” “people experiencing homelessness?”
Wow now that’s wit, right there.
Sarcasm is not wit. It never has been. “Wit involves clever and humorous observations or expressions, often showcasing intelligence. Sarcasm, while also humorous, tends to convey contempt or ridicule through irony or sharpness.” Just like contempt or ridicule is not.
https://www.askdifference.com/wit-vs-sarcasm/
Oh! Left of the last word. Should have finished with ” intelligence. “
Let’s not split dictionary hairs here….
No, let’s split them because words exist to refine thinking.
What you described is exactly how you already talk.
You are the kind of person he’s making fun of.
I’m pretty sure Yaburt is making fun of ME. If we’ve learned anything, it’s that Liberals are flinty eyed misfits always lurking to corner and be mean to a True Patriot by incessantly taunting us with “Obama this,” and “Obama That” and festooning their yards with Pelosi signage.
Lol I almost never read your posts at all because they are exacting the same. Read one and the next writes itself. I caught this one because of ABA’s .
The most disgusting thing about posting here is the sheer number of commenters who see everything in terms of soap opera villains and melodramatic heroines where the story line is trite, false and shop worn. However they seem to revel in security of obvious stereotypes so they know when to boo and when to cheer.
Outrageous! You need to get of my front lawn with that malarky. I am in charge of the comment section because I am the most correct and the most astute at rooting out Marxicists. All your “grassroots” liberal” “homeless” “challenged” you say you “represent” are Communists. Sorry to break it to ya. Liberal. Your Empathety stops at my front door buddy! And within a ten foot radius of MY BODY should you encounter me at large!
Some don’t consider “Super MAGA” to be a derogatory term. You have to be biased to post that. Please dont gaslight and throw it back at me.
What is a “super MAGA” anyway?
It’s still interesting to meet that half of the country doesn’t want American to be “great” … Must be the same reason they’re okay shoveling their tax dollars to Ukraine and they line up for the bigpharma vacsauce. TDS is unhealthy, so is giving a huge PASS to the only president in history to sign EVERYTHING with an auto pen. Trump’s just playing his part anyway, just like a WWF match – he’s the heel.
Kym’s site, her opinion.
Infact, even after months I’m still on probation and this comment won’t be cleared for hours.
Regardless, thank you for the free speech, Ms Kemp. ❤️🤍💙
So when you change your name, your IP, or your email (even by one letter such as a typo situation) your comment is held like a new commenter’s. That said your comment wasn’t on moderation. It appeared normal when I saw it and you aren’t on the moderation list.
MAGA is a title that pro Trump supporters used to describe themselves. I believe I just saw Trump using it. Thus presumably not insulting.
I used the term “Super MAGA” to describe an exaggerated version of MAGA ideology that some commenters offer to mock that ideology. The term is not meant to be derogatory to MAGA commenters, simply to describe the character presented by the anti MAGA humorists.
Insanity, aboslute insanity. You’re in a cult and you need mental health treatment.
Seriously? 😂😂
Time to recalibrate your sarcasm detector!
He’s being sarcastic.
Yes! Of course! Certainly!
…..Might I detect a tiny amount of sarcasm???
You had me going for a sec. good one.
How the fuck does this have 7 upvotes?
It’s bitter humor.
Hmm…I thought it was ‘better’ humor — sarcasm done right!!
There are obvious ‘tells’ built into it — e.g. cashing in their scrap copper to get to D.C.
IDK if it’s alarming or amusing that some people are so wrapped in their partisan narrative they blow right past the flashing neon ‘sarcasm’ sign and take it seriously.
I used to feel the same. But practically every day the Trump administration is doing something that I would have thought screamed “The Onion” 15 years ago.
Same could be said for the last administration …
who are these magical “deep state” people. Oh, in your imagination!!!! Go drink some more KoolAid before it wears off!
Wait, I thought it was all Antifa? So are they Trump loving patriots or Antifa agitators?
Last I checked a criminal is someone who was charged and convicted of a crime. So looks like he and the other J6ers fit the bill. So much for Law and Order, more like Fraud and Disorder.
Okay bro we get it you are paid by shareblue we understand you can stop posting now
Not gonna happen. That and you don’t know me, so back at you.
Don’t be a Rick
Some?
If he’s not in prison because of J6, he won’t be for stealing copper either.
Depends if 47 pardons him again, which is unlikely.
Not only unlikely but impossible. These are state charges and orange man can’t help him.
It was a commute not a pardon.
Still a conviction and on his record.
Wrong.
Trump granted full pardons to over 1,500 J6 defendants wiping their records clean of any J6 criminal acts — he commuted the sentences of 14 members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers — their convictions remain on their records but their prison sentences were shortened to time served.
The copper thief featured here legally has no criminal conviction for J6 but his convictions for crimes committed before and after J6 will stay on his record just like dozens of other J6 defendants who have previous convictions for everything from child abuse and drug trafficking to rape and manslaughter.
He was just on a site seeing tour with the rest of the “tourists” at the capital…Give me a fkn break!
We of Humboldt County are a generous community: year after year selflessly nurturing and spreading our trash from coast to coast and back again while engaging in scuz and lawlessness and shamelessly consuming resources not our own, both public and private, as we go…like a person with diarrhea sans diaper. As usual, klassy. Very klassy.
C u, wouldn’t be want to be you…
Some bright fellow was stealing copper from the old Point Arena radar station. He cut into a live high voltage wire and was found dead with his bolt cutters in hand.
He`d been there over a week before he was found and I was told he was so full of maggots that they were making a sound that was audible. The stench was indescribable, I was told.
That is some beautiful imagery. Have you considered writing children’s books?
There was a similar indecent at the Blue Lake Power Plant.
RIP
https://kymkemp.com/2024/11/22/man-electrocuted-in-blue-lake-identified
Sweet another tweaked out headline 😂
Curious why the photo of the suspect. I thought that was against the rules. I also wonder if the fbi guy still has his job ,as those that participated in over zealous investigations into misdemeanors are getting their karma as well
FBI guy I’m sure is still employed. Also old photos are fair game, as well as any pulled from social media by others.
Law enforcement not journalists are prohibited from posting. If we already have the image, we can use it. However, many news organizations don’t publish the image of people arrested in any case. There is a movement to say it is unethical.
Not illegal, just unethical.
Yes, some say that.
I question the claim it is unethical to post photos. Arrests and legal proceedings are mostly public record on purpose. While shaming out of cruelty is certainly unethical, I don’t think that is the intent of the origination of the policy. Small towns/communities are generally character-based cultures, vs. large urban centers that seem status-based (how fancy is my car/house/jewelry).
Point is, in a character-based culture one’s behavior or character is used by others to judge community fit.
What might be cruel shaming in an urban setting as character is irrelevant, is a useful way to judge who you associate with in small towns.
many of our legal policies were spawned when the US was mostly a rural, character-based country.
I don’t think it is unethical to post the photos. I’m just explaining a situation. I think photos are part of clarifying the situation (it’s this Mike Martin, not that Mike Martin).
I didn’t intend to assume your position on this, my apologies for being unclear. I should have replied to ‘Not Sure’.
🤔 🧐 ,
Brent John Holdridge, 59, of Arcata, (not that other Brent John Holdridge), might also be of the opinion that what he was doing wasn’t necessarily unethical…
Now, then again, if he was law enforcement, he also might be of the opinion that what he was doing was unethical…
NO WAY!! Not THAT Mike Martin??!!
I have vivid memories of two Mike Martins in Salmon Creek and one getting arrested but there was no photo. The poor guy who wasn’t connected had to deal with a lot of crap.
Thankfully,
ALL of the OTHER Brent John Holdridges in his Warren Creek neighborhood are ALL NOW resting easier in the reassuring knowledge that ALL of their hard earned reputations aren’t being unjustly compromised by the lack of proper photo recognition…
Perish the thought…!!!
Booking photo to the rescue…!!!
You’ve just also done them ALL a SOLID, just PRECISELY like you did for “Mike Martin”…
And most importantly, now, ‘I’, don’t have to perpetually and tumultuously fret and wonder which “Brent” is “which”, and will no longer have ample reason to suspect ALL of the “OTHER” many innocent “Brent’s” among them “ALL”…
Ne’er afore was there e’er a more worthier cause…
Bravo…!!!
Even I find that the certain prevention of this utmost probability to be an INCREDIBLE relief…
WHEW…!!!
That was a close one…!!!
HAT TIP…!!!
After having previously written it off entirely, my lost faith in the purely altruistic consideration of humanity is now FULLY restored…
No small feat…
Thank You…!!!
Just one question remains…
Is this J6er an alleged copper thief, or is this alleged copper thief a J6er…???
PS…
“Holdridge was photographed carrying a flag and using a cell phone while inside the Capitol building, in areas that were restricted to the public on January 6.”
-Kym Kemp-
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Doesn’t sound that bad as written…
Did our forefathers Constitutionally forbid the use of cell phones in the Capital Building…???
Was receiving “60 days in prison” an excessive sentence in your mind…???
“I don’t think it is unethical to post the [booking] photos.”
-Kym Kemp-
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That’s a double negative…
It parses to,
“I DO think that it IS ethical to post the booking photos.”…
…………….
“I’m ➡️ just ⬅️ explaining a situation.”
-Kym Kemp-
……,……………..
Since when does doing something ethical, (and/or, “not” doing something “unethical”…), require a “just”- ification ???
If some, by not posting booking photos, it’s intended to prevent defamation of character, it seems quite contradictory that others would claim that it’s actually BY posting booking photos, etc., that THEY PREVENT defamation of character…
I guess we are expected to also reasonably and logically conclude, that it’s ACTUALLY the groups that are NOT including booking photos, etc., that are ACTUALLY the ones participating in the defamation of character, instead…
And also, that it’s the ones that ARE including the booking photos, that not only AREN’T, in fact, participating in defamation of character, that they are actually righteously upholding the character of others’…
👈 ☝️ 👇 👉
What’s not to completely understand…???
I mean, it’s THAT simple…!!!
God forbid we know what these bottom dwellers look like! It violates their “rights”…
Has he been convicted…???
Could he still be found innocent…???
This person has been officially pardoned for any J6 convictions and/or related/ associated prosecution…
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/granting-pardons-and-commutation-of-sentences-for-certain-offenses-relating-to-the-events-at-or-near-the-united-states-capitol-on-january-6-2021/
“(b) grant a full, complete and unconditional pardon to all other individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021;”
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Why are you neither acknowledging nor abiding by that official presidential pardon…???
You may not personally agree with it, but isn’t it still your professional duty to uphold it, or at least to not completely ignore it professionally…???
Shouldn’t the headline, more truthfully, and professionally reflect, THE FACT, that this “CAPITAL RIOT DEFENDANT”, as you have personally chosen to have described him, IS, as a matter of fact, ACTUALLY, a “PRESIDENTIALLY PARDONED CAPITAL RIOT DEFENDANT”…???
As in, simply…
“COPPER THIEF ARRESTED”
…???
Doesn’t mean he wasn’t there being a problem man-child. All the pardon does is not criminally prosecute him further and treat him as if nothing happened on that one day but only in the legal perspective. It does nothing for any other crimes nor our ability to comment on some Jail page.
“Shouldn’t the headline, more truthfully, and professionally reflect, THE FACT, that this “CAPITAL RIOT DEFENDANT”, as you have personally chosen to have described him, IS, as a matter of fact, ACTUALLY, a “PRESIDENTIALLY PARDONED CAPITAL RIOT DEFENDANT”…???”
It’s a good thing that you NEVER miss the point…
“It does nothing for any other crimes nor our ability to comment on some Jail page.”
-CsM-
LOL…!!!
https://kymkemp.com/2025/05/11/capitol-riot-defendant-arrested-again-this-time-for-copper-theft-in-humboldt-county/#comment-1833441
“It’s one thing to be biased in the comment section, that’s AOK, it’s another to be biased in the headlines, that’s where it crosses a professional line…”
(IMO)
Maybe we can charge rump as as accessory after the fact since he let the criminal out.
For decades, starting in school, we’ve had it pounded into our heads that recycling is the greatest good.
Even when recycling doesn’t make any sense – like plastic – do it anyway. Everything must be recycled.
Could be Sparky here was just doing what he was taught.
Oh yeah- He’s a big time wonderfully caring environmentalist…saving the planet for future generations!!What a guy!
https://www.newsweek.com/full-list-capitol-rioters-jailed-sentences-january-6-1826075
Published Sep 12, 2023 at 3:00 AM EDT
•”Brent John Holdridge, 56, of Eureka, California, was sentenced to 60 days in prison, three years’ probation and ordered to pay a combined $510 after pleading guilty to one charge of demonstrating in the Capitol.”
So, makes sense now, must’ve been stealing the copper to raise money to pay his $510 fine.
Oh like no “social justice” rioter of 2020 has ever stolen copper wire, or worse? And not had their photo plastered. This blog is becoming the CNN of the north coast.
If you have a specific example of a 2020 protester in our region stealing copper wire, I’m happy to look into it. I cover local crime, not national narratives.
And for Christ’s sake, everything isn’t an attack on your politics. I promise you, if some local liberal gets embroiled in a national scandal and then turns up in a local crime story, I’ll cover it the same way.
And as for your CNN comment—if they ever want to trade budgets with me, I’m open to it.
Kym, this part of the write up is incorrect…
“Holdridge was photographed carrying a flag and using a cell phone while inside the Capitol building, in areas that were restricted to the public on January 6.”
https://kymkemp.com/2025/05/11/capitol-riot-defendant-arrested-again-this-time-for-copper-theft-in-humboldt-county/
…..
You left out, ” and was closed” between “areas that were restricted”, and, “to the public”
Leaving that part out makes it sound like he was in an area restricted to “only” the public on January 6, 2021…
And that would mean that it would not have been a violation for him to have been there at the time…
“This area of the U.S. Capitol was restricted ➡️ and was closed ⬅️ to the public on January 6, 2021.”
A meaningful difference…
And was Holdridge actually, “photographed carrying a flag and using a cell phone while inside the Capitol building, in ➡️ areas ⬅️ …, or was he actually photographed as such, in only one “area”…???
HCSO press release…
https://kymkemp.com/2021/12/04/eureka-man-arrested-for-capitol-riot-last-year-released-on-his-own-recognizance-yesterday-and-ordered-to-appear-in-dc-court-in-five-days/
Here are his previous charges noted in the press release…
•Entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds (Maximum time sentenced–one year)
•Disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds (Maximum time sentenced–one year)
•Disorderly conduct in a capitol building (Maximum time sentenced–six months)
•Parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a capitol building (Maximum time sentenced–six months)
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Nowhere in his charges does it indicate that he was charged with anything specifically to do with being…
…………
“…while inside the Capitol building, ➡️ in areas that were restricted to the public ⬅️ on January 6.”
……….
Any “member of the public”, being,…
… “in areas restricted ➡️ to ⬅️ the public”,…
…would, by definition, be perfectly legal for the public to actually be in, would it not…???
However, areas that were “restricted ➡️ from ⬅️ the public”, or “areas that were restricted and closed to the public”, would be another story, to be sure…
That would be why having faith that the media would be unbiased (or at least holds that unbiased reporting is an overriding value) comes into play. Because most people would be skeptical, if a news source clearly outspoken on an issue, that the same news source would be equally interested if a person arrested in a protest they supported were subsequently arrested for some ordinary crime. Surely among the hundreds that protested in Humboldt Co over the Floyd George death in 2020, at least one of them would have been subsequently arrested?
The press release definitely doesn’t also primarily and specifically denote the arrestee’s previous arrest record, regarding J6, or his arrest record for anything else, for that matter…
In fact, no mention whatsoever of his involvement in J6 is made in this HCSO press release, at all…
That any prior “J6” involvement of his would actually be unduly prioritized and overarchingly highlighted editorially, in the headline, (in lieu of his currently alleged offense which is actually contained in this HCSO press release), as if it was, (in the RHBB editors opinion alone), a much more significant transgression, (than to be “merely” accused of grand theft), it is pretty clearly biased within their personal estimation and judgement of the relative severity of various types of indiscretions…
One wonders, why…???
The previous “J6” coincidence and it’s connection’s significance, maybe should have been mentioned, in the headline, IF AT ALL, only AFTER initially FIRST mentioning the current, new, grand theft allegation’s primary significance …???
It’s not like his “Capital offense” was his “FIRST” offense, but it’s pretty clear that, in the opinion of the RHBB Editor, that his J6 ”Capital offense”, was his “WORST” offense…
And, maybe I’m wrong, but in my opinion, that’s NOT neutral reporting…
That’s the Editor arbitrarily picking and choosing what’s more newsworthy, primarily based on their personal opinion, and not primarily based on the accompanying HCSO press release…
Kinda hard to argue against bias at this point…
Clearly, J6 is a well known, oft repeated, pet peeve of the RHBB Editor’s…
It’s one thing to be biased in the comment section, that’s AOK, it’s another to be biased in the headlines, that’s where it crosses a professional line…
One is Editorial bias, the other is just personal commentary….
To professionally further persecute this person for his J6 involvement, which has been previously adjudicated and concluded, seem like a violation of the spirit of “Double Jeopardy”…
And it sounds personal…
How many times should this defendant face retribution, be further humiliated, persecuted, and punished, for the exact same crimes he has already faced justice for, and has already paid the price, and done the time for…???
Apparently, to the Editor, his debt to society has not yet been paid in full, and so, in their opinion, he clearly still deserves some extra additional, (albeit unnecessary), extrajudicial, pointed, Editorial punishment, and that’s justification enough to go ahead and “lead” with…
The problem is not that it’s “leading”, it’s that it’s “leaning”…
It’s a form of, passive aggressive, lefty violence
His debt was not paid for his Federally charged crime, he was pardoned by a biased President. Funny how you hold Kym to a higher standard of impartiality than our President.
Did Brent John Holdridge not serve his 60 days in prison as sentenced, Juan Pablo…???
He may have…
If so, his debt to society was paid…
Are you claiming he did not do his time…???
The record of his conviction,sentencing, and time served may be the only things that were erased by the pardon.
If you, or anyone else, thinks that Brent John Holdridge should be continuously publically humiliated, by having his nose unnecessarily and vindictively rubbed in an irrelevant conviction that he has been ultimately pardoned for by the President, we shall remain in disagreement…
Funny how you simultaneously believe, and yet also don’t believe, that certain powerful and influential people should be held to higher standards of impartiality…
“His debt was not paid for his Federally charged crime…”
-Juan Pablo-
That’s some biased Bullshit, JP…
You are WRONG, Juan Pablo…
You should probably post a retraction and correction, but I won’t expect an apology for you being SO wrong…
Not only was his debt to society fully paid, by completely serving his 60 day prison sentence for A SINGLE PETTY OFFENSE, he WAS subjected to DOUBLE JEOPARDY and not only unjustly subjected to an additional 36 months of probation, he had a warrant imposed for violation of that unjust probation, beand was picked up and taken to Washington DC, where he was held for an additional 30 days, before being exonerated not only for the probation violation, but relieved of the double jeopardy probation entirely…
AND HE WAS PARDONED…!!!
1
United States District Court
For The District of Columbia
United States of America,
v.
Brent John Holdridge,
Defendant.
Case No. 21-cr-729 (RBW)
Motion to Terminate Probation as an Illegal Sentence
Brent John Holdridge, through undersigned counsel, moves to terminate his probation as
unlawful in light of United States v. Little, 78 F.4th 453 (D.C. Cir. 2023). Little makes clear that
this Court was never allowed to impose dual punishments, incarceration and probation, for a
single petty offense. Yet, Mr. Holdridge received both. ➡️Now that he has fully served his prison
term⬅️—one of the prescribed alternatives under the statute of his conviction—his probation
should be terminated because he cannot twice be punished for the same offense. See Ex Parte
Lange, 85 U.S. 163 (1873); In Re Bradley, 318 U.S. 50 (1943). Under 18 U.S.C. § 3564(c), the
Court has the authority to do so forthwith.
I. Background
In December 2021, Mr. Holdridge was charged by information with four counts related to
his activities at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. See Information, ECF No. 7 (Dec. 23,
2021); Superseding Information, ECF No. 25 (Mar. 10, 2022). In August 2022, he pled guilty to
a single petty offense (Count 4 of the Superseding Information) of Parading, Demonstrating, or
Picketing in a Capitol Building, in violation of 40 U.S.C. § 5104(e)(2)(G). See Plea Ag’t, ECF
No. 45 (Aug. 4, 2022); Min. Entry (Aug. 4, 2022).
Case 1:21-cr-00729-RBW Document 79 Filed 06/22/24 Page 1 of 6
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I hope Kym sees this…
And maybe looks up the other 5 pages…
As she is a supposed believer in “Due Process” and Rule of Law”…
Even though Mr.Holdridge has already been subjected to “Double Jeopardy”, and that his probation was deemed to be unlawful…
Apparently she doesn’t think that he has been subjected to punishment enough, and that he instead deserves additional unnecessary public humiliation, at her “discretion”…
The fact is, is that Mr.Holdridge was imprisoned for a total of 90 days, on a 60 day sentence, after he was arrested on what ended up being a bogus probation violation warrant, and traipsed clear across the country to be unjustly held for the additional 30 days prior to his hearing…
That is deserving of a pardon in and of itself…
But more than enough punishment, is apparently not enough…
No reason to continue to personally rub his nose in it, as one sees fit, just to add further insult to injury, for being convicted of a single petty offense in what was most likely a plea bargain…
A SINGLE PETTY OFFENSE…!!!
NOT A CAPITAL OFFENSE…!!!
He’s allegedly a law-abiding citizen. I have my doubts.
He was a law-abiding citizen until his J6 conviction. Then, of course, he was a criminal.
His J6 conviction was presidentially pardoned…
How does that fact affect your claim…???
A huge thank you to the HCSO for a job well done.
here is some reporting on the alleged copper thief with no other agenda.
https://johnchiv.blogspot.com/2025/05/hcso-arrests-brent-john-holdridge-on.html
I “wonder” why this photo of…
“A substantial quantity of copper wire…”
“…valued at tens of thousands of dollars…”
Provided in John Chiv’s article…
Wasn’t also included with this article…???
Was it because it’s kind of, “Jokey Smurf”…???
LOL…!!!
Like my wife says, …
“Shit, I’ve got more copper wire than that…!!!”
I couldn’t agree more…
Because I’m an idiot. The photo was on the second page of the press release alone and somehow I missed it.
Lighten up on yourself — you’re not the idiot here — big deal you missed the photo on page two of the press release — only a real idiot would think the photo is meant to show all the copper stolen over a period of weeks — or fail to understand the purchase price of the insulated copper wire was much higher than the scrap price of the stripped wire.
Are you missing the relative relevance…???
The photo, at least, IS relevant…
It’s actually somewhat exculpatory, in that it shows such a puny, insignificant amount of wire, compared to what is alleged…
But at least it actually represents real alleged evidence associated the crime he is “currently” being accused of, that he has been recently arrested for and charged with…
Unlike the initial mention of his pardoned “Capital offense”, it’s not virtually unrelated information…
Bringing up his pardoned offense, first and foremost, is attempted character assassination, and is just needlessly contributing to the viral spread of good old fashioned scuttlebutt…
Kym, you are no idiot…I made a mistake today…I got out of bed…lol
Ask AI…
“Is it unprofessional of a journalist to unnecessarily call attention to a pardoned offense…???”
AI Overview
Whether it’s unprofessional for a journalist to unnecessarily call attention to a pardoned offense is a complex question with arguments on both sides. Here’s a breakdown of the considerations:
Arguments against revisiting pardoned offenses:
Arguments for revisiting pardoned offenses in certain contexts:
Ultimately, the decision of whether or not to revisit a pardoned offense requires careful ethical consideration by the journalist, weighing the public’s right to know against the potential harm to the individual and the purpose of the pardon.
Key considerations for a journalist:
AI Overview
“Yes, unnecessarily recalling attention to a pardoned offense could be considered defamation of character, particularly if it is false and harmful to the person’s reputation. For a statement to be defamatory, it must be false, published, and cause harm to the subject’s reputation. While truth is a defense to defamation, a pardoned offense is generally considered settled and not a relevant point for public discussion.
Elaboration:
Truth and Defamation:
Generally, a true statement, no matter how damaging, cannot be defamatory. However, in the case of a pardoned offense, the fact of the pardon and the subsequent forgiveness of the crime are relevant. If a journalist or reporter continues to highlight the offense, they are effectively disseminating a false narrative about the person’s character and past, which can be harmful.
Harmful Reputation:
For a statement to be defamatory, it must cause harm to the subject’s reputation. If a pardoned offense is repeatedly brought up, it can negatively impact a person’s ability to move forward, obtain employment, and build their life. ”
“Relevance:
The past offense must be relevant to the current story. Simply re-highlighting a pardoned offense without a clear connection to the current situation could be seen as malicious or unnecessarily harmful.”
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I could see how it could unnecessarily taint a jury pool…
It seems vindictive, and part of an unresolved unbalanced, overall Anti Trump, ongoing vendetta…
It’s “Sour Grapes”…
Rich…a Trumper calling sour grapes🤣. He’s the biggest sniveler and history revisionist there is.
Many of us can relate to having a mind so hijacked we believe we can vote our way to a better world…
https://youtu.be/R59U6SimYxw
America just voted for a better world, and we’ll accomplish that goal. The stock market was up 1,100 points today as Trump’s tariff and economic strategies start to catch hold. Old unfair tariffs on us are being eliminated by Trump, so we’ll have free trade. It’s only just the beginning of massive economic growth leading to prosperity for all of us. Communist China dropped their tariffs on us today by a whopping 125% and we are now at 10%.
Our biased and corrupt legacy media is the propaganda arm of the democrat party and has hijacked many minds with lies and misinformation. 92% of what the media reports about President Trump are lies and misinformation. Here’s a reliable link…
https://th.bing.com/th/id/ODLS.c29d2640-72e6-438b-a411-49dc876a8838?w=32&h=32&qlt=90&pcl=fffffa&o=6&pid=1.2
MRCTV
https://www.mrctv.org › blog › justine-brooke-murray › …
Trump’s Policies Face Media Bias: Analyzing 92% Negative …
This article wouldn’t have been written except the guy was a Trump supporter. Havnt seen to many articles on copperthief! And I guess kym is pretending that no democrats has ever been arrested for anything. This is just lame. Trying to push a agenda much there kym? Are you going to go into everyone’s political preferance when arrested? Or only when they don’t align with you? Boy that’s not democracy. Not like humboldt has a clue what that is.
God give me strength to follow my rules…
I received a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office and posted it—as I do with all their press releases. I also noted this man’s previous run-ins with the law, which I do when I recognize a name. That’s not pushing an agenda; that’s providing context.
And for the record, I have posted about other copper thieves—at least two that I can recall besides this one.
If a local progressive ends up in a nationally reported scandal and later gets busted for stealing wire and a press release goes out, I’ll report on that too.
Get over the idea that someone from “your side” getting arrested somehow discredits your entire worldview. It doesn’t. People of every political persuasion commit crimes. This guy doesn’t make MAGA ideas look bad, they just are bad.
And yes, I am very annoyed at your comment. For heaven’s sake stop trying to make us the bad guys. You can not like our politics but acknowledge that you read us because you trust that we try to print responsibly…or you’re foolishly hanging out on a site you don’t trust for some unfathomable reason.
Kym, you are not an idiot. You put up with a lot of bunk in a reasonable and balanced manner. Thoughtful, intelligent and informative. Honest and transparent. Invaluable site, especially when it really counts with potential disasters locally. Think earthquakes, floods, extreme weather, etc. Have you planned a nice vacay yet- maybe it’s time?
Getting too cranky? Sadly, we’re going into fire season. Probably no real vacation until November.
But that’s the rainy, floody, mud slidey season. Who’ll report? Who will report? We’ll be lost. Lost I tell you. LOOOOST!!!
I go every year over Thanksgiving (I do check frequently and I have someone helping out too) and this year, Lisa will be working full time!
Doesn’t Lisa already work full time at another gig, or two? And raise a young’un? Busy lass. Well, you too. Congrats on poaching(/sarc) Lisa for full time.
Lisa still works some for KMUD and KMUD and RHBB already share as much as we can because we love this community and we aren’t in competition but trying to cooperate to get info out. But Lisa started working full time two weeks ago (I hired her after my husband had emergency heart surgery). We’ll have a piece out announcing this in a week or so. We’re still scrambling from a lot of behind scenes stuff that about broke my brain.
OOO!! Wow! My condolences. Hope he is well and your brain is mending. You’ll be busy, extra busy, for a bit. Extra thanks to Lisa.
Re sharing news, I occasionally hear RHBB referenced in the news bits on the local Cool105.
Off to the Land of Nod.
Everything is a conspiracy to the idiots who question Kym’s motives,
Not surprisingly most of the attacks come from morons who think covid was a hoax, anyone getting the vaccine was micro chipped, the 2020 election was stolen and 9/11 was an inside job — instead of being grateful for having access to a credible local news site they attack the overly indulgent host.
COVID wasn’t a hoax, it’s called the Wuhan Bioweapon. Secondly, it was developed through gain of function research funded by NIH and Fauci. It didn’t come from a wet market in China. It came from a bioweapon lab in China. The Wuhan shot is an experimental mRNA shot which doesn’t work Almost everyone who got the shot, got Wuhan afterward. Almost everyone who never got the Wuhan shot never got the Wuhan bioweapon flu including me. Fake Wuhan shot injuries were well beyond statistical averages and were not anomalies. So, there was a bunch of lying going on by the Democrat Party to exert their inner Gollum and hold the Ring. It showed who the followers were without an individual thought. It showed who thinks big government is their momma. It showed people who they should never, ever, trust, ever again, the Democrat Party and their synchophants in the msm. It showed who support wars in Ukraine to prop up politicians spoiled brat children who have plum jobs sitting on Ukranian gas boards of directors. All of those plum jobs were held by Democrats kids, including Hunter and Beau Biden, Paul Pelosi jr., and Kerry’s son Heinz. Scamming the system for the moola. They thought we would never find out. They lost the election because they lie. There, fixed it for you.
You’re welcome to express skepticism and even share unpopular views here, but this comment crosses into misinformation that isn’t supported by credible evidence.
There are real debates to be had about government responses to COVID, but calling it a bioweapon or claiming mRNA vaccines “don’t work” misrepresents both the science and the public record. Most credible studies show that vaccines significantly reduced severe illness and death—even if they weren’t perfect.
I don’t allow conspiracy theories that have no factual foundation, especially when they dehumanize others or derail the discussion into broad political attacks. Please keep future comments grounded in verifiable claims and respectful of others.
You’re already on moderation for repeated incoherence. I don’t know what stresses you may be under, and I hate to take away a space that might give you some sense of relief—but if your comments continue to detract from the conversation, I may need to ban you.
The misinformation and disinformation can be pretty thick but the stream of consciousness rants — what you call ‘repeated incoherence’ — can be very entertaining — especially the ring grabber rhetoric — it’s about the only spark of creativity from the TTBs (Trump True Believers).