Ryan Nichols

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Leadership Role page 3 - bullhorn use, denies leading anyone

Page 3 of Leadership statement. Explains the bullhorn use - reacting to hearing women had been killed in hallway, spoke 1-2 minutes letting others know what was happening. Says he then left. Concludes his leadership role was zero - Alex Harkrider decided independently to go, and Trump told the crowd to go to Capitol.

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Leadership Role page 4 - 100% a follower, not a leader

Final page of Leadership Role statement. Declares Ryan Nichols was just an ordinary man in a crowd of thousands, not a leader on Jan 6, was 100% a follower in charge of his actions alone.

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Legal research notes: Speed v US, Bell v Wolfish, Mandela rules

Handwritten legal research notes citing Entrapment by Estoppel; Speed v United States 562 A 2d 124 (DC 1989) DC Code 22-505 on right of citizen to defend against officers excessive force; Dr David Walls-Kaufman DC chiropractor (not charged, on video assaulting in hallway); Taylor F. Taranto; Robert Reeder picketing, registered Dem, on video assaulting police; Bell v Wolfish on pretrial release vs punishment 441 US 520; Hendrickson v Kingsley 2015 (7th Cir 2015); Nelson Mandela rules - international rules for solitary confinement.

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My Leadership Role For Jan 6th - personal statement

Handwritten statement addressing his role on January 6. Says only leadership was volunteering his truck and paying for gas, food, and hotel for Alex (Alex Harkrider, co-defendant). Notes he had no plan beyond Trump telling people to show up at the Ellipse.

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Numbered grievance list: hard drive missing, denied meds, Officer King slur

Handwritten numbered list of 9 grievances after being placed in the hole: hard drive disappeared, no evidence.com access, no meds 48+ hours, denied mental health visits despite ERT direction, sleep deprivation, denied outside counsel, punishment without finding of guilt, motion claims he did not pick up a chair when he admits he did, Officer King referred to him as insurrectionist, no pens/pencils.

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Officers In Hallway - Capitol PD helmet number log

Handwritten list titled Officers In Hallway recording Capitol Police helmet numbers from January 6 footage. Includes Helmet L3 (Lieutenant rank with white shirt, ring on left ring finger, watch on left wrist), 4244/4744/4344, 3744 (name tape at 12:44), 0768/076A, 658, 5701/5707, 5016, 4640, 2354.

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Officers In Hallway - helmet log p2 (King-2 Capitol Police)

Continuation of helmet-number log. Includes Helmet 3757/3767, 607/807 (807 circled), King-2 (Capitol Police), 3715, 4011, 8779/6779/S779.

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Officers Viewpoint 15:57:42 - communication breakdown analysis

Officer-perspective bodycam analysis (timestamp 15:57:42) documenting a protester communicating with police (thumbs up signal) trying to help downed officers, then officer on ledge unnecessarily spraying everyone including helpful protesters - demonstrating police communication breakdown and inappropriate force.

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One Big Flag timeline page 2 - Clear Goggles accuses Waldo of working with police

Page 2 of Big Flag timeline. CRITICAL: 7:57 - Clear Goggles accuses Waldo of working with police; Waldo shakes his Trump garments and explains he's "one of us". Documents agent-provocateur dynamic. Names additional figures: Sunshine, Frogman, Window Recorder, Blue Lives Matter mask man.

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One Big Flag timeline page 3 - Window Recorder "He's spraying patriots"

Page 3 (final) of Big Flag timeline. Documents Window Recorder yelling about Clear Goggles "He's spraying patriots", a man in blue yelling "Drag him out", Redskin passing a baton up to the front, and Golf hat man holding up a closed fist signaling "stop" or "halt". Suggests provocateur activity.

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Patriots Storm timeline page 2 - Camo Pants, Ben Gay, Sunshine, Waldo

Page 2 of Patriots Storm timeline naming other J6 figures: Camo Pants (man with helmet, American Flag mask, c…

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Patriots Storm timeline page 3 - spray can passing, Ryan on microphone 4:16 PM

Page 3 of Patriots Storm timeline tracking spray can being passed (Waldo, Sunshine, Camo Pants), blonde woman emerging from tunnel after being kicked, Ryan talking on microphone at AT LEAST 4:16:04 PM, and CK Hat (Couy Griffin?) on microphone.

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Patriots Storm timeline page 4 - Roseanne Boyland death time 4:17:22 PM

Page 4 of Patriots Storm timeline. CRITICAL: documents 1:12:58 - "The Police fog the hallway while I'm talking. This is said to be the time Roseanne died and other people choked on these specific fumes. Time is AT LEAST 4:17:22 PM." Notes Trump telling people to go home at 1:17:17 and timestamp 4:34 PM RSBN. Direct material evidence on Roseanne Boyland's death.

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Patriots Storm timeline page 5 - Ryan exits window 4:35 PM, CK Man undercover

Page 5 of Patriots Storm timeline. Documents Ryan and Alex exiting window at 4:35 PM (RSBN). Critical observations of "CK Man" suspected to be undercover: hand over ears (talking on phone), signaling to someone, possible earpiece in left ear. Window Recorder covering face/lens.

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Patriots Storm US Capitol Timeline - Anthony Antonio/Waldo/Fanone

Detailed video timeline naming Anthony Antonio (Trump 2020 scarf, same as Waldo), older man on ledge directing traffic, Alex & Ryan entering hallway, Fanone being pulled into crowd at 3:18-3:21 PM. Anthony Antonio telling crowd "this is a peaceful protest now", crowd believed people inside were peaceful.

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Peter Stager — request for copies for legal team Price Benowitz LLP, refs IGP #20220328-492

Handwritten Peter Stager note requesting copies of documents to be sent to his legal team, Price Benowitz LLP, 409 7th Street NW, Suite 200, Washington DC 20004. Signed Peter F. Stager. Second paragraph: has additional documents from a write-up he was "falsely accused and convicted of" and appealed to the warden with no reply to date; tracked under IGP #20220328-492.

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Peter Stager — signed closing: not destroying officers, fixing a broken system

Final page of Peter Stager handwritten witness statement. Closing paragraph signed by Peter F. Stager: "Im not trying to destroy the officers life or career. I just want to fix a broken system to prevent this type of injustice from happening to a detainee or inmate." Lone "I" begins next section. Pairs with scan 003 as continuation/closing of IGP #20220201-685 statement.

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Pre-Trial Release notes for attorney McBride

Handwritten notes by Ryan Nichols for attorney Joseph McBride on pre-trial release arguments. Cites US v. Sinmyah Amera Ceasar (Nos 19-2881(L), 19-2892), an alleged ISIS terrorist released pretrial with ankle monitor, and US v. Melendez ruling pretrial detention based solely on alleged dangerousness unconstitutional past 8 months. Notes Ryan was helping people in the hallway, built a gun box for legal compliance, did not bring weapons into DC, owns RTU search-and-rescue non-profit.

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Reply to Govt Opposition p2: distinguishing Tsarnaev, Skilling, Yousef, Haldeman, McVeigh

Page 2 of 8. Distinguishes governments cited precedents: Boston Marathon bomber (In re Tsarnaev 780 F.3d 14), Enron (Skilling v. US 561 U.S. 358), WTC attacks (US v. Yousef 327 F.3d 56, US v. Moussaoui 43 F.Appx 612), Watergate (US v. Haldeman 559 F.2d 31), and Oklahoma City (US v. McVeigh 918 F.Supp. 1467). Footnote: Government fails to address US v. Oliver North.

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Reply to Govt Opposition p3: Obama/Clinton/Bush counterexamples

…Bush did not demonize energy employees after Enron. Argues J6 Defendants now characterized as domestic extremists already…

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Reply to Govt Opposition p4: 9/11 counterexample, Bushs Islam is Peace speech

Page 4 of 8. Argues WTC attacks would be analogous only if Bush had declared war on Islam. Includes hypothetical re-write of Red Speech substituting Islam for MAGA. Cites Bushs Sept 17 2001 Islam is Peace speech at Islamic Center of Washington DC as opposite. Footnote 3 cites georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov.

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Reply to Govt Opposition p5: Bush vs Biden contrasted, calls to action

Page 5 of 8. Contrasts Bushs Islam-is-peace stance with Bidens distinction between Republicans and MAGA Republicans, Biden quoting Judge Luttig that MAGA is clear and present danger. Argues Biden suggests courts have already declared MAGA guilty of sedition/insurrection. Bushs call to action was for school children to write letters to Muslim children; Bidens was defending democracy against MAGA.

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Reply to Govt Opposition p6: defend our democracy, J6 Committee theory

…l defend our democracy with every fiber of my being." Notes J6 Committees underlying theory that single presidential speec…

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Reply to Govt Opposition p7: defend democracy in jurors box, 95% DC Biden voters

Page 7 of 8. Argues that if Congress can rule a Presidents speech influences citizens to break law, the Court must apply same rule to Bidens Red Speech demonizing MAGA. Particularly acute in DC where 95% of potential jurors voted for Biden. Alternative: change of venue per ECF No. 157. Asks Court to consider Red Speech as if it were governments opening/closing statement.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten Detention Hearing Transcripts notes page 1

Handwritten notes by Ryan Nichols analyzing his Detention Hearing Transcripts (items 1-8) - raising ineffective assistance of counsel claim, noting Congress was no longer in session when he arrived, and discussing first aid kits.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten Detention Hearing Transcripts notes page 2 - drugs, guns, intent

Handwritten notes by Ryan Nichols continuing analysis of his Detention Hearing Transcripts (items 9-15), covering travel, drug references (legal Ketamine for PTSD/anxiety, mushrooms, DMT), legal gun transport, BLM/Antifa concerns, Insurrection Act discussions.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten Detention Hearing Transcripts notes page 3 - bodycam, Waldo, pepper spray

Handwritten Detention Hearing notes (items 16-24) by Ryan Nichols challenging his counsels handover of evidence, bodycam red light meaning, video retention, Waldo being sprayed, pepper spray chain of custody questions.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten Detention Hearing Transcripts notes page 4 (items 25-34)

Handwritten Detention Hearing notes (items 25-34) by Ryan Nichols on self-defense narrative, crowbar as prop, firearms left in Virginia, lawful weapon transport, 9-month delay in charges, gunfire questions, FBI tip-offs.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten Detention Hearing Transcripts notes page 5 (items 35-42)

Handwritten Detention Hearing notes (items 35-42) by Ryan Nichols on third party witnesses, dropped charges, terrorist label, PTSD and service to country, disgruntled ex-employee, marijuana amounts, drug testing, obstruction without knowledge.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten Detention Hearing Transcripts notes page 6 (items 43-50)

Handwritten Detention Hearing notes (items 43-50) by Ryan Nichols on tac vest, burned items, AR for hogs in Oklahoma, FB deletion due to FBI paranoia, unchanged appearance, dads warning, Trump quotes, prosecution lies.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten Detention Hearing Transcripts notes page 7 - WHO IS MY VICTIM

Handwritten Detention Hearing notes (items 51-61) by Ryan Nichols asking WHO IS MY VICTIM, no firearms in DC, calling FBI to comply, plate carriers for protection from Antifa/BLM, claustrophobia, all firearms taken by FBI.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten Detention Hearing Transcripts notes page 8 (items 62-70)

Handwritten Detention Hearing notes (items 62-70) by Ryan Nichols on cooperation, peaceful protester until attacked with batons/spray/flashbangs, preparations, drug test logic, Trump quote about reorganizing, insurrectionist label without charge.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten Detention Hearing Transcripts notes page 9 (items 71-76)

Handwritten Detention Hearing notes (items 71-76) by Ryan Nichols disputing he led an assault, encouraged violence, pepper spray contents unknown to govt, pretrial recommendation, no evidence judge cited.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten essay continuation - Rosanne, Ashli, nightmares

Continuation of Ryan Nicholss handwritten essay on Police Brutality, noting awareness Rosanne Boyland was beaten and Ashli Babbitt was shot, expressing ongoing PTSD nightmares.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten essay: FB Posts & Videos Explained

Handwritten essay by Ryan Nichols titled FB Posts & Videos Explained, explaining his social media posts after Jan 6, including the by ballot or by bullet political hyperbole as part of self-defense narrative.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten essay: Police Brutality on Jan 6th

Handwritten essay by Ryan Nichols titled Police Brutality on Jan 6th, describing flash bangs, mace/pepper spray, batons used against non-violent protesters, citing DOJ Capitol Police reports about lethal force.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten essay: Why I Geared UP For Jan 6th

Handwritten essay by Ryan Nichols titled Why I Geared UP For Jan 6th explaining his rationale for chest protection and crowbar - 2020 riots, Antifa violence, social media warnings about Antifa attacks, Marine Corps training about sucking chest wounds.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten essay: Why I Went To Washington D.C.

Handwritten essay by Ryan Nichols titled Why I Went To Washington D.C. explaining travel on Jan 4, 2021 to protest 2020 election, citing Trump, Giuliani, Flynn, Sidney Powell, Lin Wood, Mike Lindell, veteran sworn duty, Texas lawsuit with 17-18 states.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten Jan 6 actors network diagram - Ray Epps, Sean McHugh, et al

Handwritten relationship/network diagram by Ryan Nichols showing connections between January 6 figures: David Dempsey, Waldo, Sunshine, Redskin, Police, Ray Epps, Sean McHugh, with notations about behavior at the Capitol.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten Jan 6 Timeline page 1 - Ellipse, Capitol arrival, tunnel

Handwritten Jan 6 Timeline page 1 by Ryan Nichols detailing his arrival at the Ellipse, Trump speech, march to Capitol, observations of beaten/bloody people coming out of the tunnel around 3:00 PM with specific video timestamps cited.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten Jan 6 Timeline page 2 - Officer Fanone, heave-ho, pepper spray

Handwritten Jan 6 Timeline page 2 by Ryan Nichols detailing the tunnel/stairwell incident: Officer Fanone being pulled down, helping him, heave-ho call, being sprayed multiple times by officer on ledge, with detailed video timestamps.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten Jan 6 Timeline page 3 - spray officer, Officer L359, Rosanne Boyland

Handwritten Jan 6 Timeline page 3 by Ryan Nichols documenting his spray of officers in self-defense at 4:02 PM, witnessing Officer L359 beating men and women, the blonde woman being stomped (Rosanne Boyland), entering Capitol window, and bullhorn moments.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten Jan 6 Timeline page 4 - Rosanne Boyland beating, Officer Lila Morris

Handwritten Jan 6 Timeline page 4 (items 16-21) documenting the beating of Rosanne Boyland by Officer Lila Morris at 4:28 PM, chest compressions, officers signaling to remove her body, and Ryan and Alex leaving the Capitol.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten Timeline - post-Jan 6 events through FBI arrest

Handwritten Timeline page 5 by Ryan Nichols detailing post-Jan 6 events: news narrative, fleeing to Texas, FBI surveillance, FBI raid on Jan 18, jail transfers across Texas counties, flight to DC.

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Ryan Nichols handwritten Timeline Jan 5 - arrival in VA, BLM/Antifa, GoPro videos

Handwritten timeline page for Jan 5 detailing Ryan Nicholss arrival in Virginia, viewing the White House, encountering BLM/Antifa protests, his anti-Antifa speech, with GoPro video references and timestamps.

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Sgt. Shawn Franklin work performance comments — Nichols outstanding detail squad member

Character/work performance statement from Sgt. Shawn Franklin (C Building Zone Supervisor) regarding Ryan Nichols (DCDC 376-795). States Nichols has been outstanding in-housed detail squad member since March 9, 2021, mentor, morale booster.

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Sgt. Shawn Franklin work performance comments — Nichols outstanding, no disciplinary reports

Glowing character/work performance statement from Sgt. Shawn Franklin, C Building Zone Supervisor at the Correctional Treatment Facility, regarding Inmate Ryan Nichols (DCDC 376-795). States Nichols has had zero adverse actions or disciplinary reports, serves as mentor/morale booster, mediates disputes, and recommends him for next position.

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Shane Jenkins #377186 — FDC Houston, SSSS flag, Fairlamb/Holmes incident

…lamb cell with 3 officers - Fairlamb said "Fuck America" re J6 detainees singing anthem and God Bless America.

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