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Thomas Eugene Tatum
January 6 case-file subject
Documented editorial-use imageThomas Eugene Tatum, known to just about everybody as Tommy Tatum, is an independent reporter from Greenville, Mississippi who was lying in the pile in the west terrace tunnel when Rosanne Boyland died. He says he was right beside her for the last eight minutes of her life. [THEIR ACCOUNT] Tommy Tatum went to Washington on January 6, 2021 with a camera, not a weapon. He says police pushed him down and then pushed others on top of him, that he was trapped there next to Rosanne Boyland, and that chemical spray and less-lethal rounds kept coming while nobody in that pile could move. [THEIR ACCOUNT] He says he watched her get CPR. [THEIR ACCOUNT] He came home to Mississippi with that in his head and he would not put it down. Thomas Tatum filed a civil lawsuit over what he says was done to him at the tunnel, named the officers he says were responsible, and asked Congress to investigate how Rosanne Boyland died. [FACT, his own public filing and support campaign] He kept saying it on podcasts, on radio, and to anybody with a microphone, through bans and takedowns, for three and a half years. Then on June 26, 2024, the FBI arrested him at the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C. [FACT] The government charged him with assaulting certain officers using a dangerous weapon and related January 6 offenses. [CHARGE ONLY] Tommy Tatum pleaded not guilty to every count. [FACT] He never had to prove a thing. On January 21, 2025, the court granted the government motion to dismiss his case with prejudice. [FACT per public docket summary; docket entry NEEDS AUTHENTICATION] With prejudice means it cannot be brought back. Not next year. Not ever. SUPPORT AND SELF-PUBLISHED Support campaign: givesendgo.com/GB3D6, titled Support Thomas Tatum, organized by Thomas Tatum of Greenville, Mississippi. [FACT, verified on the campaign page] He appears regularly as a guest on the Clay Edwards Show podcast. [FACT] THE RECORD Case 1:24-cr-00291-JDB, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested June 26, 2024. Not guilty plea to all counts. Dismissed with prejudice January 21, 2025. [NEEDS AUTHENTICATION on the final docket text] This profile is unclaimed. If this is you, or your family, claiming it is free, forever.
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 1:24-cr-00291-JDB
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Judge
- John D. Bates
- Disposition
- Arrested 6/26/2024. Pleaded not guilty to all counts. Public case-list summary reports the court granted the government motion to dismiss with prejudice on 1/21/2025. Final docket text not yet captured. (Prior stub value: "Pending January 6 prosecution subject to January 20, 2025 dismissal directive; person-specific dismissal filing and final docket remain pending capture.")
- Arrested
- June 26, 2024
Charges
- 18 U.S.C. § 231(a)(3) — civil disorder (government allegation)
- 18 U.S.C. § 1752(a)(1) — entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds (government allegation)
- 18 U.S.C. § 1752(a)(2) — disorderly or disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds (government allegation)
- 40 U.S.C. § 5104(e)(2)(D) — disorderly conduct in Capitol grounds or buildings (government allegation)
- 40 U.S.C. § 5104(e)(2)(E) — obstructing or impeding passage in Capitol grounds or buildings (government allegation)
Sentence
No conviction or sentence verified; prosecution was pending when Proclamation 10887 directed dismissal with prejudice of pending January 6 indictments. Person-specific dismissal order remains pending capture.
Press & news
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/mississippi-man-arrested-felony-and-misdemeanor-charges-alleged-conduct-during-jan-6 →
- https://music.amazon.com.br/podcasts/4819478c-4c47-4230-8d79-d511b3b685bb/episodes/2bddb089-bc34-4328-b147-a0be1a7aceef/the-clay-edwards-show-wednesday-full-show---07-01-26-ep-1-246 →
- https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/who-killed-nolan-xavier-wells-if-anyone-ep-1-250/id1551758341?i=1000775973900 →
- https://clayedwardsshow.podbean.com/e/facebook-banned-me-again-the-war-on-truth-with-tommy-tatum-ep-1254/ →
- https://www.givesendgo.com/GB3D6 →
- https://www.ddtonline.com/crime-local-content-national-state/thomas-tommy-tatum-who-participated-january-6-arrested-after →
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cases_of_the_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack_(T-Z) →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Thomas Eugene Tatum appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 8 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
Walk the whole case →Evidence on file
8 documents on file
Govt response5 documents
Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.
order · Jan 20, 2025
Proclamation 10887 — January 6 Pardons and Commutations
President Donald J. Trump’s January 20, 2025 proclamation granted a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to covered convicted January 6 defendants other than the fourteen people specifically named for sentence commutations. Avirett’s misdemeanor conviction falls within the full-pardon provision.
Readorder · Jul 1, 2024
Northern District of Mississippi transfer and release order for Thomas Eugene Tatum
A July 1, 2024 order in United States v. Tatum, No. 4:24-MJ-1027-JMV, states that Tatum was released from custody and ordered to appear virtually in the District of Columbia on July 9, 2024. The text is preserved from a public legal-opinion mirror; the native PDF remains pending.
Readdocket · Jun 26, 2024
D.D.C. public unsealing record for United States v. Tatum
The District Court for the District of Columbia’s official 2024 unsealed-cases index identifies USA v. TATUM, case 24-cr-291, and records an order unsealing the case upon arrest dated June 26, 2024, posted June 27, 2024.
Readarticle · Jun 26, 2024
DOJ announces Thomas Eugene Tatum’s arrest and January 6 charges
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia reported that the FBI arrested Thomas Eugene Tatum in Oxford, Mississippi on June 26, 2024 and described a felony civil-disorder allegation and several misdemeanor allegations. DOJ expressly stated that the complaint was only an allegation and that Tatum was presumed innocent.
Readaffidavit · May 3, 2024
FBI Statement of Facts in United States v. Thomas Eugene Tatum
Twenty-page FBI affidavit attested May 3, 2024 in United States v. Tatum, No. 1:24-cr-00291-JDB. The filing asserts probable cause for civil-disorder and restricted-grounds/Capitol-conduct offenses and recounts video evidence and testimony attributed to Tatum. It is preserved as a government probable-cause filing, not as an independent finding of guilt.
ReadNews3 documents
Press coverage.
audio · Jul 15, 2026
Thomas “Tommy” Tatum on censorship and public accountability — July 15, 2026
The Clay Edwards Show’s publisher listing identifies Tommy Tatum as a co-host in episode 1,254 and lists discussion of social-platform censorship, January 6, local Mississippi corruption, and broader political and cultural issues. These are attributed publisher descriptions and firsthand-source leads, not adjudicated facts.
Readaudio · Jul 8, 2026
Thomas “Tommy” Tatum discusses surveillance and government overreach — July 8, 2026
Apple Podcasts identifies Tommy Tatum as a guest during the second hour of The Clay Edwards Show episode 1,250. The publisher description lists discussion of surveillance cameras, license-plate readers, gunshot detection, constitutional rights, government overreach, police corruption, and January 6 footage. These topics remain attributed to the publisher and speakers.
Readaudio · Jul 1, 2026
Thomas “Tommy” Tatum interview on The Clay Edwards Show — July 1, 2026
The publisher listing for episode 1,246 identifies Tommy Tatum as a second-hour guest discussing government corruption, civil-rights history, race relations, identity politics, and Mississippi Delta concerns. These are attributed interview topics and publisher characterizations, not independent archive findings.
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