Ryan Nichols

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Joshua Matthew Black

Pardoned January 6 defendant

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Joshua Matthew Black 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-127 — U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charges, per the DOJ record: Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; 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; ; Entering and Remaining on the Floor of Congress; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Impeding Passage Through the Capitol Grounds or Buildings and Aiding and Abetting. The docket, as recorded: Arrested 1/14/22. Initial appearance held 2/16/21. Indicted 2/17/21. Arraigned 3/19/21 and pleaded not guilty to all counts. Sentenced at Trial 1/13/23. 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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Case number
1:21-cr-127
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Disposition
Arrested 1/14/22. Initial appearance held 2/16/21. Indicted 2/17/21. Arraigned 3/19/21 and pleaded not guilty to all counts. Sentenced at Trial 1/13/23.
Arrested
January 14, 2022
Sentenced
January 13, 2023

Charges

  • Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting; 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; ; Entering and Remaining on the Floor of Congress; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Impeding Passage Through the Capitol Grounds or Buildings and Aiding and Abetting

Sentence

Sentenced at Trial 1/13/23

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