Ryan Nichols

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The record, so far

Charles Bradford Smith is serving out a sentence tied to January 6, after pleading guilty to conspiracy and weapon charges alongside a co-defendant, Marshall Neefe. By his own account, and that of his supporters, Smith had raised concerns as far back as 2020 about unrest in American cities and encouraged others to travel to Washington that day. That is his side of it, worth naming as his account, not as settled fact. The record itself stays serious here, because the record does not lie. Smith pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and to assaulting, resisting, or impeding police while carrying a dangerous weapon. He was sentenced to 41 months in prison and 36 months of probation, plus $2,000 in restitution. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. If you want to help Charles Smith with his legal and living expenses, there is a GiveSendGo campaign set up in his name, linked on this profile. Case 1:21-cr-567. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Conspiracy to Obstruct an Official Proceeding; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon; Impeding Ingress and Egress in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon and Aiding and Abetting; Unlawful Possession of a Dangerous Weapon on Capitol Grounds or Buildings; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building or Grounds; Impeding Passage Through the Capitol Grounds or Buildings and Aiding and Abetting. The docket, as recorded: Arrested 9/13/21. Pleaded guilty 6/23/22. Sentenced 9/23/22 to 41 months in prison, three years of supervised release, $2,000 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
1:21-cr-567
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 9/13/21. Pleaded guilty 6/23/22. Sentenced 9/23/22 to 41 months in prison, three years of supervised release, $2,000 restitution.
Arrested
September 13, 2021
Plea
June 23, 2022
Sentenced
September 23, 2022

Charges

  • Conspiracy to Obstruct an Official Proceeding
  • Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon
  • Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon
  • Impeding Ingress and Egress in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon and Aiding and Abetting
  • Unlawful Possession of a Dangerous Weapon on Capitol Grounds or Buildings
  • Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building or Grounds
  • Impeding Passage Through the Capitol Grounds or Buildings and Aiding and Abetting

Sentence

41 months in prison, three years of supervised release, $2,000 restitution

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Why this matters for Charles

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.