Donald Zepeda

Released
Full name:Donald Jose-David Zepeda
Date of birth:c. 1988
Age:38
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:2020s
Inmate Number:#02142-511
State:Maryland
Time Imprisoned:
11 Months 26 Days
Support
Environmental Activism
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Biography

Donald Jose-David Zepeda, age 35, of Maryland, a member of the climate group Declare Emergency, dumped red powder over the display case holding the U.S. Constitution in the Rotunda of the National Archives in Washington, D.C. on February 14, 2024, alongside co-defendant Jackson Green, to demand action on climate change. The cleanup cost more than $58,000 and closed the Rotunda for four days. He pleaded guilty on August 15, 2024 to felony destruction of government property and was sentenced on November 15, 2024 by Judge Amy Berman Jackson to 24 months in federal prison.

The Bureau of Prisons records his release from federal custody on November 10, 2025.

Case

Charges: Felony destruction of government property (and defacing public property).
Arrested: Feb 14, 2024
Sentenced: Nov 15, 2024
Incarcerated: Nov 15, 2024
Released: Nov 10, 2025
Sentence: 24 months in federal prison, 24 months of supervised release, and $58,600 in restitution (shared with co-defendant Jackson Green), plus community service including graffiti cleanup and a ban from Washington, D.C. and all U.S. museums. Sentenced November 15, 2024 by Judge Amy Berman Jackson. Exact prison-report date not published; the sentencing date is used as the custody anchor. Charges as recorded: Felony destruction of government property (and defacing public property) for dumping red powder over the U.S. Constitution's display case at the National Archives, February 14, 2024.
Convicted: Yes

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