Person of record
Major Sheila Marr
Detention Major · DC DOC
Sheila Marr, DC DOC Major. Discriminatory email and repeated denial of mental-health treatment ("MY ANSWER REMAINS THE SAME"). Conditioned mental-health services on vaccination status. HIPAA-boilerplate memo to Nichols on 1/27/22.
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Evidence on file
35 documents on file
Ryan20 documents
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
grievance_form · Mar 15, 2024
DC DOC Informal Resolution - missed Dr. Cute bloodwork appointment, marriage harm
Pink DC DOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form by Ryan Nichols complaining medical staff falsely marked him as having denied appointment with Dr. Cute on 3/13/24 and 3/14/24, harming his health, marriage, and personal life.
grievance_form · Mar 15, 2024
DC DOC Inmate Complaint Form (IGP #2024 0320-458) - Medical Appointment Denial, Mar 15 2024
Ryan Nichols Step 1 complaint at DC DOC alleging staff falsely claimed he refused medical appointment with Dr. Aute on 3/13/24 to draw bloodwork. Marked Denied 3/20/24.
motion · Aug 30, 2022
Emergency Motion for Release — page 8 of 12
Cites case law including 14-month and 21-month detentions found excessive. Describes Defendant as Marine veteran with medals, founder of 501(c)(3) Rescue the Universe.
motion · Aug 12, 2022
Motion to Dismiss Count Two — grammatical interpretation of otherwise (p.11 of 21)
Doc 138 p.11 of 21. Section 3: Argues DOJ/Court mistaken grammatical interpretation. Word "otherwise" was intended to marry 1512(c)(1) and (c)(2) together. Notes Congress used "or" nine times in 18 USC 1512 to demarcate 20 separate methods; "otherwise" alone is inserted between (c)(1) and (c)(2) for unique constructive purpose. Therefore Nichols cannot defend separately against 1512(c)(2).
grievance_form · May 22, 2022
Step 4 Appeal Deputy Director: Solitary confinement mental health - IGP #20220527-612
DC DOC Step 4 Appeal-Deputy Director Form (PP 4030.1, Attachment G) by Ryan Nichols dated 5/22/22 (IGP # 20220527-612). Appeals failure to receive mental health treatment after solitary confinement, including punitive solitary 4/20/22-5/10/22. References Major Marrs responses. Deputy Director response 6/9/2022: See Attached.
grievance_form · May 10, 2022
Step 1 Informal Resolution: Water shutoff 20+ hours 5/1-5/3 - IGP #20220512-288
DC DOC Informal Resolution Form (IGP # 20220512-288) by Ryan Nichols dated 5/10/22 documenting water shutoff in his SMU-A cell for 20+ hours from 5/1-5/3 over actions of another inmate. DOC Response 5/16/22 by LT Lancaster states this incident is currently being investigated. Manager S. Marr 5/17/22 - matches water-shutoff investigation closed 5/17.
grievance_form · May 10, 2022
Step 1 Informal Resolution: Missing 00+ from SMU property hold - IGP #20220512-290
DC DOC Informal Resolution Form (IGP #20220512-290) filed by Ryan Nichols 5/10/22, complaining LT Lancaster informed him no more property in SMU property hold, so his 00+ commissary and property has been lost or stolen since being placed in SMU-A on 4/20/22. DOC response 5/23/22 from Bruce/Marr claims after investigation property had been returned to inmate Nichols.
affidavit · Mar 29, 2022
Peter Stager — handwritten statement on IGP #20220201-685 irregularities and PREA
Handwritten witness statement (page 1 of 2) detailing irregularities with IGP grievance #20220201-685: written 1/31/22, submitted, shown received 2/1/22 yet not signed; document received 3/29/22 around 11:00 AM from Officer Pittman showing Major Sheila Marr signed off 3/21/22 (long delay). PREA investigation handoff questionable. Lost detail job. Visited 2/17/22 by PREA Compliance Specialist C. Savage; placed in isolation by Officer Pittman 2/7/22 with no privileges. PREA allegation reported 2/16/22 but received 2/1/22 — date/name/procedural irregularities documented.
other · Mar 18, 2022
Conditions log — DC DOC Issues page 6, Feb 26 to Mar 18 (haircuts, 'insurrectionist', US Marshals)
Page 6: Officer Ugwe admits clippers delivered to C2A and other pods but not theirs; Capt Saunders writes 5 DRs about masks; Guy Reffitt gets clippers via court order, others denied; Sgt Franklin and Ms McCain refuse to add Ryan to haircut list until 3/11 when he is 'called an insurrectionist'; Major Marr brushes off grievance; Marvin T. Buckner from DOC/US Marshals confirms grievance process broken — directs to FOIA Internal Affairs.
grievance_form · Mar 16, 2022
Grievance vs Major Marr — stamped Mar 16 2022 with DOC response from Talley
DC DOC stamped copy of Nichols 3/15/22 Informal Resolution Complaint against Major Marr (IGP # 20220316-330) received Mar 16 2022. DOC response by Talley: I spoke to Ryan Nichols concerning the email from Maj. Marr and he did not have it. I did speak on staff professionalism. Any specific complaints will be addressed ASAP. Signed Talley.
grievance_form · Mar 15, 2022
Grievance vs Major Marr — Dec 16 2021 email re grand scheme
DC DOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form filed by Ryan Nichols against Major Marr. Nichols alleges he discovered a Dec 16 2021 6:52am email from Major Marr to other ranking jail officers describing a grand scheme against the officers including Nichols and other CZB inmates. Claims untrue, discriminatory, unprofessional, intentional target on his back.
grievance_form · Mar 14, 2022
Step 3 Warden Admin Remedy 3/14/22 — IGP 20220316-236 (haircut/Major Marr classification)
DC DOC Wardens Administrative Remedy Form (Step 3) by Ryan Nichols 3/14/22 (IGP # 20220316-236, stamped received Mar 16 2022). Appeal of IGP # 22091885-797: argues his last IGP was meant to be a formal grievance but was marked informal by Major Marr. He responded to the informal grievance with a formal. Has put in multiple written requests, electronic requests, and grievances about haircuts. On 3/11/22 members of C2B who were vaccinated received a haircut but he was not on the list; after begging 3 officers and the case manager he was finally allowed to get a haircut. So yes, Major Marr, the IGP process was my correct course of action. Wardens Response: See attached, with signature and date [referencing j6s14-015 Memo]. Coordinator signature 3/17/22.
other · 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.
grievance_form · Feb 10, 2022
Formal IGP 22091885-797: haircut denial (escalates IGP 20220202-800)
DCDOC Inmate Formal Grievance Form (PP 4030.1 Att. D). Escalation of informal IGP #20220202-800. Nichols, fully vaccinated, denied haircut even though promised one for bond hearing; cites other C2B inmates getting haircuts in last 7 days. DOC response says wrong process — must use Barbershop request slip; prior to Feb 28, 2022 DOC only issued court-ordered haircuts.
grievance_form · Feb 10, 2022
Formal IGP 22091885-795: solitary confinement definition & 22-hr lockdown
DCDOC Formal Grievance #22091885-795 escalating IGP #20220126-551. Nichols argues 22-hr-a-day lockdown meets Merriam-Webster definition of solitary confinement and violates constitutional rights. DOC response (Major Marr 3/9/22): all CDF housing units on 5 hours out-of-cell as of Feb 28, 2022; IGP was during modified medical stay-in-place (22:2).
grievance_form · Dec 31, 2021
IGP #20220202-799 — Cpl Koge COVID exposure, with Marr HIPAA response (12/31/21)
White copy of IGP Informal Resolution Complaint #20220202-799 filed by Ryan Nichols (12/31/21) on COVID-positive Cpl Koge exposure. Includes Major Marr response (2/7/22) invoking HIPAA and claiming masks/testing followed CDC/DC Health.
grievance_form · Dec 31, 2021
IGP Informal Resolution Complaint — nail clippers/haircut denial (12/31/21)
DC DOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form #20220202-800 filed by Ryan Nichols (DCDC# 376795, Unit C2B) on 12/31/21 regarding denial of nail clippers and haircut for vaccinated inmates. DOC response by Marr dated 2/7/22.
grievance_form · Dec 30, 2021
IGP #20220121-361 — Cabbagestalk COVID-positive officer, C-2B outbreak (12/30/21)
DC DOC IGP Informal Resolution Complaint #20220121-361 filed by Ryan Nichols on 12/30/21. Documents the Dec 19-25 COVID outbreak, lockdown to 22-2 solitary conditions, no testing, and names Officer Cabbagestalk as the COVID-positive officer who worked the C-2B unit. Marr signed see-attached response 1/27/22.
letter · Dec 15, 2021
DC DOC memo — Major Marr response to Grievance #20220121-361 (COVID precautions, 1/27/22)
Official DC DOC memorandum from Major Sheila Marr to Inmate Ryan Nichols dated 1/27/22, responding to Grievance #20220121-361 with the agency boilerplate on COVID-19 precautions (PPE, two-hour wipe-downs, cleaning crew, Modified Medical Stay in Place). Underlying grievance dates from December 2021.
other · Feb 7, 2022
Feb 7 incident notes: C2B meeting with Mar/Bruce/Sulladeen (p.1)
Ryan's personal notes documenting a Feb 7 incident at DC DOC where J6 detainees in C2B addressed 6-7 issues with LT Bruce and requested a meeting with the director. Lists chain of command: LT Bruce, Capt, Major Marr, Officer Sulladeen, CPL Armstrong, Mr Burris (Head of Security). Notes detainees declared non-combative and peacefully assembled; officer Sulladeen acknowledged issues were legitimate.
Co-detainee8 documents in 7 items
Corroborating witness statements and letters from fellow January 6 detainees.
grievance_form · Mar 29, 2022
IGP #20220330-520 — Shane Jenkins Formal Grievance, lockdown unconstitutional (3/29/22)
DCDOC Formal Grievance Form (Response ID 174908, IGP #20220330-520) by Shane Jenkins (DCDC #377186, C2B) escalating earlier lockdown grievance IGP #20220105-069. Argues 22-hr cell confinement is cruel and unusual punishment for pretrial detainees.
affidavit · 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.
grievance_form · Feb 28, 2022
IGP #22092746-038 — DOC response to Shane Jenkins haircut grievance (2/28/22)
DCDOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form, Tablet Submission Response (Formal Grievance) for Shane Jenkins (DCDC #377186, C2B) on IGP #22092746-038. DOC denies haircut request based on vaccine status policy.
grievance_form · Feb 16, 2022
IGP #20220210-961 — DOC response to Shane Jenkins barber grievance (2/16/22)
DCDOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form, Tablet Submission Response (Informal Grievance) for Shane Jenkins (DCDC #377186, C2B) IGP #20220210-961. DOC states modified medical stay-in-place, barbershop closed; vaccination required for haircuts.
grievance_form · Feb 1, 2022
Peter Stager — original Informal Grievance Form IGP #20220201-685 (2/1/22, PREA allegation)
Original Informal Grievance Form (Response ID 160504), submitted 2022-01-31 15:49 by Peter Stager (DCDC# 376784, Unit C2B). Hand-annotated "IGP# 20220201-685". RECEIVED stamp: FEB 01 2022. Department: Staff Treatment. Offender: "Female officer". Complaint: came in from rec, sat due to maintenance servicing shower stalls; guard yelled "I need to ask her permission to shower" (Stager: has been in facility since 03/08/21 and never had to ask permission); then "the guard stared at the men showering like they were desert. This peeping tom like behavior is creepy and not a issue out side of her. The other female gaurds dont behave like this." Signed: Peter Stager, 02/01/22.
grievance_form · Jan 11, 2022
IGP #20220105-069 — DOC response to Shane Jenkins lockdown grievance (1/11/22)
DCDOC Informal Grievance Tablet Submission Response for Shane Jenkins (DCDC #377186, C2B) IGP #20220105-069 re lockdown. DOC justifies restrictions citing DOC/DOH mandates to slow Covid-19 spread.
affidavit2 pages
Jeffrey McKellop witness statement (3 pp.)
Page 1 of Jeff McKellop signed witness statement describing isolation 24/1, 48/1, 72/1, guards banging cell door nightly, racial harassment, and unsanitary cell conditions (feces, urine, mold) on arrival.
Attorney3 documents
Defense counsel correspondence (Joseph McBride, Jonathan Gross).
motion · Aug 30, 2022
Emergency Motion for Release — page 12 of 12 (Conclusion, Signature)
Final page: Argument II proposing wife Bonnie Nichols as third-party custodian. Conclusion seeking immediate release. Signed by Joseph D. McBride of The McBride Law Firm PLLC.
grievance_form · May 10, 2022
Step 1 Informal Resolution: Missing legal mail/Congressman letter from SMU property - IGP #20220512-290
DC DOC Informal Resolution Form (IGP # 20220512-290) filed by Ryan Nichols 5/10/22 alleging legal mail, US Mail, legal documents, letters from Congressman and pictures have been lost/stolen/sabotaged from property hold during placement in SMU-A 4/20/22. Demands his legal property and sensitive documents not be seen by DC DOC; if not released should be sent to attorney Joseph McBride.
motion · Aug 10, 2022
Habeas Corpus petition — page 30 (May 10 2022 grievance, Lt Allen, April 20 suicide watch)
Page 30: 23 mental health grievances filed in 19 months unaddressed; paragraph 133 quotes May 10 2022 grievance — after 15 days solitary, Petitioner told Lt Allen he was suicidal and Allen sarcastically said I am sorry you feel that way. I hope you don't die. Paragraph 134 details April 20 2022 punitive 3-week solitary; water cut off 20 hours; psychologically tortured to suicide watch (stripped naked, plastic Tyvek suit, brightly lit room) while guards pressured him to sign confession; McBride received dozens of calls about retaliation by Major Marr.
Court2 documents
Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.
affidavit · Sep 22, 2025
Bonnie Nichols petitioner's supporting affidavit, p.1 (divorce)
Petitioners Supporting Affidavit by Bonnie Nichols in divorce case 25-0847 (71st Judicial District, Harrison Co TX). Page 1. Describes marriage 7/23/2013, two children R.N. age 11 and B.N. age 9. Discusses Ryan Nichols January 6 conviction, 64-month sentence, June 2022 incarceration, January 2025 release, and alleged behavioral changes including domestic incident March 7, 2025.
grievance_form · Sep 22, 2025
Texas divorce citation: Bonnie v Ryan Nichols, Cause 25-0847 (Harrison Co)
Citation served on Ryan Nichols in matter of marriage of Bonnie Nichols and Ryan Nichols and interest of R.N. and B.N. children. 71st District Court of Harrison County, Texas. Cause No. 25-0847. Original Petition for Divorce (OCA) filed 9/22/2025. Issued at request of Kelly M. Heitkamp, 409 Magrill Street, Longview TX.
Govt response2 documents
Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.
grievance_form · May 17, 2022
Tablet Submission Response: IGP #20220505-120 (water shutoff) - LT Lancaster 5/16/22
DCDOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form Tablet Submission Response for IGP # 20220505-120 (the electronic water-shutoff grievance). DOC Response dated 05/11/2022 by LT Lancaster, dated 5/16/22: the allegations on this IGP is currently being investigated. Manager: COVID-19. Inmate Grievance Coordinator signature 5/17/22 - the date the investigation was closed.
letter · Mar 21, 2022
Peter Stager — Major Sheila Marr DOC response to IGP grievance #20220201-685 (3/21/22)
DC DOC response memo. TO: Inmate Peter Stager, DCDC# 376784. FROM: Major Sheila Marr, #2 Shift, dated 3/21/22 (initialed SM). SUBJECT: Response to Inmate Grievance. RE: Grievance #20220201-685. Text: "Upon review of your grievance 20220201-685, on this date the officer may have requested that you ask due to maintenance being present in an effort to prevent unnecessary injury to staff and inmates. The latter portion of your grievance will be referred to the PREA Coordinator."