EVERETT — At least five people with Snohomish County ties were included in President Donald Trump’s sweeping pardons of Jan. 6 rioters Monday.
Trump granted pardons to about 1,500 defendants and reduced sentences for 14 others on the first day of his second term.
“This proclamation ends a grave national injustice that has been perpetrated upon the American people over the last four years and begins a process of national reconciliation,” the proclamation read.
The five people included in Trump’s pardons are:
Daniel Lyons “Milkshake” Scott was sentenced to five years in prison in 2023. He was accused of nine crimes and pleaded guilty to two: obstruction of official proceeding and assaulting a federal officer. Federal agents named Scott a prominent member of The Proud Boys and was one of the first people to enter the Capitol. Scott used to live in Arlington and work at Boeing but moved to Florida shortly before the insurrection.
Joseph Elliott Zlab was sentenced to three years probation and 200 hours of community service in 2022. He pleaded guilty to two charges: knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building without lawful authority and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds. Zlab lives in Lake Forest Park and owns a construction firm based in Everett.
Matthew Stickney was charged with four counts: entering and remaining in a restricted building, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building, disorderly conduct in a Capitol building and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building. He was awaiting trial as of November. Stickney works at Cushman and Wakefield and lives in Mountlake Terrace, according to his LinkedIn profile.
Tucker Weston was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of supervised release after pleading guilty to parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He helped other rioters get closer to the Capitol by removing a metal barricade. He shoved multiple police officers and entered the building through a broken window. Weston lived in Lynnwood at the time.
Jesse Watson, Weston’s roommate in Lynnwood, pleaded guilty to civil disorder and assault on a federal officer. He was sentenced to three years probation and 200 hours of community service in 2023. He raised a Trump banner on a pillar and walked away from the Capitol.
Jenna Peterson: 425-339-3486; jenna.peterson@heraldnet.com; X: @jennarpetersonn.
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