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Kash Kelly
J6 case participant / Sibick statement signatory · C-2B pod, DC DOC
Documented editorial-use imageKash Lee Kelly is an anti-violence mentor from Hammond, Indiana, and one of the January 6 defendants pardoned in 2025. Kelly grew up inside the Latin Kings on the streets of Northwest Indiana. He got out, and spent his adult years working to keep kids off the same streets that nearly took him. Local coverage backs that up: anti-violence work, mentoring, and speaking events in his community (FACT: NWI Times, Hoodline). WHAT HAPPENED ON JANUARY 6: Kelly went to Washington and ended up inside a restricted area of the Capitol. His federal case was small in the end. He pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count, parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building. He was sentenced to 60 days incarceration and $500 restitution (FACT: DOJ, NPR Jan. 6 archive). WHAT HE SAYS: Kelly has said publicly that the judge in a separate, pre-existing drug case sentenced him harder because of January 6 (THEIR ACCOUNT: The Epoch Times). WHERE THINGS STAND: On January 20, 2025, President Trump's clemency proclamation covered January 6 offenses, including Kelly's. He's back home in Northwest Indiana, speaking publicly, including at a Lake Station church (FACT: NWI Times). Supporters ran a petition during his case titled "Kash Lee Kelly Deserves Freedom" (Change.org). CASE RECORD Case No. 1:22-cr-208 (initially filed as 1:21-mj-67), U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Charge: parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building (misdemeanor). Arrested: January 21, 2021. Information filed: June 7, 2022. Pleaded guilty: November 10, 2022. Sentenced: November 10, 2022, to 60 days incarceration, $500 restitution. Clemency: full pardon, January 20, 2025. WHAT THIS DOES NOT PROVE: parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building is the lowest-level charge on the federal board for January 6. Kelly was never charged with assault, a weapon, or property damage. Charge severity matters, and this archive states it plainly rather than letting a headline do the talking. 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-208
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Initially filed as Case # 1:21-mj-67. Arrested 1/21/21. Initial appearance held 3/10/21. Information filed 6/7/22. Pleaded guilty 11/10/22. Sentenced 11/10/22 to 60 days of incarceration, $500 restitution.
- Arrested
- January 21, 2021
- Plea
- November 10, 2022
- Sentenced
- November 10, 2022
Charges
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Sentence
60 days incarceration and $500 restitution
Press & news
- https://www.nwitimes.com/news/update-hammond-man-charged-by-feds-in-capitol-siege/article_3e13f9f1-f6f3-5034-a712-5bbf2f80eb9f.html →
- https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/government-politics/article_0766b4b9-1724-42a0-8f32-63500b7e7804.html →
- https://hoodline.com/2024/01/capitol-rioter-kash-lee-kelly-from-hammond-released-after-plea-deal-eyes-career-in-independent-journalism/ →
- https://www.theepochtimes.com/us/exclusive-jan-6-defendant-says-judge-increased-his-drug-charge-sentence-because-of-role-in-capitol-breach-4440434 →
- https://www.change.org/p/patriots-kash-lee-kelly-deserves-freedom →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Kash Kelly appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 27 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
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27 documents on file
Ryan5 documents
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
grievance_form · Sep 4, 2022
IGP Complaint 9/4/22: Toilet paper denied, supervisor refusal w/ case cites
DC DOC IGP Complaint by Ryan Nichols 376795 C2B dated 9/4/22 12:05am. Last night watched in utter horror as Kosh Kelly begged for toilet paper, was denied toilet paper until a CO showed up. Multiple inmates asked to speak to white shirt supervisor, told no. Cites Sellars v. Beto 409 U.S. 968, Mitchell v. Aluminum, Hoptowit v. Spellman 753 F.2d 779.
Readgrievance_form · Aug 30, 2022
IGP Complaint 8/30/22: Denied outdoor rec, indoor gym only
DC DOC IGP Complaint by Ryan Nichols 376795 C2B dated 8/30/22. Facility woke him 7:45am for inside gym rec - denying ability to go outside. After he was up and dressed told there was no longer any rec. Multiple weeks since he went outside. Wants to be treated like a human being. Witnessed by Kosh L Kelly.
Readgrievance_form · Jun 13, 2022
Informal Resolution: spoiled milk (expired 6/04/22) served at breakfast 6/13/22
Pink DC DOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form filed by Ryan Nichols (DCDC# 376795, C2B) on 6/13/22. Category: Food Service. Complains about spoiled lumpy milk poured over cereal that morning; milk was dated as expired 6/04/22. Notes this is not the first time this week. Witnessed by Kelly and Kris Meyers; reported on camera at around 10am.
Readother · Feb 22, 2022
Conditions log — DC DOC Issues page 5, Feb 4-22 (sit-in, video visits, jail covid lawsuit)
Page 5: 6 shakedowns in 5 days, sit-in for constitutional rights & retaliatory lockdown, prolonged tablet/phone outage, LT D. Dowery Sr disclosing CTF has video visits while denied to J6 unit, Officer Dandy suspended 7 days, Jail Covid lawsuit paper grievance posted to inmates.
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Timeline - p10 (Officer Holmes, Cpl Hayes vs Kash Kelly, Zoloft)
Page 10 of timeline. Continues June 1-2 Officer Holmes Beat his ass incident (grievances filed, he brought them back crossed by him). Cpl Hayes calling in on his day off to harass Kash (Kelly); Cpl Hayes removed from unit. The Final Call newspaper passed around jail telling about how the White Race is bad - Racial discrimination. Got back on Zoloft July/Aug for mental health. Officers from Mar 9 - July/Aug would hit door middle of night to wake security team. Margin notes 1st 11:45AM, ext alarm 4:30am-4:45am.
ReadCo-detainee22 documents in 20 items
Witness statements and letters from fellow January 6 detainees. These are attributed accounts, not court findings.
affidavit · May 14, 2022
Witness statement: Ryan Nichols — Divontay Brown suicide attempt in SHU
Witness statement authored and signed by Ryan Nichols on 5/14/22 recounting that CPL Abdullah reported on Saturday May 14 at ~10:30am that Divontay Brown had hanged himself in SHU. Nichols had shared a medical safety cell with Brown in early May and reports LT Lancaster refused to release Brown from 22+ months in isolation despite repeated requests for help. Co-witnessed by Peter Stager, Kenny Harrelson, Jeff McKellop, Kelly Meggs.
Readaffidavit · May 11, 2022
Witness statement: Kelly Meggs — hate-mail received in DC Jail and at home
Handwritten witness statement by Kelly Meggs (dated 5/11/22) reporting receipt of hate mail for ~13 of 15 months in DC Jail, plus parallel harassment mailed to his home (~1/week each), shared with attorneys, FBI, Pretrial Services, and postmasters in FL and DC; senders reference his GiveSendGo.
Readaffidavit · May 8, 2022
Statement in defense of Ryan Nichols — page 2 (signatures)
Page 2 of 2 — signature roster of nine J6 co-detainees attesting to the page-1 statement (j6s24-003) that the Brandon Fellows tablet message accusing Ryan Nichols is false and misleading. Each entry lists DC DOC number, name, signature, and date (5/7/2022 to 5/8/2022).
Readexhibit · Apr 21, 2022
Envelope to Kelly Meggs (co-defendant) from Zachry Meggs, Florida, Apr 2022
Envelope addressed to fellow J6 co-defendant Kelly Meggs (Offender ID 376780) at DC CTF, postmarked Orlando FL on 21 Apr 2022. Return address Zachry Meggs (family), 14100 SW 101st Ln, Dunnellon FL 34432. Jail processing mark C2B-09. Apparently misfiled into Ryan Nichols’s mail collection, or kept by Ryan as memorabilia of co-detention.
Readexhibit · Apr 11, 2022
Envelope to Kelly Meggs from Connie Meggs (wife/co-defendant), Apr 2022
Envelope addressed to Kelly Meggs (Offender 376780) at DC CTF from Connie Meggs (his wife and J6 co-defendant), 14100 SW 101st Ln, Dunnellon FL 34432. Postmark Orlando FL 328, 11 APR 2022. Jail processing C2B-09.
Readother · Mar 31, 2022
Conditions log — DC DOC Notes page 7, Mar 21-31 (Cpl Allen, PTSD requests, NPR contact)
Page 7: 3/21 Cpl Allen incident & mental-health request, 3/22 Major Talley questioning re email grievance, 3/23-24 no mental-health appt, 3/30 therapist says no long-term mental health treatment available, 3/31 outside party (Brandon) enters at 6:45pm soliciting statements for NPR about Mellis and others — Capt Wilson notified.
Readaffidavit · Mar 22, 2022
Witnessed narrative — Major Talley conversation 3/22/22 (signed by Kelly Meggs)
Handwritten contemporaneous narrative by Ryan Nichols describing his 3/22/22 conversation with Major Talley at cell 10 Pod CZB regarding the 3/15/22 grievance against Major Marr. Witnessed and signed by Kelly Meggs (Oath Keepers J6 defendant) who attests he heard the entire conversation and was not coerced.
Readgrievance_form · Feb 26, 2022
IGP grievance 2/26/22: Inside Gym recreation cut short for shift change
Pink DCDOC Informal Resolution Form. Nichols grieves that inside/outside rec was called twice at 6:30am, but Inside Gym Recreation on 2/25/22 was cut short — called back early before morning shift change/count. Got only half of gym rec, the rest denied. Witnesses include Kash Kelly.
Readgrievance_form · Feb 25, 2022
IGP 22091955-909 (Mitchell-received copy): barbershop discrimination grievance
White photocopy of the 2/25/22 barbershop/haircut discrimination grievance (same content as scan 003), now stamped Received Mar 8 2022, assigned IGP #22091955-909, with coordinator J. Mitchell signature 3/1/22. This is the formally-logged copy that was denied in scan 002.
Readgrievance_form · Feb 25, 2022
IGP grievance 2/25/22: barbershop discrimination — Kash Kelly & Guy Reffitt
Pink DCDOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form (PP 4030.1 Att. C). Nichols complains that unvaccinated inmate Guy Reffitt was allowed haircut access while he, fully vaccinated since Dec 4 2021, was not. Departments selected: Facilities Mgmt, Discrimination, Safety/Security, Other.
Readgrievance_form · Feb 15, 2022
IGP 22092786-088 tablet submission: video visit discrimination (Dowery)
DCDOC Informal Grievance Form (Tablet, Response ID 163514) submitted 2/16/2022 04:33. Discrimination complaint: LT D. Dowery Sr. told Nichols, Kash Kelly, Kenny Harrelson and Kelly Meggs that video visits exist on the CTF side (D Pod) but they are denied access. Family in Texas; visits denied for 13+ months. This is the underlying complaint to scan 001.
Readexhibit · Feb 4, 2022
Envelope to Kelly Meggs from Zachry Thomas Meggs (Florida), Feb 2022
Envelope addressed to fellow J6 detainee Kelly Meggs (Offender 376780) at DC CTF. Return address Zachry Thomas Meggs, 14100 SW 101st Ln, Dunnellon FL 34432. Postmark Orlando FL 328, Feb 2022. Jail processing mark C2B-09. Apparently misfiled into Ryan Nichols’s mail collection.
Readgrievance_form · Jan 24, 2022
IGP Complaint — Shane Jenkins witness statement re Cpl. Allen threatening Krash Kelly
DC DOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form filed by Shane L. Jenkins (DCDC# 377186, Unit C2B) on 1-24-22 as witness statement for Krash Kelly regarding Corporal Allen physically threatening Kelly during incident at noon.
Readexhibit · Oct 19, 2021
Meeting With Jail Staff page 4 - grievances, PREA, racial discrimination, CPL Hayes/Armstrong/Holmes
Page 4 of jail town hall notes. Documents extensive grievances filed by Pod C2B detainees: legal mail not mailed (Tim Hale), PREA violation grievance by Sean McHugh witnessed by Alan Byerly, racial discrimination by Ryan Nichols/Shane Jenkins/Jose Padilla. Names CPL Hayes (harassed Kash Kelly), CPL Armstrong (door-kicking incident), CPL Holmes (told detainees Shut The F up and F America when singing National Anthem), Scott Fairlamb confronted Hayes. Sgt Robinson, Lt Shoemake mentioned.
Readexhibit
The Final Call - p3 Redneck Pod, Kash Kelly, Troy Smocks
Page 3 of The Final Call essay. Describes The Final Call newspaper calling the White Race a race of beasts costing the Black race their lives, chaplain distributing it weekly. Sgts/Lts referring to J6 unit as the Redneck Pod. Black J6 inmates Kash Kelly and Troy Smocks told Ryan that without them in the pod, the jail would make it much harder on the white people in here.
Readletter
Hate mail to Kelly Meggs from Orlando FL — mocks GiveSendGo, threatens 20-year sentence
Anonymous typed postcard to Kelly Meggs (Oath Keeper co-defendant) explicitly mocking GiveSendGo-crowdsourced harassment and Oath Keepers cooperators. Threatens 20-year sentence for seditious conspiracy. Cites John 8:32. KEY EVIDENCE that GiveSendGo-driven hate mail campaign described by Meggs also targeted Ryan Nichols.
Readletter
Hate mail to Kelly Meggs — calls him pharisee, fascist pawn, predicts conviction for sedition
Anonymous typed postcard to Kelly Meggs (Oath Keeper co-defendant), same anonymous sender style as scans 012/014 (cites John 8:32). Calls him a pharisee, fascist thug, fascist pawn co-opted by right-wing extremists. Predicts conviction and imprisonment for sedition.
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DETAIL - jail cellblock chore signout sheet with Kelly Meggs
Handwritten jail cellblock detail roster assigning chores - tablet pickup, breakfast trays, sweep/mop, shower cleaning, phone spraying - listing Kelly Meggs, Ryan Nichols, Cleve, Jeff McKellop, and Tom by name.
Readletter · Mar 8, 20213 pages
Kelly Meggs (Oath Keepers) — CPL Pinky slur and Samsel beating witness
Testimony from Oath Keepers Kelly Meggs (#376780), arrival DC Jail 3/8/21. Religious services denied except 2 periodicals: "Daily Bread" and "The Final Call" (filled with hate of white people, beasts/hogs/dogs/devils, directed toward Muslims). No haircut/beard trim 200+ days, nails not cut 4 months. Locked in cell without shower 4 days after arrival - no contact with family or attorney 96 hours - case manager off until Fri 3/12. CPL Pinky called them "crackers" repeatedly, threatened to send to main jail "to be stabbed because they all hate us." Shackled every time walked out of unit while other jail inmates free to roam. Lockdowns for using "Trump" on grievance forms.
Readexhibit · Oct 26, 2021
Co-detainee Statement Concerning Thomas Sibick, Part 1 (October 26, 2021)
Page 1 of four handwritten statements concerning Thomas Sibick, dated October 26, 2021. The scan bears the names and signatures of Ryan Nichols, Kash Kelly, Cleveland Meredith and Kelly Meggs. It contains their allegations about conduct in the C-2B pod. These are attributed witness accounts, not independently established facts or court findings.
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