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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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