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Thomas John Ballard
Pardoned January 6 defendant
Documented editorial-use imageThomas John Ballard is a Fort Worth, Texas man who ran a YouTube channel under the name "CliffCares." (FACT: Spectrum News, Conan Daily.) On January 6, 2021 he was near the front of the crowd on the Capitol's lower west terrace. The government alleged he threw a tabletop and used a baton against officers, and charged him with assault and related counts. Charges are charges. FACT: Ballard pleaded guilty to one count of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon. On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a full pardon covering his January 6 case. (FACT.) Every person here is more than the worst day the news wrote about them. If you knew Thomas, his work, his family, his story, this page is here to carry the fuller picture. Case record: 1:21-mj-529, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested 8/10/2021. DOJ: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/ballard-thomas-john This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.
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On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-mj-529
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 8/10. Detention hearing scheduled for 8/13 at 10 am.
Charges
- Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon
- Civil Disorder
- 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
- Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon
- Disorderly Conduct in Capitol Building
- Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building
Press & news
- https://conandaily.com/2021/08/11/thomas-john-ballard-biography-13-things-about-us-capitol-riot-suspect-from-fort-worth-texas/ →
- https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/south-texas-el-paso/news/2021/08/10/fort-worth-texas-youtuber--cliffcares--arrested-for-alleged-involvement-in-capitol-riot →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/texas-man-arrested-assault-law-enforcement-during-jan-6-capitol-breach-0 →
- https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/fort-worth-man-sentenced-for-felony-assault-on-officers-during-jan-6-riot/3412146/ →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
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