INTERNET - Former soccer player Andrew Carleton reportedly requested a pardon for arriving late to the January 6th insurrection as the former Atlanta United youth player claimed, “I TRIED to get there, eventually.”

Sources say that Carleton was concerned that arriving late to the insurrection where seven people lost their lives would reflect poorly on him as he pivots his soccer career to right-wing talking head and promotional appearance fee collector.

“How will anyone hear me rant about the dangers of stupid liberal communist Americans in soccer at CPAC if they think I dodged the peaceful gathering that happened in Washington DC,” stated Carleton allegedly.

Sources with the Trump administration reportedly stated, “Who?” when asked about the situation.

The Nutmeg News will have more on this as Carleton’s new agent attempts to get him booked on a guest reporter with Ben Shapiro.