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Jessica Watkins
J6 co-defendant · C-2B pod, DC DOC
Documented editorial-use imageJessica Watkins is a U.S. Army veteran and small-business owner from Woodstock, Ohio — a woman who served her country in uniform and then poured herself into her community back home. Before any headline, here is the record worth leading with: Jessica Watkins served in the United States Army. Back in Ohio, she and her partner ran the Jolly Rogers Bar and Grill, a pirate-themed bar in the small town of Woodstock — the kind of place where a veteran becomes a fixture of Main Street. Here are the receipts on her case: Watkins was among the Oath Keepers group prosecuted over January 6, 2021. A Washington, D.C. jury acquitted her of the top charge — seditious conspiracy — but convicted her of four other felony counts, and in May 2023 she was sentenced to eight and a half years. She served hard time away from the community she called home. Then came clemency. On January 20, 2025, President Trump commuted Jessica Watkins's sentence to time served, and she walked free. She is counted among 'The 14' whose sentences were commuted rather than fully pardoned, and the effort to fully clear those names continues. An Army veteran and Ohio bar owner who served, came home, and kept standing. Case record: United States v. Rhodes, et al., Case No. 1:22-cr-15, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Acquitted of seditious conspiracy; convicted on four other counts Nov. 29, 2022; sentence commuted to time served Jan. 20, 2025. Sourcing: Army veteran and Jolly Rogers Bar and Grill co-owner in Woodstock, Ohio — FACT (Wikipedia; AOL/Army vet report). Acquittal on seditious conspiracy, conviction on four counts, 8.5-year sentence — FACT (Washington Post; Spokesman-Review). Jan. 20, 2025 commutation to time served — FACT (qnotes). 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-15
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 1/18/21. Indicted 1/21 and initial appearance held 2/12 where she pleaded not guilty to all counts. First superseding indictment filed 2/19. Second superseding indictment filed 3/12. Third superseding indictment filed 3/31. Fourth superseding indictment filed 5/26. Fifth superseding indictment issued 8/4. Status conference held 8/10. Jury trials set for 1/31/22 at 10 am and 4/19/22 at 10 am. Defendant remains committed. New case filed, indictment 1/12/22 Superseding indictment filed 6/22/22. Found guilty by jury on 11/29/22 of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding, interfering with law enforcement officers during a civil disorder, and conspiracy to prevent an officer from discharging duties.
- Arrested
- January 18, 2021
Charges
- Seditious conspiracy and other charges in new case that also encompasses earlier charges. See accompanying indictment returned 1/12/22.
Press & news
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_Marie_Watkins →
- https://qnotescarolinas.com/jessica-watkins-trump-pardon-jan6/ →
- https://www.aol.com/news/army-vet-oath-keeper-sentenced-173907436.html →
- https://www.nacdl.org/brief/United-States-v-Rhodes%2C-III%2C-et-al →
- https://www.nacdl.org/getattachment/1199b86a-20e9-4b36-a093-6876159fa4f4/a-gov-uscourts-dcd-239207-1-0.pdf →
- https://www.nacdl.org/getattachment/6124ad5b-a3a8-4149-ad8d-1e44579a7108/c-gov-uscourts-dcd-239207-410-0.pdf →
- https://www.nacdl.org/getattachment/9f732b65-77aa-4af3-a6ed-c959f0ac8275/h-gov-uscourts-dcd-239207-976-0.pdf →
- https://www.nacdl.org/getattachment/baa11489-3125-4452-be70-f5e213b96ed6/g-gov-uscourts-dcd-239207-967-0.pdf →
- https://www.nacdl.org/getattachment/d2165508-4d73-44ae-934d-1dce3b14af36/b-gov-uscourts-dcd-239207-167-0.pdf →
- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/jessica-watkins-oath-keeper-sentenced-85-years-jan-6-case-rcna86433 →
- https://www.thedailybeast.com/jessica-watkins-claims-shes-no-longer-an-oath-keeper-in-detention-hearing/ →
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/05/26/oath-keepers-jessica-watkins-sentencing-jan6/ →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Jessica Watkins appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 10 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
Walk the whole case →Evidence on file
10 documents on file
Co-detainee4 documents in 3 items
Corroborating witness statements and letters from fellow January 6 detainees.
affidavit
Jessica Watkins witness statement re Ryan Nichols decline in C2B
Jessica Watkins (DC DOC #376520) describes Ryan Nichols arriving in unit C2B as a proud Marine and father who provided encouragement, then deteriorating after six months into a moody, irritable, reclusive state due to harassment, conditions, and lack of hygiene/nutrition.
affidavit · Apr 6, 20222 pages
Jessica Watkins veteran witness statement (2 pp., signed 4/6/22)
Page 1 of Jessica Watkins (#376520) veteran witness statement: 172 days solitary in 2021 plus 60 more in 2022, choir-singing hallucinations, refused therapy after declining drugs, nutritional deficiency (hair fell out, bruises, eyesight), and staff harassment over J6 political beliefs blaming detainees for DC police suicides.
affidavit
Daniel Caldwell witness statement re DC DOC (p.1, signed top)
Daniel Caldwell (#376977, arrested 3/10/21) veteran statement page 1 listing experiences in DC DOC: hyper-vigilance, hygiene tactics denial, mold in cells/showers, memory loss, total mental breakdown, extended solitary, lack of trial date for 1 year 2 months, denial of Bail v. Brunfardo 2020 (Brunson?), stacked charges, food service failures.
Court5 documents
Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.
order · May 29, 2026
Oath Keepers Court Order Requiring Dismissal Supplement — ECF No. 976
Judge Amit P. Mehta’s May 29, 2026 order deferred a ruling on the government’s unopposed motion to dismiss and required a fuller statement of reasons and factual basis by June 5, 2026.
ruling · May 21, 2026
D.C. Circuit Vacatur and Remand in Oath Keepers Appeals — May 21, 2026
Public case chronology and contemporaneous reporting state that the D.C. Circuit vacated the affected Oath Keepers judgments and remanded for consideration of a government dismissal request. The native appellate order remains pending capture.
ruling · Nov 29, 2022
Oath Keepers First-Trial Verdict Form — ECF No. 410
The jury verdict form for Stewart Rhodes, Kelly Meggs, Kenneth Harrelson, Jessica Watkins, and Thomas Caldwell, returned November 29, 2022.
indictment · Jun 22, 2022
Oath Keepers Superseding Indictment — ECF No. 167
The 44-page superseding indictment filed June 22, 2022 in United States v. Rhodes, III et al. It states the government’s charges and allegations; it is not a verdict.
indictment · Jan 12, 2022
Oath Keepers Initial Indictment — ECF No. 1
The 48-page initial indictment in United States v. Rhodes, III et al., filed January 12, 2022. The document records government allegations, not findings of guilt.
Govt response1 document
Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.
motion · May 22, 2026
Oath Keepers Unopposed Motion to Dismiss Indictment — ECF No. 967
The government’s May 22, 2026 unopposed Rule 48(a) motion asking the district court to dismiss the indictment with prejudice against eight Oath Keepers defendants.