Ryan Nichols

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Christian Glen Cortez

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Christian Glen Cortez is one of the 1,571 January 6 defendants indexed in this archive — preserved from the DOJ Capitol Breach case list this site mirrored after the government scrubbed it from justice.gov. Case 1:21-cr-317 — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building. The docket, as recorded: Arrested 3/26/21. Initial appearance held on 4/23/21. Indicted 4/23/21. Arraigned 4/29/21 where he pleaded not guilty to all counts. Superseding information filed 5/20/22. Pleaded guilty 5/25/22. Sentenced 8/31/22 to 4 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, 60 hours of community service, $2,000 restitution. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever. Organize the record, add your documents, and tell the story where no platform can bury it.

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On the record

Case number
1:21-cr-317
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 3/26/21. Initial appearance held on 4/23/21. Indicted 4/23/21. Arraigned 4/29/21 where he pleaded not guilty to all counts. Superseding information filed 5/20/22. Pleaded guilty 5/25/22. Sentenced 8/31/22 to 4 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, 60 hours of community service, $2,000 restitution.
Arrested
March 26, 2021
Plea
May 25, 2022
Sentenced
August 31, 2022

Charges

  • Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building

Sentence

4 months of incarceration, 36 months of supervised release, 60 hours of community service, $2,000 restitution

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Connection to United States v. Nichols

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Evidence on file

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Court1 document

Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.

Govt response1 document

Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.