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Zachary Rehl
January 6 defendant · convictions vacated and case dismissed with prejudice
Verified profile photographZachary Rehl is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, whose January 6 conviction was later vacated and dismissed. FACT: He is widely reported to be a Marine Corps veteran, a husband, and a father. FACT: He led the Philadelphia chapter of the Proud Boys and traveled to Washington on January 6, 2021. The government charged him in the marquee Proud Boys case, US v. Nordean (1:21-cr-175), alongside conspiracy, obstruction, and property-destruction counts. A jury convicted him in 2023 and he was sentenced to 15 years, one of the longest January 6 sentences handed down in the entire docket. Then the ground shifted. FACT: On January 20, 2025, the presidential clemency proclamation swept in the January 6 cases, and Rehl was released from prison the next day, after roughly two years behind bars. FACT: On May 21, 2026, the judgments against the Proud Boys leaders were vacated by the court. FACT: On July 10, 2026, the indictment was dismissed with prejudice, the landmark prosecution officially over, more than five years after it began. THEIR ACCOUNT: Rehl and his co-defendants have filed a civil claim seeking $100 million, alleging the prosecution was unlawful from the start. WHERE THINGS STAND: no conviction remains on the books for Zachary Rehl. Not commuted, not pardoned around the edges, vacated and dismissed outright. He walked out to his family, and the case against him no longer exists in any form. CASE RECORD US v. Nordean, No. 1:21-cr-175, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested March 17, 2021. Convicted 2023, sentenced to 15 years. Sentence commuted to time served January 20, 2025. Judgments vacated May 21, 2026. Indictment dismissed with prejudice July 10, 2026. 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-175
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Judge
- Timothy J. Kelly
- Disposition
- Judgments vacated May 21, 2026; indictment dismissed with prejudice July 10, 2026
- Arrested
- March 17, 2021
Charges
- Conspiracy
- Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting
- Destruction of Government Property and Aiding and Abetting
- Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds
- Disorderly Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds
Sentence
Earlier sentence commuted to time served on January 20, 2025; judgment vacated May 21, 2026; indictment dismissed with prejudice July 10, 2026.
Press & news
- https://www.inquirer.com/politics/january-6-pardons-donald-trump-zach-rehl-20250121.html →
- https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/zachary-rehl-philadelphia-proud-boys-donald-trump/ →
- https://www.inquirer.com/politics/proud-boy-lawsuit-illegal-prosecution-20250606.html →
- https://www.nacdl.org/brief/United-States-v-Nordean%2C-et-al →
- https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/6a5239de6cbb1a5431bcbbf7 →
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-vacates-convictions-of-4-proud-boys-jan-6-capitol-insurrection/ →
- https://www.inquirer.com/politics/zach-rehl-proud-boys-sedition-conviction-jan-6-dismissed-20260713.html →
- https://www.npr.org/2023/08/31/1196972258/proud-boys-sentence-jan-6-joseph-biggs →
- https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.241009/gov.uscourts.dcd.241009.1098.0.pdf →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Zachary Rehl appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 11 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
Walk the whole case →Evidence on file
11 documents on file
Ryan2 documents
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
article · Aug 31, 2023
DOJ Sentencing Record — Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl
Official DOJ announcement reporting that Judge Timothy J. Kelly sentenced Joseph R. Biggs on August 31, 2023 to 17 years in prison and 36 months of supervised release. DOJ’s evidence narrative and sentencing characterization remain attributed government statements.
Readarticle · May 4, 2023
DOJ Jury-Verdict Record — United States v. Nordean
Official DOJ announcement reporting the May 4, 2023 jury verdicts in the Proud Boys case. The government’s descriptions of evidence and conduct remain attributed to DOJ; the record does not substitute those descriptions for the verdict form or trial transcripts.
ReadAttorney3 documents
Defense counsel correspondence (Joseph McBride, Jonathan Gross).
motion · Jul 8, 2026
Metropolitan AME Church Motion for Leave to File Reply — ECF No. 79
Docket-verified request by Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church for permission to file a reply concerning its intervention request.
Readmotion · Jun 23, 2026
Tarrio Plaintiffs’ Motion to File Redacted Exhibits — ECF No. 78
Docket-verified motion by all five plaintiffs seeking leave to file redacted versions of Exhibits 5, 6, and 13 associated with earlier complaints.
Readmotion · Jun 9, 2026
Tarrio Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Motion to Intervene — ECF No. 77
Docket-verified memorandum filed by Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, and Zachary Rehl opposing Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church’s motion to intervene.
ReadCourt5 documents
Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.
ruling · Jul 10, 2026
Memorandum dismissing United States v. Nordean with prejudice
Judge Timothy J. Kelly's July 10, 2026 memorandum, ECF No. 1098, granting the government's unopposed Rule 48(a) motion and dismissing Criminal Action No. 21-175 with prejudice as to Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola. The D.C. Circuit had vacated their judgments on May 21, 2026.
Readdocket · Jul 10, 2026
Tarrio v. United States — July 2026 Civil Docket Status
Public docket status for the civil action brought by Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, and Zachary Rehl. The docket was last updated July 10, 2026 and identifies the case as ongoing, with no prevailing party and no relief granted. Plaintiffs’ allegations remain unresolved claims.
Readorder · Jul 9, 2026
Order Denying Leave to File Reply in Tarrio Civil Case — ECF No. 80
Judge Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe denied the church’s request for leave to file a reply. The order did not itself resolve the underlying intervention motion or the merits of the plaintiffs’ claims.
Readdocket · May 21, 2026
D.C. Circuit Vacatur Docket Reference — United States v. Nordean
Judge Timothy J. Kelly’s July 10, 2026 memorandum records that the D.C. Circuit granted the government’s unopposed motion on May 21, 2026 and vacated the judgments of Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola, concluding that vacatur was just under the circumstances. The memorandum cites D.C. Circuit No. 23-3159, docket No. 2174532. The native appellate order remains pending capture, so this is a verified docket-reference record rather than a file-level copy.
Readorder · Apr 10, 2026
Order Dismissing Tarrio Civil Complaint With Leave to Amend
Judge Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe dismissed the original complaint without prejudice and allowed the plaintiffs to amend. The order did not decide the merits of a later amended complaint.
ReadOther1 document
Other documents on file.