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James Russell Davis
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageJames Russell Davis is a United States Marine Corps veteran from King George, Virginia. He wore the uniform. He served as military police. When he spoke at the Capitol on January 6, the first thing out of his mouth was that he fought for this country. FACT, quoted in the charging documents and reported by WWBT 12 On Your Side. Start there, because the headlines never do. Before there was a case number there was a Marine from a small Virginia county on the Potomac. HIS SERVICE Former U.S. Marine. Military police. FACT, reported by WWBT 12 On Your Side, King George, Virginia, July 2021. Length of service and discharge status are NEEDS AUTHENTICATION. If you are family and you have the DD-214, the record can be made complete. THE LEGAL FIGHT Davis was charged in July 2021 in the District of Columbia. The charges were assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers, disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building, an act of physical violence on Capitol grounds, and obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder. FACT, court record. He waived his right to a jury trial on November 9, 2022. FACT, docket. He pleaded guilty to count one on June 15, 2023. FACT, docket. On January 20, 2025 a Presidential proclamation granted a full, complete and unconditional pardon for offenses relating to events at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. DOCUMENTED INFERENCE as applied to James Russell Davis, pending a pardon certificate confirmation. WHAT NEEDS AUTHENTICATION One archive lists his arrest date as January 28, 2021. The DOJ record and contemporaneous Virginia news reporting both place the arrest and initial appearance in late July 2021. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION. The archive date appears to be an error. Reporting also linked video of him to a person identifying as a Virginia Proud Boy. No membership is confirmed in the charging documents. NEEDS AUTHENTICATION. CASE RECORD Name: James Russell Davis. Hometown: King George, Virginia. Veteran, U.S. Marine Corps. Case number: 1:21-mj-536. Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Docket on CourtListener and the DOJ defendant page are linked on this profile. 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-mj-536
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested and initial appearance 7/28.
Charges
- Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct and Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Obstruction of Law Enforcement During Civil Disorder
Press & news
- https://americangulag.org/james-russell-davis/ →
- https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/60089552/united-states-v-davis/ →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/davis-james-russell →
- 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://www.12onyourside.com/2021/07/29/former-marine-king-george-charged-jan-6-insurrection/ →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
James Russell Davis appears in the record of United States v. Nichols. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
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