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United States v. Nichols
Case No. 1:21-cr-00117 · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia · 10 federal charges · Judge Hon. Thomas F. Hogan (pretrial & detention, 2021–2023); Hon. Royce C. Lamberth (plea, sentencing & judgment, 2023–2025)
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Mar 21, 2023
DOJ Verdict Announcement — Sandra and Bennie Parker / Third Oath Keepers Trial
Official DOJ announcement summarizing the March 2023 verdicts in the third Oath Keepers trial. Government descriptions of evidence remain attributed; the preserved verdict form controls count-specific outcomes.
ReadMar 8, 2023
Indictment in United States v. Isaac Thomas and Christina Legros
Six-page indictment endpoint for D.D.C. case 1:23-cr-00069, returned March 8, 2023. Counts are preserved as accusations, not findings of guilt. Native binary preservation and a file-content hash remain pending after cache failures.
ReadMar 7, 2023
DOJ January 6 Bench-Trial Verdict Announcement — Hatchet M. Speed
DOJ announcement reporting bench-trial findings in D.D.C. case No. 1:22-cr-00244-TNM-1. A later DOJ sentencing release gives a conflicting March 21 verdict date; the discrepancy is preserved.
ReadFeb 16, 2023
DOJ Plea Announcement for Peter Francis Stager
Official DOJ announcement reporting that Peter Francis Stager pleaded guilty on February 16, 2023 to one felony count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon. Government descriptions remain attributed to DOJ; the signed plea papers control the conviction record.
ReadFeb 16, 2023
DOJ records Matthew Jason Beddingfield guilty plea
Official DOJ announcement that Beddingfield pleaded guilty to one felony count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding officers.
ReadFeb 16, 2023
Peter Francis Stager Plea Agreement — ECF No. 295
Signed plea agreement in United States v. Sabol et al., No. 1:21-cr-00035-RC. Stager agreed to plead guilty to Count Ten under 18 U.S.C. §§ 111(a)(1) and 111(b). The archive uses the filing for the plea terms and statutory exposure, without adopting commentary from the hosting site.
ReadFeb 16, 2023
Peter Francis Stager Statement of Offense — ECF No. 296
Signed Statement of Offense supplying the factual basis for Stager’s guilty plea. The archive limits admitted facts to the signed filing and does not expand them through unrelated media descriptions.
ReadFeb 14, 2023
Local Report on Richard Avirett’s February 2023 Arrest
Now Georgia reported that Cleveland police took Avirett into custody on February 11, 2023 after a license-plate alert, that the FBI assumed custody on February 13, and that no local charges were filed. The article also summarized the federal complaint. Its booking photograph is preserved only as a provenance lead and was not copied.
ReadFeb 2, 2023
DOJ sentencing record — Daniel Ray Caldwell
Official Justice Department sentencing record reporting the sentence imposed February 1, 2023: 68 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and $2,000 restitution. The judgment also carried a $100 special assessment.
ReadFeb 1, 2023
United States v. Fairlamb — Section 2255 Denial
Public opinion mirror of Judge Lamberth’s February 1, 2023 memorandum denying Fairlamb’s motion to vacate, set aside, or correct sentence and declining a certificate of appealability.
ReadJan 31, 2023
DOJ Arrest Announcement for Isaac Thomas and Christina Legros
Official January 31, 2023 DOJ announcement describing complaint-stage allegations against Isaac Thomas and Christina Legros. The page expressly states that a complaint is an allegation. Its reference to a January 26, 2022 Thomas arrest conflicts with the 2023 complaint and docket chronology and is preserved as an apparent year error.
ReadJan 30, 2023
DOJ sentencing release for Andrew Alan Hernandez
Official DOJ announcement recording 18 months imprisonment, 36 months supervised release, and $2,000 restitution.
ReadJan 27, 2023
DOJ sentencing record — Julian Khater
The Justice Department reported an 80-month prison sentence, $10,000 fine, and $2,000 restitution. Its press release says 36 months supervised release, while a separate DOJ sentencing table reports 24 months; the native judgment is needed to resolve the conflict.
ReadJan 23, 2023
DOJ Verdict Record: Joseph Hackett and Second Oath Keepers Trial
Primary government release recording the January 23, 2023 jury verdict. Government descriptions of the alleged plan and trial evidence are attributed to prosecutors; the verdict record is not a moral characterization of any defendant.
ReadJan 23, 2023
Oath Keepers Second-Trial Verdict Form — ECF No. 450
The January 23, 2023 jury verdict form for Roberto Minuta, Joseph Hackett, David Moerschel, and Edward Vallejo.
ReadJan 23, 2023
Richard Barnett — DOJ Verdict Record (January 23, 2023)
Justice Department release recording the jury verdict in United States v. Barnett. Government descriptions of conduct are attributed to the prosecution and trial record.
ReadJan 23, 2023
Status Hearing Transcript — Jun 10, 2022 (ECF 203)
Status hearing before Judge Thomas F. Hogan, June 10, 2022. Official transcript.
ReadJan 19, 2023
FBI Statement of Facts Supporting Richard Avirett Complaint
Archived DOJ/FBI statement-of-facts link supporting the January 19, 2023 complaint. Descriptions of Avirett’s alleged movements, social-media material, and images remain attributed to the FBI. Native PDF capture and content hashing remain pending.
ReadJan 19, 2023
Richard Avirett Criminal Complaint — January 19, 2023
Archived DOJ complaint link for Richard Avirett. The complaint is a charging instrument containing government allegations, not findings of guilt. The canonical URL was preserved from the DOJ Capitol Breach index; native PDF capture, page count, file metadata, and binary SHA-256 remain pending because the source download was unavailable during this review.
ReadJan 18, 2023
DOJ E.D. Virginia Jury-Verdict Announcement — Hatchet M. Speed
DOJ announcement reporting a jury verdict on three National Firearms Act counts in the separate Virginia prosecution.
ReadJan 13, 2023
Farbod Azari — FBI Affidavit Supporting Criminal Complaint
A 26-page FBI probable-cause affidavit in D.D.C. No. 1:23-mj-00012-GMH. It identifies Farbod Azari, also known as “Francis Azari,” records allegations and attributed interview statements involving Farbod and Farhad Azari, and is preserved as complaint-stage evidence rather than a verdict.
ReadJan 13, 2023
Farhad Azari — FBI Affidavit Supporting Criminal Complaint
A 21-page FBI probable-cause affidavit in D.D.C. No. 1:23-mj-00013-GMH. Allegations, attributed interview statements and qualifying observations are preserved as affidavit content, not trial findings.
ReadDec 23, 2022
Douglas Austin Jensen D.C. Circuit Appeal No. 22-3100
Public appellate docket metadata confirming that Jensen filed a notice of appeal and that D.C. Circuit case No. 22-3100 was opened on December 23, 2022. A later disposition is not shown in the captured listing.
ReadDec 20, 2022
Jacquelyn Starer — DOJ arrest and complaint-stage record
Official DOJ announcement of Starer’s December 20, 2022 arrest and the allegations in the criminal complaint.
ReadDec 16, 2022
DOJ Announces Separate Tennessee Case Against Edward Kelley and Austin Carter
Official December 16, 2022 release concerning the separate Eastern District of Tennessee complaint. It is preserved separately from Kelley’s January 6 case.
ReadDec 16, 2022
Douglas Austin Jensen Sentencing Record — December 16, 2022
Official DOJ sentencing announcement recording 60 months’ imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and $2,000 restitution.
ReadDec 15, 2022
DOJ Announces Peter Michael Krill Jr. Arrest and Complaint Allegations
Official DOJ announcement reporting Krill’s December 15, 2022 arrest and complaint-stage charges. Government descriptions remain allegations, not judicial findings.
ReadDec 7, 2022
DOJ verdict announcement — Peter Schwartz, Jeffrey Brown, and Markus Maly
Justice Department announcement reporting the December 6, 2022 jury verdict. Descriptions of conduct and trial evidence remain attributed to the government; the release is not used as an independent character assessment.
ReadNov 29, 2022
DOJ Verdict Announcement — United States v. Rhodes et al.
Official DOJ announcement reporting the November 29, 2022 jury verdicts in the first Oath Keepers trial. Government descriptions remain attributed to DOJ.
ReadNov 29, 2022
DOJ Verdict Record: United States v. Rhodes
Official DOJ release reporting the November 29, 2022 jury verdicts. Government descriptions remain attributed.
ReadNov 29, 2022
Oath Keepers First-Trial Verdict Form — ECF No. 410
The jury verdict form for Stewart Rhodes, Kelly Meggs, Kenneth Harrelson, Jessica Watkins, and Thomas Caldwell, returned November 29, 2022.
ReadNov 29, 2022
Thomas Caldwell Jury Verdict Record — November 29, 2022
Justice Department release recording that Thomas Caldwell was found guilty of obstruction of an official proceeding and tampering with documents or proceedings. The release states that Caldwell remained outside the Capitol. Government descriptions of alleged coordination are preserved as attributed government claims.
ReadNov 22, 2022
Order Setting Conditions of Release (ECF 180)
November 22, 2022: Judge Thomas F. Hogan orders release on personal recognizance — after 22 months of pretrial detention.
ReadNov 19, 2022
Andrew Michael Cavanaugh public docket and filing index
Public docket index for D.D.C. case No. 1:21-cr-00362-APM. It identifies the arrest, information, plea, sentencing filings, judgment, and later early-termination filings. It is a secondary docket index; native PACER/RECAP entries remain preferred.
ReadNov 4, 2022
Notes/excerpts of GOP Whistleblowers Report pp40-41: J6 pipe bombs, 880 arrests
Excerpts/typed notes from House Judiciary GOP report pages 40-41. FBI not aggressively investigating Jan 6 pipe bombs vs Jan 6 defendant cases; cites USAO DC stats: 880 arrests, 272 charged, 280 sentenced as of Oct 6 2022; raises pre-trial detention concerns and selective info sharing with the Democrat-led Select Committee.
ReadNov 4, 2022
Cover: House Judiciary GOP Staff Report on FBI Whistleblowers (Nov 4 2022)
Title page of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary Republican Staff Report titled FBI Whistleblowers: What Their Disclosures Indicate About the Politicization of the FBI and Justice Department, dated November 4 2022. Parent document for the TOC pages in j6s7-020 and j6s7-021.
ReadNov 4, 2022
House Judiciary GOP FBI Whistleblowers Report — Exec Summary p3/1050
Page 3 of 1050 of the same House Judiciary GOP staff report. Continues the executive summary: FBI foreign surveillance abuses against Trump 2016 campaign, alleged FBI purge of conservative employees, whistleblower account that child sexual abuse material investigations were deprioritized in favor of Washington political cases, comparisons to J. Edgar Hoovers surveillance of MLK and discussion of post-9/11 Mueller centralization.
ReadNov 4, 2022
House Judiciary GOP FBI Whistleblowers Report — Executive Summary p2/1050
Page 2 of 1050: Executive Summary of the same House Judiciary GOP staff report. Names FBI Director Christopher Wray and AG Merrick Garland, accuses FBI leadership of inflating domestic violent extremism statistics by miscategorizing Jan 6 related cases as organic, and of abusing counterterrorism authorities against parents at school boards.
ReadNov 4, 2022
Notes/excerpts of GOP FBI Whistleblowers Report pp8-11 (Thibault, Sanborn, Whitmer)
Page of excerpts/summary from House Judiciary GOP FBI Whistleblowers Report pages 8 through 11. Names WFO Assistant Special Agent in Charge Timothy Thibault and former FBI Assistant Director of the Counterterrorism Division Jill Sanborn as pressuring DVE reclassifications; cites Whitmer kidnapping case with 12+ confidential human sources and undercover agents; notes Sanborns agreed transcribed interview Dec 2 2022.
ReadNov 4, 2022
House Judiciary GOP FBI Whistleblowers Report — Exec Summary p4/1050
Page 4 of 1050 of the same House Judiciary GOP staff report. Concludes the executive summary: criticizes Director Wray as having failed to fix culture inherited from Comey, frames potential abuse of FBI power, and frames the report as the first step in identifying problems for congressional oversight.
ReadNov 4, 2022
House Judiciary GOP Report — Whistleblower invitation page p5/1050
Page 5 of 1050 of the House Judiciary GOP staff report — full-page notice ATTENTION: All Justice Department and FBI Employees You have a right to speak with Congress, with the Republican staff contact number for whistleblower tips.
ReadNov 3, 2022
Rappahannock Jail Request Form 11/3/22 - take drawers for court visit
Rappahannock Regional Jail Inmate Request Form filed by Ryan Nichols (ID 2022-1662, Housing Unit C4/18) dated 11/3/22 requesting permission to take all drawers/papers in property to court with him on Tuesday November 8, 2022 for attorney visit. Received by Officer Bean.
ReadNov 3, 2022
Rec Lockdown Schedule 10/28-11/3/22 - documented rec time denials
Detailed handwritten log titled "Rec Lockdown Schedule 10/28-11/3/22" tracking minutes of recreation time delayed or denied at Rappahannock Regional Jail. Documents systemic pattern of "security reasons" lockdowns and rec being delayed by 25, 15, 20, 120, 150 minutes. Evidence of conditions of confinement claim.
ReadNov 3, 2022
Rec Lockdown Schedule continued 10/31-11/3/22
Continuation of rec lockdown tracking through 11/3/22 documenting up to 200 minutes denied/delayed daily across 4 dates. Names officer "Coulker" who deviated from rec schedule.
ReadOct 28, 2022
Nichols Supplement to Motion for Pretrial Release - Doc 177 p.1/11
Page 1 of 11 of Document 177 - Defendant Nichols Supplement to Motion for Pretrial Release. Background section references Aug 30 2022 Emergency Motion (ECF 150), DC Jail hard drive confiscation, Salerno precedent.
ReadOct 28, 2022
Nichols Supplement to Pretrial Release - Doc 177 p.10/11 - Conclusion & Signatures
Page 10 of 11 of Doc 177. Section 3142(i) factors weigh in favor of release. Government released massive discovery drop including thousands of videos. Cong J6 Committee revealed new footage. CONCLUSION requesting release. Signatures of Jonathan Gross and Joseph D. McBride.
ReadOct 28, 2022
Nichols Supplement to Pretrial Release - Doc 177 p.2/11 - Sept 5 incident & timeline
Page 2 of 11 of Doc 177. Details Sept 5 2022 incident (jail official manufactured pretext to remove Nichols from cell, transferred to another facility), missing second drive, Sept 15 Govt opposition. Cites Ali case.
ReadOct 28, 2022
Nichols Supplement to Pretrial Release - Doc 177 p.3/11
Page 3 of 11 of Doc 177. Responds to govt argument: drive held less than 90 min was enough to copy. Defends Nichols exemplary record - never charged with disciplinary violation in 2 years. Notes Sept 30 reply (ECF 168), Oct 6 govt supplement (ECF 169) with Washington affidavit.
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