Ryan Nichols

Anti-Weaponization Case Builder · Unclaimed

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This profile was set up so Billy can take it over and build a personal record of what happened. It is part of a larger effort to put every January 6 defendant's case in public, side by side with Ryan Nichols's — one master record the government cannot bury.

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The record, so far

Billy Knutson is from Mitchell, South Dakota. He was 36 at the time of his case. He is a working musician — a rapper who releases and sells his music online, including on a YouTube channel under the name "Playboythebeast" (FACT, per Billboard, Newsweek, and South Dakota news coverage). That handle is his own self-published account. The court record, plainly: Knutson admitted he entered and remained in the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, going in through a window at about 3:30 p.m. He pleaded guilty on April 13, 2022, and on August 26, 2022, was sentenced to six months of incarceration, one year of supervised release, and $500 in restitution. Plain English: he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor of entering and remaining in a restricted building and served a six-month sentence. President Trump's January 20, 2025 clemency for Jan. 6 defendants applied to Knutson. Case record: Case No. — 1:22-cr-31 (initially 1:22-mj-6). Court — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Complaint — Jan. 10, 2022. Arrested — Jan. 12, 2022. Pleaded guilty — April 13, 2022. Sentenced — Aug. 26, 2022 (6 months incarceration, 1 year supervised release, $500 restitution). This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.

The case file

On the record

Case number
1:22-cr-31
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Initially filed as Case # 1:22-mj-6 Complaint Filed 1/10/2022. Arrested 1/12/2022. Superseding Information filed 3/10/22. Pleaded guilty 4/13/22. Sentenced 8/26/22 to six months of incarceration, one year of supervised release, $500 restitution.
Arrested
January 12, 2022
Plea
April 13, 2022
Sentenced
August 26, 2022

Sentence

six months of incarceration, one year of supervised release, $500 restitution

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Why this matters for Billy

Most J6 defendant case files sit locked inside law firms. The public hears soundbites. They do not see the grievance forms denied without a hearing. They do not see the water shut off. They do not see four years of constitutional rights violated, one piece of paper at a time.

We put it in public. All of it. Every defendant who joins. One airtight record the government cannot refute. That is how this case is won.