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Robert Morss
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Verified profile photographRobert Morss is a U.S. Army Ranger who deployed to Afghanistan three times, then came home to western Pennsylvania and taught American history to high school students. Ranger scroll. Chalkboard. Same man. WHO HE IS FACT - Morss served with the 2nd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, and completed three combat tours in Afghanistan (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Stars and Stripes). FACT - At the time of his arrest he was working as a part-time history teacher in the Shaler Area School District, just north of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (CBS News Pittsburgh; Patch). DOCUMENTED INFERENCE - Two of the hardest volunteer jobs in America are the Ranger Regiment in wartime and a public high school classroom. Robert Morss took both, by his late twenties. Whatever anyone thinks about January 6, that service happened first, and it is real, and no headline erases it. THE LEGAL FIGHT FACT - Morss was arrested June 11, 2021 and ordered held in pretrial detention while his case was pending (Stars and Stripes, December 2021). He spent roughly two years behind bars before he was ever sentenced. FACT - After a stipulated bench trial, he was found guilty on August 23, 2022 of robbery, assaulting or resisting officers with a dangerous weapon, and obstruction of an official proceeding. Remaining counts were dismissed on the government motion. FACT - On May 24, 2023, U.S. District Judge Trevor McFadden sentenced him to 66 months in prison, 24 months of supervised release, and $2,000 restitution. FACT - On January 20, 2025, Robert Morss received a full and unconditional presidential pardon for his January 6 conviction. The DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney lists him among pardon-certificate recipients. He is a pardoned January 6 defendant, and the pardon is the last word the courts will have on this case. Charges are charges. Convictions are convictions. A pardon is a pardon. All three are in this record, and none of them is the whole man. CASE RECORD Name: Robert Morss Case number: 1:21-cr-40 Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge: Trevor N. McFadden Arrest: June 11, 2021 Verdict: Guilty, stipulated bench trial, August 23, 2022 Sentence: May 24, 2023 - 66 months Clemency: Full pardon, January 20, 2025 DOJ case page: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/moors-robert Search terms people use to find this page: Robert Morss January 6, Robert Morss pardon, Army Ranger January 6 defendant, Shaler Pennsylvania J6, pardoned January 6 veteran. 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-cr-40
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Judge
- Trevor N. McFadden
- Prosecutor
- Kimberly Paschall and DOJ prosecution team
- Defense attorney
- John C. Kiyonaga
- Disposition
- Arrested June 11, 2021. After a stipulated bench trial, found guilty August 23, 2022 of robbery, assaulting/resisting/impeding officers with a dangerous weapon, and obstruction of an official proceeding. Sentenced May 24, 2023 to 66 months imprisonment, 24 months supervised release, and $2,000 restitution; remaining counts dismissed on the government's motion. Granted a full January 6 pardon on January 20, 2025 and listed by the Office of the Pardon Attorney as a pardon-certificate recipient.
- Arrested
- June 11, 2021
- Sentenced
- May 24, 2023
Charges
- Robbery within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States and aiding and abetting — 18 U.S.C. §§ 2111 and 2
- Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers with a dangerous weapon and aiding and abetting — 18 U.S.C. §§ 111(a)(1), 111(b), and 2
- Obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting — 18 U.S.C. §§ 1512(c)(2) and 2
Sentence
66 months imprisonment; 24 months supervised release; $2,000 restitution.
Press & news
- https://patch.com/pennsylvania/across-pa/ex-teacher-army-ranger-pa-jailed-capitol-riots-reports →
- https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/cnr/date/2025-01-22/segment/21 →
- https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/shaler-teacher-pardoned-january-6/ →
- https://www.justice.gov/pardon/freedom-information-act-foia-release-pardon-certificate-recipients →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/pennsylvania-man-arrested-assault-law-enforcement-during-jan-6-capitol-breach →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/pennsylvania-man-sentenced-assaulting-officers-during-jan-6-capitol-breach-0 →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/three-men-found-guilty-assaulting-officers-during-jan-6-capitol-breach →
- https://www.post-gazette.com/news/crime-courts/2023/05/24/robert-morss-january-6-capitol-riot-sentencing/stories/202305240111 →
- https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2021-12-18/former-army-ranger-charged-capitol-riot-remain-jailed-4017206.html →
- https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/veteran-army-ranger-turned-against-his-own-country-on-jan-6-doj-says-robert-morss-afghanistan-pennsylvania-tunnel-hodges-mccaughey-judd-sills/65-44f5e6c7-09fd-4665-a7f6-5d13f7e235a2 →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Robert Morss appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 20 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
Walk the whole case →Evidence on file
20 documents on file
Ryan6 documents in 1 item
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
Co-detainee4 documents
Witness statements and letters from fellow January 6 detainees. These are attributed accounts, not court findings.
letter · Aug 28, 2021
Character letter from Robert Morss for Ryan Nichols (8/28/21)
Handwritten character letter dated 8/28/21 from fellow C-2B inmate Robert Morss addressed To whom it may concern saying Ryan Nichols clearly does not belong in jail, attesting to his high quality of character, recognizing him as a veteran, and that Ryan insists on being the angel on the shoulder of his fellow detainees.
Readexhibit
His Pants Are Falling Down timeline - Ryan enters window 4:14:28 PM
Video timeline ("His Pants Are Falling Down" video starting 4:12:38 PM) cross-referencing Officers Viewpoint and Patriots Storm videos. Ryan entered through window at 4:14:28 PM. Names Robert Morss, Anthony Antonio, Sunshine, Waldo, Window Recorder, Redskin, and CK Hat man adjusting earpiece - strong undercover suspect evidence.
Readexhibit
Handwritten Notes - US Marshals Meeting at CDF
Handwritten cell notes documenting a meeting with US Marshals at DC jail, including complaints about staff and mold checks by Marshals.
Readexhibit · Oct 26, 2021
Co-detainee Statement Concerning Thomas Sibick, Part 4 (October 26, 2021)
Page 4 of four handwritten statements concerning Thomas Sibick, dated October 26, 2021. The scan bears the names and signatures of Ryan Nichols, Robert Morss, Scott Fairlamb and Tim Hale. It alleges physical contact and other conduct involving Morss and refers to a jail investigation. The investigation's outcome is not established by this statement. These are attributed allegations, not court findings.
ReadCourt1 document
Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.
Govt response7 documents
Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.
other · Mar 5, 2026
Office of the Pardon Attorney Lists Robert Morss
The Office of the Pardon Attorney's public FOIA release contains the exact entry MORSS, ROBERT among people who requested and were issued January 6 pardon certificates. The individual certificate PDF remains pending.
Readother · Jan 20, 2025
Proclamation 10887 — January 6 pardons and commutations
The proclamation commuted fourteen specifically named sentences and granted full pardons to other covered convicted January 6 defendants. Worrell was not among the fourteen named commutations.
Readarticle · May 24, 2023
DOJ Reports Robert Morss Sentence
Official announcement reporting a sentence of 66 months' imprisonment, 24 months of supervised release, and $2,000 restitution.
Readarticle · Aug 23, 2022
DOJ Reports Robert Morss Stipulated-Trial Findings
DOJ announcement reporting Judge Trevor N. McFadden's findings after the stipulated bench trial involving Robert Morss, Geoffrey Sills, and David Judd.
Readindictment · Jun 16, 2021
Third Superseding Indictment in United States v. McCaughey et al.
Eighteen-page multi-defendant indictment that included Robert Morss. Charges in an indictment are accusations and are not independent proof of guilt.
Readarticle · Jun 14, 2021
DOJ Announces Robert Morss Arrest and Complaint Allegations
DOJ announcement reporting Morss's June 11, 2021 arrest and summarizing complaint-stage government allegations. The release expressly states that complaint and indictment charges are allegations.
Readaffidavit · Jun 11, 2021
Robert Morss Criminal Complaint and FBI Probable-Cause Affidavit
Thirty-page complaint package containing an arrest warrant, criminal complaint, and FBI affidavit. The affidavit records the government's probable-cause allegations and does not by itself establish guilt.
ReadNews1 document
Press coverage.
Other1 document
Other documents on file.