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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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Feb 18, 2022
Formal grievance 2/18/22: ENT confirmed ear infection (escalates IGP 20220208-914)
Pink DCDOC Formal Grievance Form, 2/18/22. Escalation of IGP #20220208-914 (ear/medical). Outside ENT doctor confirmed ear infection with scarring; documented in doctor records. Nichols requests a copy and demands to know who responded to the informal grievance.
ReadFeb 18, 2022
IGP 22092786-088: Video visits denied at CTF (Talley response)
DCDOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form (Tablet Submission Response). Manager M. Talley, COVID-19 department, responds to Ryan Nichols (DCDC#376795, Unit C2B) that no inmates at CTF get video visits.
ReadFeb 17, 2022
Brian P. McCreary — Defense Sentencing Memorandum
Four-page defense sentencing memorandum emphasizing remorse, early cooperation, personal background, and a proposed non-custodial sentence.
ReadFeb 17, 2022
Peter Stager — PREA Notice of Withdrawal signed 2/17/22 (the contested signature)
DC DOC PREA Notice of Withdrawal form, Print Name/DCDC#: "Peter F Stager 376784", checked box: "I would like to withdraw the PREA complaint that was made. I am not withdrawing this complaint under duress or coercion but of my own free will." Date: 2-17-22. Marked "Inmate Copy" at top. Per scan 003 statement, Stager signed this without understanding what it was, while isolated and trying to regain privileges. Form warns refusal to sign would trigger PREA investigation moving forward — coercive design.
ReadFeb 17, 2022
Andrew Cavanaugh guilty-plea report
Contemporary Montana report that Cavanaugh pleaded guilty to one misdemeanor count on February 17, 2022 and that the government agreed to dismiss the other three misdemeanor counts.
ReadFeb 16, 2022
IGP 20220208-914 COMPLETED 2/16/22: DOC denies ear infection (COVID-19 dept)
DCDOC-completed version of the 2/5/22 ear-infection IGP. IGP #20220208-914. DOC response (2/16/22 by COVID-19 department): "Inmate Nichols has no negligence in the healthcare this inmate is receiving. Outside Consultation did not confirm any abnormalities within this inmates ear. The recommendation was to continue with nasal spray as medically indicated and has been scheduled for chronic care appointment. Grievance resolved." Directly contradicts Howard ENT findings.
ReadFeb 16, 2022
IGP #20220210-961 — DOC response to Shane Jenkins barber grievance (2/16/22)
DCDOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form, Tablet Submission Response (Informal Grievance) for Shane Jenkins (DCDC #377186, C2B) IGP #20220210-961. DOC states modified medical stay-in-place, barbershop closed; vaccination required for haircuts.
ReadFeb 15, 2022
IGP 22092786-088 tablet submission: video visit discrimination (Dowery)
DCDOC Informal Grievance Form (Tablet, Response ID 163514) submitted 2/16/2022 04:33. Discrimination complaint: LT D. Dowery Sr. told Nichols, Kash Kelly, Kenny Harrelson and Kelly Meggs that video visits exist on the CTF side (D Pod) but they are denied access. Family in Texas; visits denied for 13+ months. This is the underlying complaint to scan 001.
ReadFeb 15, 2022
Shane Jenkins — Step 2 Formal Grievance: haircut/vaccine mandate (IGP #22092816-279)
DC DOC Step 2 Formal Grievance Form filed by Shane Jenkins #377186, Unit C2B, escalating his haircut complaint from 2-5-22 — calling the archaic vaccine mandates and denial of basic human needs cruel and unusual and noting he has been at DC DOC since 4-13-21 without access to a haircut. Marked as future litigation. Stamped received 2/16/22; assigned IGP #22092816-279.
ReadFeb 15, 2022
Notes: Outside Medical at Howard University Hospital (Dr. Kawas, ENT)
Handwritten yellow legal pad notes titled Outside Medical. Documents Howard University Hospital visit with Dr. Kawas (white man) and a second doctor (Black woman, name with a J). Confirms ear infection diagnosis cited in scan 011 grievance.
ReadFeb 14, 2022
Shane Jenkins — Mailroom response IGP #20220208-891 (stamps in envelope excuse)
DC DOC Informal Grievance response to IGP #20220208-891 by Mailroom responder A. Points, claiming the only mail returned was on 1/31/22 because of stamps inside the envelope, and that mail containing a flash drive will be forwarded to the Litigation Department for distribution.
ReadFeb 10, 2022
Formal IGP 22091885-795: solitary confinement definition & 22-hr lockdown
DCDOC Formal Grievance #22091885-795 escalating IGP #20220126-551. Nichols argues 22-hr-a-day lockdown meets Merriam-Webster definition of solitary confinement and violates constitutional rights. DOC response (Major Marr 3/9/22): all CDF housing units on 5 hours out-of-cell as of Feb 28, 2022; IGP was during modified medical stay-in-place (22:2).
ReadFeb 10, 2022
Formal IGP 22091885-797: haircut denial (escalates IGP 20220202-800)
DCDOC Inmate Formal Grievance Form (PP 4030.1 Att. D). Escalation of informal IGP #20220202-800. Nichols, fully vaccinated, denied haircut even though promised one for bond hearing; cites other C2B inmates getting haircuts in last 7 days. DOC response says wrong process — must use Barbershop request slip; prior to Feb 28, 2022 DOC only issued court-ordered haircuts.
ReadFeb 8, 2022
DOJ announces Matthew Jason Beddingfield arrest
DOJ’s February 8, 2022 arrest announcement and complaint-stage summary. The release expressly states that the complaint is an allegation.
ReadFeb 7, 2022
Feb 7 incident notes: C2B meeting with Mar/Bruce/Sulladeen (p.1)
Ryan's personal notes documenting a Feb 7 incident at DC DOC where J6 detainees in C2B addressed 6-7 issues with LT Bruce and requested a meeting with the director. Lists chain of command: LT Bruce, Capt, Major Marr, Officer Sulladeen, CPL Armstrong, Mr Burris (Head of Security). Notes detainees declared non-combative and peacefully assembled; officer Sulladeen acknowledged issues were legitimate.
ReadFeb 7, 2022
Feb 7 incident notes: locked-down/solitary aftermath (p.2)
Ryan's page 2 of Feb 7 incident notes: Mr Burris promised to handle it, detainees stepped back into cells and were locked down rest of day in solitary confinement. Notes inmates above are on lighter lockdown due to school GED program even though they are convicted. Detainees expressed which rights had been violated; told LT Bruce 22/2 lockdown was affecting them mentally.
ReadFeb 5, 2022
IGP 2/5/22: ear infection medical neglect — Howard ENT confirmed scarring
Pink DCDOC Informal Resolution Form, 2/5/22. Chronicles ear-pain timeline: medical visit 11/8/21, IGP #22111183-794 on 11/15/21 (response 11/24/21 saw no signs, ENT to be scheduled), Howard University ENT visit 2/4/22 confirming white spots and scarring on eardrums from a recent ear infection — directly contradicting prior DOC medical response. Likely the IGP #20220208-914 referenced by scan 011.
ReadFeb 5, 2022
IGP #20220210-961 — Shane Jenkins informal grievance, barber/haircut (2/5/22)
DCDOC Informal Grievance Form (Response ID 161599, IGP #20220210-961) filed by Shane Jenkins (DCDC #377186, C2B) on 2-5-22 requesting haircut. Personal Hygiene category; offender listed as Barber shop.
ReadFeb 4, 2022
Envelope to Kelly Meggs from Zachry Thomas Meggs (Florida), Feb 2022
Envelope addressed to fellow J6 detainee Kelly Meggs (Offender 376780) at DC CTF. Return address Zachry Thomas Meggs, 14100 SW 101st Ln, Dunnellon FL 34432. Postmark Orlando FL 328, Feb 2022. Jail processing mark C2B-09. Apparently misfiled into Ryan Nichols’s mail collection.
ReadFeb 3, 2022
Conditions log — DC DOC Issues page 4, Jan 15 to Feb 3 (slurs, Lt Salvador, shakedowns)
Page 4: Lt White, room flooding from next-door toilet, Lt Salvador never returning grievance form, Officer Scott's racial/sexual slur incident 1/20, racial harassment from Officer Allen 1/24 ('only reason you're acting like this is because you're in here with these cracker-ass white motherf*****s'), daily shakedowns, Major Tally ignores Shane on grievances.
ReadFeb 3, 2022
Shane Jenkins — Step 1 Informal Grievance vs. Mailroom Officer Hampton (IGP #20220208-891)
DC DOC Step 1 Informal Resolution form filed by Shane Jenkins #377186, Unit C2b, complaining that on 1-30-22 he received a Notice of Disposition stating his legal discovery flash drive had been returned to sender without being given to him or his lawyer. Names mailroom Officer Hampton.
ReadFeb 2, 2022
FBI Statement of Facts in United States v. Beddingfield
Twenty-eight-page probable-cause affidavit attested February 2, 2022. Its conduct descriptions and offense assertions are FBI allegations at the complaint stage, not independent findings.
ReadFeb 1, 2022
Jonathan Mellis Reply Supporting Detention Reconsideration — ECF No. 29
Defense reply disputing the government’s interpretation and renewing the request for release. Its interpretations are attributed defense advocacy. Native PDF: 5 pages, 232,660 bytes, PDF 1.7, unencrypted. SHA-256 abbdffd8331262e247fc7d111f2a456ecf374259b3af2fea7e7874a49289809f.
ReadFeb 1, 2022
Peter Stager — original Informal Grievance Form IGP #20220201-685 (2/1/22, PREA allegation)
Original Informal Grievance Form (Response ID 160504), submitted 2022-01-31 15:49 by Peter Stager (DCDC# 376784, Unit C2B). Hand-annotated "IGP# 20220201-685". RECEIVED stamp: FEB 01 2022. Department: Staff Treatment. Offender: "Female officer". Complaint: came in from rec, sat due to maintenance servicing shower stalls; guard yelled "I need to ask her permission to shower" (Stager: has been in facility since 03/08/21 and never had to ask permission); then "the guard stared at the men showering like they were desert. This peeping tom like behavior is creepy and not a issue out side of her. The other female gaurds dont behave like this." Signed: Peter Stager, 02/01/22.
ReadFeb 1, 2022
Inmate request form — 2/1/22 haircut request denied (barbering suspended for COVID)
Printed DC DOC Inmate Request Form (Response ID 160811) submitted 2/1/22 by Ryan Nichols asking for haircut & beard trim — fully vaccinated since 12/14, no haircut since arrival 3/9/21. Handwritten reply 2/2 McCain: 'Barbering services temporarily suspended due to COVID-19.'
ReadJan 31, 2022
DC Jail Offender Management System mail log screenshot — Nichols Ryan, Jan 2022
Screenshot of Offender Management System for Windows v7.8.1 (DC Jail) showing mail log for Nichols, Ryan (DCDC# 376795). Alert: HIGH PROFILE/PROTECTIVE CUSTODY/SPECIAL HANDLING. Booking# 2021-02168, Booked 03/09/2021, Pretrial Maximum. Shows mail received/sent Jan 25-31, 2022 including Amazon Fulfillment, Bonne Nichols (mother, Longview TX), Teresa Sponaugle, J.C. (Albany NY), Lisa Bennett, Anika Waters, Ms. Julianne Eriksen, Jackie L Brown, postcards from "No Name".
ReadJan 29, 2022
IGP Complaint — Ryan Nichols re phone outages blocking attorney communication (6th Amendment)
DC DOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form filed by Ryan Nichols (DCDC# 376795, Unit C2B) on 1/29/22 alleging 6th Amendment violation: phones down 7 days since 1/22/22, unable to communicate with attorney or family during ongoing court case and active motions.
ReadJan 24, 2022
IGP Complaint — Shane Jenkins witness statement re Cpl. Allen threatening Krash Kelly
DC DOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form filed by Shane L. Jenkins (DCDC# 377186, Unit C2B) on 1-24-22 as witness statement for Krash Kelly regarding Corporal Allen physically threatening Kelly during incident at noon.
ReadJan 22, 2022
IGP Complaint — Ryan Nichols re rotten eggs dinner tray 1/22/22
DC DOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form filed by Ryan Nichols (DCDC# 376795, Unit C2B) on 1/22/22 regarding food service: dinner trays contained literally rotten eggs as main source of food. Sgt. Franklin came to inspect and left with sample tray.
ReadJan 21, 2022
Transcribed Interview of James Ray Epps, Sr. — January 21, 2022
Ninety-seven-page transcribed interview released as a supporting material of the House Select Committee. It preserves Epps’s firsthand account and denials concerning government employment or direction.
ReadJan 19, 2022
Incident statement — 1/19/22 C2B detail dispute & threats (page 1)
Handwritten incident statement: between 11am-12pm an officer (not Cpl Austin) working C2B told Ryan he was not on detail despite being on it since April 16, 2021; refused grievance, threatened him with the hole when he yelled for a grievance. Cpl Austin remained respectful.
ReadJan 19, 2022
Incident statement — 1/19/22 LT Saunders never returned grievance (page 2)
Continuation of 1/19/22 incident statement: still no grievance form at 1:30, officers tap on cell window to antagonize him while in bed, LT Saunders never returned with promised grievance form.
ReadJan 15, 2022
Emergency Grievance Appeal to Deputy Director — Ryan Nichols re unanswered grievances about nail clippers
DC DOC Appeal-Deputy Director Form (PP 4030.1 Attachment G) by Ryan Nichols (DCDC# 376795, Unit C2B) dated 1/15/22, IGP# 22098746-049. Marked Emergency Grievance, stamped RECEIVED Feb 22 2022. Documents pattern of unanswered paper and tablet grievances exceeding policy response time. No nail clippers since end of November despite multiple requests. Names Lt. C. Munoz (Jan 5 2022), Cpl. Farrendoni (1/12/22 2:50pm), Major Talley (1/13/22 9:00pm). Side note: nails ripping/tearing off, fingers in pain, no clippers — also tea bags missing.
ReadJan 15, 2022
Denial of Inmate IGP — Ryan Nichols 1/15/22 (Grievance 22092746-049 denied as duplicate)
DC DOC Denial of Inmate IGP Form (PP 4030.1 Attachment B) for Ryan Nichols (DCDC# 376795, CTF/C2B), IGP# 22092746-049, dated 1/15/22, received and returned 2/22/22. Denied because issue is addressed in another Grievance — 20220202-800. Signed by IGP Coordinator T. Campbell.
ReadJan 15, 2022
Handwritten case strategy notes — Misc, Guards, Solitary, Media (items 7-11)
Handwritten lined notebook page with numbered list items 7-11 covering case strategy: Final Call, Informants motion, Media motion, Mike Pence, PTSD triggers (Boyland/Whito et al.), Guards (need names/badge numbers/descriptions/background), Solitary lockdowns in pod/SHU/elsewhere, Media infiltration (NPR, Randy Ireland, Feds), Camera situation including body cams.
ReadJan 15, 2022
Emergency Grievance Appeal to Deputy Director (pink carbon copy) — Ryan Nichols re nail clippers 1/15/22
Pink carbon copy of the Emergency Grievance Appeal to Deputy Director (PP 4030.1 Attachment G) by Ryan Nichols (DCDC# 376795, C2B) dated 1/15/22, same content as scan j6s17-006. Documents unanswered grievances about nail clippers; names Lt. C. Munoz, Cpl. Farrendoni, Major Talley. Inmate copy retained by Ryan.
ReadJan 15, 2022
IGP Receipt — Ryan Nichols #22009746-049 Operations/Non-grievable
DC DOC Crystal Report IGP receipt for Ryan Nichols (DCDC# 376795, Booking# 2021-02168, CTF C2B-10). IGP/IRC dated 2/20/22 (filed late Jan/early Feb), Number 22009746-049, subject Operations/Non-grievable. Received by staff T. Campbell.
ReadJan 14, 2022
Shane Jenkins — Step 1 Informal Grievance: no nail clippers since Nov (IGP #22092796-165)
DC DOC Step 1 Informal Resolution form by Shane Jenkins #377186, Unit C2b, complaining that the pod has had no toe/finger nail clippers since late November — describing it as inhumane, cruel and unusual, and naming both DC DOC administration and the federal Bureau of Prisons as responsible for the neglect. Names Officer Talley at top.
ReadJan 13, 2022
Conditions log — DC DOC Issues page 3, Jan 10-13 (Ms Hubbard 'inhumane' witnessed by Lang/Jenkins)
Page 3: 1/10/22 Ms Hubbard says 24-hour cell confinement is inhumane and lets Jake Lang out — witnessed and signed by Ryan Nichols, Shane Jenkins, Jake Lang. Weekly COVID test consequences, Major Tally arrival, no nail clippers in 2 months.
ReadJan 12, 2022
D.C. Circuit affirms Edward Lang pretrial-detention ruling
The D.C. Circuit affirmed the district court’s denial of pretrial release. The ruling addressed detention, not guilt on the pending charges.
ReadJan 12, 2022
First superseding indictment in United States v. Kuehne et al.
ECF 132, filed January 12, 2022. Records accusation-stage counts against Felicia Konold and co-defendants; an indictment is not a finding of guilt.
ReadJan 12, 2022
Oath Keepers Initial Indictment — ECF No. 1
The 48-page initial indictment in United States v. Rhodes, III et al., filed January 12, 2022. The document records government allegations, not findings of guilt.
ReadJan 11, 2022
IGP #20220105-069 — DOC response to Shane Jenkins lockdown grievance (1/11/22)
DCDOC Informal Grievance Tablet Submission Response for Shane Jenkins (DCDC #377186, C2B) IGP #20220105-069 re lockdown. DOC justifies restrictions citing DOC/DOH mandates to slow Covid-19 spread.
ReadJan 10, 2022
Conditions log — DC DOC Issues page 2, Jan 6-10 (Biden lockdown, sick-call denials)
Page 2 of conditions log: 1/6/22 full lockdown imposed at 12:50pm right after President Biden's anniversary speech; lockdown undermined by 2pm commissary release; mental-health and mail grievances; sick-call slips withheld by staff.
ReadJan 8, 2022
IGP Complaint — Ryan Nichols re undelivered books and mail from wife and attorney
DC DOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form filed by Ryan Nichols (DCDC# 376795, Unit C2B) on 1/8/22 regarding undelivered mail/books since Dec 27, 2021. Mail from his wife and attorney sent in November and December never made it to him. Communications department complaint.
ReadJan 8, 2022
IGP Complaint w/ DOC Response — Ryan Nichols re mail (received books per mail log)
DC DOC IGP Form same as scan 008 — Ryan Nichols (DCDC# 376795, C2B) 1/8/22 re undelivered mail/books since Dec 27 2021, but THIS copy has the DOC response from A. Poines (Mailroom, COVID-19 Manager) dated 2/3/22: per mail log, books were received on 1/31/22 with two entries noted; mail log attached. IGP# 2027C136-550 received Jan 26. Coordinator signed 2/3/2022.
ReadJan 7, 2022
Government Opposition to Jonathan Mellis Detention Motion — ECF No. 28
Government filing opposing reconsideration of detention. Its descriptions and characterizations are prosecutorial advocacy except where separately established by a court ruling or plea record. Native PDF: 19 pages, 400,699 bytes, PDF 1.6, unencrypted. SHA-256 68f4cf38038c0fd03a73645764a979637711f93818eb4d9b9ef0784c0b7ac5f2.
ReadJan 7, 2022
IGP Complaint — Ryan Nichols re mental health, denied haircut/shave/visits/religious services since 3/4/2021
DC DOC IGP Form by Ryan Nichols (DCDC# 376795, C2B) 1/7/22 on Personal Hygiene/Health Care/Communications/Religious Services. IGP# 22020126-551, stamped received Jan 26 2022. About state of his mental health being affected by DC DOC policies as pre-trial detainee. No haircut/shave since arrival March 4, 2021 even though all requirements met. Denied family visits, attorney visits, religious services, banished to solitary confinement despite being fully vaccinated. DOC response 2/8/2022 by M. May references fully vaccinated, modified medical stay-in-place policy, all services approved. Refers to history of housing pre-trial detainees per current modified unit movement, 2 hours out of cell per DOC COVID protocols.
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