Pardoned J6er Scott Columbus Arrested, Dog Killed, as Un-Cleared Records Fuel Prosecution

As grateful as January 6ers are to have received Presidential Pardons from President Donald J. Trump on Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025, many of them are still suffering legal consequences because they did not receive Pardons of Innocence.

January 6ers deserve to have the public record and their personal legal records restored to their pre-January 6, 2021 status.  

January 6ers continue to suffer legal consequences of tarnished records and the “terrorists” label stigma.  The prior record of their January 6th prosecutions is being used against them.

Matthew Huttle was one such January 6er and it cost him his life.  Huttle, who was pardoned by President Trump and newly released from prison, was trying to sort out his life.  He was struggling with January 6 PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder).  What should have been a routine speeding ticket ended up exacerbated by the prior record Huttle had when the sheriff ran Huttle’s background check which still listed Huttle as a terrorist and convicted J6er. The young Huttle was desperate about not going back to prison, saying instead he would take his own life, but before the situation could deescalate, Huttle was shot five times from the back.

Scott Columbus is another pardoned January 6er where his J6 conviction has resulted in more hostile interaction with law enforcement, and it cost him his rescue dog’s life.  Authorities seized the dog from Scott and before Scott could take any defense action to get Logan back home, the Wayne County Humane Society had already euthanized the dog.

Logan, a St. Bernard whose previous owner (a friend of Scott’s) could no longer care for due to impending homelessness and financial hardship, was taken in by Scott and his mother, Victoria, on Memorial Day weekend of 2023.

When Scott first took Logan in, the dog was suffering from a skin condition that left him hairless on much of his back.  Scott and his mother took the dog in and nursed Logan back to health using a holistic approach.   Victoria, who was recovering from a recent stroke, was also using homeopathic healing for herself, including red light therapy and herbal remedies, as was their right to do.

Financially struggling himself, in part from the January 6th prosecution and legal fees, Scott utilized a food program for animals (that functioned like food banks for humans).  In this program, a pet food supplier provided food, but also unbeknownst to Scott and his mother, used their access to report Scott and his mother for animal abuse.

When the authorities showed up at their Wolcott, New York home, prior to making their presence known, Scott heard (and recorded) the Dog Warden female officer say to the other male officer, “Are you familiar with him?”

The other officer replies, “I am not, I just transferred to the area the beginning of the month.”

To which the female officer says, “…he was with that January 6 incident at the Capital…”.  The pair removed Logan (the dog) and George (the cat) from their home.

The next day, Scott and his mother were arrested and charged with Animal Abuse-Torturing of Injury to Animals-Failure to provide Sustenance.  Their pet cat, George, was also seized.  The arrest was reported in the Times of Wayne County in a community where many had stopped talking with Scott and alienated them after Scott’s arrest for January 6.  The Finger Lakes Times used a photo of Scott at January 6 but the headline they paired with the picture referenced another January 6er (not pictured) who “admitted assaulting a Metropolitan Police officer during the U.S. Capital riot…” further maligning Scott and his family. 

To date, Scott has refused attempts to coerce a plea deal saying it’s an ACD order (Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal which is a pre-trial disposition where a criminal case is adjourned upon stated conditions being met) which would include in Scott’s case, paying a $1,000 fine and giving up his rights to animals for 5 five years’ probation.  “I’m not pleading guilty to something I didn’t do,” Scott says.  

As many January 6ers have experienced, being prosecuted, persecuted, convicted, financially and socially destroyed, and imprisoned for crimes you have not committed does something to you.  A just conviction for wrongdoing, while unwanted, is acceptable as consequences for one’s actions.  An unwarranted prosecution for political objectives incites a righteous anger within against a corrupt system.

The remedy for righting the wrongful prosecutions of January 6ers would be the Pardon of Innocence by President Trump to eliminate harsher charges and sentencing from January 6 being a “prior” on any of their records, especially as more and more evidence is coming out about what really happened and who was orchestrating the events of January 6, 2021.

The facts and evidence, much of it investigated and published by independent media in the J6 community and now recently affirmed by conservative reports from John Solomon (Solomon Reports) show the entrapment and orchestration of January 6th as a cover-up to crimes committed in the 2020 Presidential coup.

To this end, the January 6 community is still advocating (and trying to directly reach the very busy President Trump) with their direct plea to amend the previously granted pardons to ones of Innocence as the precedent was set by President Trump with his historic Pardon of Innocence for Lt. General (Retired) Michael T. Flynn on November 25, 2020.

The Pardon of Innocence stands as the executive branch remedy against a weaponized judiciary and politically biased federal alphabet agencies (FBl, DOJ, CIA) in persecution prosecutions like General Flynn, January 6ers, and Dan Wilson (a J6er) as well as Tina Peters, both still incarcerated.

📣 CALL TO ACTION FOR PATRIOTS

The fight for justice for Scott Columbus, his mother Victoria, and all January 6th defendants requires more than political advocacy; it requires grassroots support. Here is how you can help today:

  1. Support the Legal Defense: Scott and his mother face ongoing financial struggles and legal fees related to both the J6 fallout and the subsequent animal cruelty charges.

  2. Raise Awareness and Share the Story: The public needs to be informed about the continuing legal and personal consequences faced by pardoned J6ers.

    • SHARE this article and Scott’s story across all social media platforms to expose the persecution and stigma they are enduring.

    • CONTACT your local conservative media outlets and podcasters, urging them to cover this case.

  3. Advocate for the Pardon of Innocence: While the community works to reach President Trump, you can apply pressure from the ground up.

    • WRITE OR CALL your Congressional representatives, requesting they publicly support and advocate for the Pardon of Innocence for all J6 defendants whose original convictions are being used as "prior records."

    • ORGANIZE local meetings or letter-writing campaigns to keep this issue at the forefront of the political discussion.

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