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Ethan Nordean
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Verified profile photographEthan Nordean is a husband, a father, and an Auburn, Washington man whose federal indictment was dismissed with prejudice on July 10, 2026. Dismissed with prejudice. Judgments vacated. That is not a technicality. That is the end of the case. FACT: Ethan Nordean is from Auburn, in King County, Washington (MyNorthwest, KUOW). FACT: A jury verdict was entered against Nordean on May 4, 2023 in the District of Columbia (DOJ; KUOW). FACT: His sentence was commuted to time served on January 20, 2025 under the presidential proclamation granting pardons and commutation of sentences for offenses relating to the events at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021 (White House presidential actions, January 20, 2025). FACT: The judgments against Ethan Nordean were vacated on May 21, 2026, and the indictment was dismissed with prejudice on July 10, 2026, per the public docket (CourtListener; Clearinghouse). THE LEGAL FIGHT Nordean was arrested February 3, 2021 and spent years in the middle of the most watched January 6 prosecution in the country. He was convicted at trial in May 2023 and sentenced that September. Clemency came January 20, 2025. Then the judgments came off the books in May 2026, and in July 2026 the indictment itself was dismissed with prejudice. A separate civil action in the Middle District of Florida, No. 6:25-cv-00998-ALG-DCI, remained ongoing on the public docket reviewed through July 10, 2026. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: the current posture of that civil matter. WHAT THE RECORD SHOWS: a conviction, then clemency, then vacated judgments, then a dismissal with prejudice. Each step is on the docket. The record does not lie. WHAT THIS DOES NOT PROVE: a dismissal is not a finding about anyone else's case, and nothing here is a comment on any other defendant. THE CASE RECORD Case number 1:21-cr-00175-TJK. U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Companion civil matter M.D. Fla. No. 6:25-cv-00998-ALG-DCI. Arrested February 3, 2021. Do not threaten anyone. Do not harass anyone. Do not contact anyone in my name. Read it. Share it. Send receipts, evidence, witnesses. Put eyes on the record. 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-00175-TJK; M.D. Fla. No. 6:25-cv-00998-ALG-DCI
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
- Judge
- Timothy J. Kelly (criminal); Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe (civil)
- Disposition
- Jury verdict entered May 4, 2023; sentence commuted to time served January 20, 2025; judgments vacated May 21, 2026; indictment dismissed with prejudice July 10, 2026. Separate civil action remained ongoing on the public docket reviewed through July 10, 2026.
- Arrested
- February 3, 2021
- Sentenced
- September 1, 2023
Charges
- Seditious conspiracy — jury verdict entered May 4, 2023; judgment later vacated May 21, 2026
- Conspiracy to prevent an officer from discharging duties — jury verdict entered May 4, 2023; judgment later vacated May 21, 2026
- Obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder — jury verdict entered May 4, 2023; judgment later vacated May 21, 2026
- Destruction of government property — jury verdict entered May 4, 2023; judgment later vacated May 21, 2026
- Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding — jury verdict entered May 4, 2023; judgment later vacated May 21, 2026
- Obstruction of an official proceeding — jury verdict entered May 4, 2023; judgment later vacated May 21, 2026
Sentence
Sentenced September 1, 2023 to 18 years imprisonment and 36 months supervised release; sentence commuted to time served January 20, 2025; judgments vacated May 21, 2026; indictment dismissed with prejudice July 10, 2026.
Press & news
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/member-proud-boys-charged-obstructing-official-proceeding-other-charges-related-jan-6 →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/jury-convicts-four-leaders-proud-boys-seditious-conspiracy-related-us-capitol-breach →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/proud-boys-leaders-sentenced-prison-roles-jan-6-capitol-breach →
- https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/granting-pardons-and-commutation-of-sentences-for-certain-offenses-relating-to-the-events-at-or-near-the-united-states-capitol-on-january-6-2021/ →
- https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.241009/gov.uscourts.dcd.241009.1098.0.pdf →
- https://clearinghouse.net/case/48074/ →
- https://www.kuow.org/stories/wa-proud-boy-sentenced-for-role-in-us-capitol-insurrection →
- https://mynorthwest.com/uncategorized/auburn-man-charged-seditious-conspiracy-capitol-insurrection/3506985 →
- https://auburnexaminer.com/ethan-nordean-sentenced-to-18-years-for-role-in-jan-6-insurrection/ →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Ethan Nordean appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 14 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
Walk the whole case →Evidence on file
14 documents on file
Ryan1 document
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
Attorney3 documents
Defense counsel correspondence (Joseph McBride, Jonathan Gross).
motion · Jul 8, 2026
Metropolitan AME Church Motion for Leave to File Reply — ECF No. 79
Docket-verified request by Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church for permission to file a reply concerning its intervention request.
Readmotion · Jun 23, 2026
Tarrio Plaintiffs’ Motion to File Redacted Exhibits — ECF No. 78
Docket-verified motion by all five plaintiffs seeking leave to file redacted versions of Exhibits 5, 6, and 13 associated with earlier complaints.
Readmotion · Jun 9, 2026
Tarrio Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Motion to Intervene — ECF No. 77
Docket-verified memorandum filed by Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, and Zachary Rehl opposing Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church’s motion to intervene.
ReadCourt5 documents
Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.
ruling · Jul 10, 2026
Memorandum dismissing United States v. Nordean with prejudice
Judge Timothy J. Kelly's July 10, 2026 memorandum, ECF No. 1098, granting the government's unopposed Rule 48(a) motion and dismissing Criminal Action No. 21-175 with prejudice as to Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola. The D.C. Circuit had vacated their judgments on May 21, 2026.
Readdocket · Jul 10, 2026
Tarrio v. United States — July 2026 Civil Docket Status
Public docket status for the civil action brought by Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, and Zachary Rehl. The docket was last updated July 10, 2026 and identifies the case as ongoing, with no prevailing party and no relief granted. Plaintiffs’ allegations remain unresolved claims.
Readorder · Jul 9, 2026
Order Denying Leave to File Reply in Tarrio Civil Case — ECF No. 80
Judge Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe denied the church’s request for leave to file a reply. The order did not itself resolve the underlying intervention motion or the merits of the plaintiffs’ claims.
Readdocket · May 21, 2026
D.C. Circuit Vacatur Docket Reference — United States v. Nordean
Judge Timothy J. Kelly’s July 10, 2026 memorandum records that the D.C. Circuit granted the government’s unopposed motion on May 21, 2026 and vacated the judgments of Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola, concluding that vacatur was just under the circumstances. The memorandum cites D.C. Circuit No. 23-3159, docket No. 2174532. The native appellate order remains pending capture, so this is a verified docket-reference record rather than a file-level copy.
Readorder · Apr 10, 2026
Order Dismissing Tarrio Civil Complaint With Leave to Amend
Judge Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe dismissed the original complaint without prejudice and allowed the plaintiffs to amend. The order did not decide the merits of a later amended complaint.
ReadGovt response4 documents
Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.
order · Jan 20, 2025
January 20, 2025 January 6 Clemency Proclamation
Presidential proclamation commuting the sentences of fourteen named January 6 defendants to time served and granting full, complete, and unconditional pardons to the other covered convicted defendants. Person-specific status must be determined from the proclamation’s two separate clemency provisions.
Readarticle · Sep 1, 2023
DOJ Sentencing Announcement — Ethan Nordean
Official DOJ announcement reporting that Judge Timothy J. Kelly sentenced Ethan Nordean on September 1, 2023 to 18 years’ imprisonment and 36 months’ supervised release. DOJ also reported application of a terrorism-related sentencing enhancement to the destruction-of-government-property conviction; the enhancement was not a separate terrorism conviction. Canonical-URL SHA-256: 75427ee72610f8bd43f24438a039759e6dab7c49569159949c47dc9d13ee6a14. Signed judgment and sentencing transcript not captured.
Readarticle · May 4, 2023
DOJ Announcement — Proud Boys Jury Verdicts Including Enrique Tarrio
Official DOJ announcement reporting the May 4, 2023 jury verdicts. The archive attributes the government’s evidence descriptions to DOJ and records the verdict separately from moral or editorial judgments.
Readarticle · Feb 3, 2021
DOJ Arrest Announcement — Ethan Nordean
Official February 3, 2021 DOJ announcement reporting Ethan Nordean’s arrest and complaint-stage charges. The page expressly states that the complaint charges were allegations and that the defendant was presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Canonical-URL SHA-256: 6b9da38f5e9ec07ad74739b132f6a982504ac33be8a05ad5f2ed1b425b09dbf1. Native court-file binary not captured.
ReadOther1 document
Other documents on file.