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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 19, 2024
DC DOC Level 1 Appeal - escalating testosterone medical care issue with Dr. Cute
Yellow DC DOC Level 1 Appeal Administrative Remedy by Ryan Nichols escalating ongoing medical issues (IGP #20240212-166), citing Dr. Cute, hand-written calendar, diary, and verbal correspondence.
ReadMar 19, 2024
DC DOC Level 1 Appeal 3/19/24 - Ryan Nichols copy (no DOC response)
Ryan Nichols carbon/inmate copy of the DC DOC Level 1 Appeal Administrative Remedy form he filed 3/19/24 (companion to j6s9-011 which has the K. Nickens denial filled in).
ReadMar 15, 2024
DC DOC Informal Resolution - missed Dr. Cute bloodwork appointment, marriage harm
Pink DC DOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form by Ryan Nichols complaining medical staff falsely marked him as having denied appointment with Dr. Cute on 3/13/24 and 3/14/24, harming his health, marriage, and personal life.
ReadMar 15, 2024
DC DOC Inmate Complaint Form (IGP #2024 0320-458) - Medical Appointment Denial, Mar 15 2024
Ryan Nichols Step 1 complaint at DC DOC alleging staff falsely claimed he refused medical appointment with Dr. Aute on 3/13/24 to draw bloodwork. Marked Denied 3/20/24.
ReadMar 8, 2024
DC DOC Informal Complaint #20240313-316 - 3/8/24 Dr Lute medical denied
DC DOC PP 4030.1 Attachment C Informal Resolution Complaint by Ryan Nichols 3/8/24 (received 3/12/24), assigned IGP# 20240313-316. Reports Dr. Lute confronted him about denied appts and jail officers lying about him refusing to come.
ReadMar 8, 2024
DC DOC Informal Complaint 3/8/24 - D. Gaskins inaccurate letter & 3 contradictory IGP policies
DC DOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint by Ryan Nichols 3/8/24 disputing D. Gaskins 3/6/24 (typed 3/4/24) letter claiming his IGPs were submitted outside policy; notes DC DOC has 3 contradictory IGP policies (poster, handbook, form).
ReadMar 8, 2024
DOJ Announces John Emanuel Banuelos Arrest and Complaint Allegations
Official DOJ announcement reporting Banuelos’s March 8, 2024 arrest and complaint-stage allegations. Government descriptions remain allegations, not judicial findings.
ReadMar 8, 2024
Medical Notes p4 - Dr Gute confrontation Mar 8 2024
Continuation of medical notes for March 5-8, 2024 documenting confrontation with Dr. Gute over jail falsely claiming Ryan denied appointments, testosterone protocol disputes, and cravings discussion.
ReadMar 8, 2024
DC DOC Informal Resolution - challenging D. Gaskins letter and 3 IGP policies
Pink DC DOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form by Ryan Nichols challenging factually inaccurate letter from D. Gaskins and noting DC DOC has three contradictory IGP policies allowing denial.
ReadMar 8, 2024
DC DOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form (IGP #2024 0424-658), Mar 8, 2024
Ryan Nichols (DCDC# 376795, Unit C3A) inmate complaint form filed at DC Department of Corrections, regarding D. Gaskins's claim that IGPs were submitted outside of policy. Documents conflicting IGP policies at DC DOC.
ReadMar 8, 2024
DC DOC Informal Resolution - jail officers lied about medical appointment refusal
Pink DC DOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form by Ryan Nichols alleging jail officers lied that he refused a medical appointment with Dr. Cute, when in fact he was never called for it.
ReadMar 7, 2024
Brian Mock D.C. Circuit appeal docket No. 24-3027
A public appellate docket mirror records that Brian Christopher Mock’s appeal from D.D.C. case 1:21-cr-00444-JEB-1 was docketed in the D.C. Circuit on March 7, 2024 as No. 24-3027.
ReadMar 7, 2024
FBI Statement of Facts in John Emanuel Banuelos Complaint
Eleven-page FBI probable-cause affidavit supporting the March 2024 complaint. The alleged conduct is not presented as a trial finding.
ReadMar 5, 2024
Medical Notes p3 - hamstring injury & medical neglect Feb-Mar 2024
Page 3 of medical notes documenting Feb 14 - Mar 5 2024: hamstring injury during basketball with corporal Winston and Vaughan witnesses, X-ray requesting MRI, ongoing testosterone shots and weight tracking, missed medical appointments.
ReadMar 4, 2024
D. Gaskins (DOC Program Manager) memo to Nichols re IGP# 20240304-073 3/4/24
Typed DC DOC memo from Program Manager D. Gaskins to Ryan Nichols (#376795) dated 3/4/2024 regarding IGP# 20240304-073, sending copies of all IGPs dating to 11/20/2023 and noting Denial of Appeal Levels 1 and 2 were within policy timeframes.
ReadMar 4, 2024
Letter from DC DOC Program Manager D. Gaskins re: IGP appeals
Letter from DC DOC Program Manager D. Gaskins to Ryan Nichols regarding IGP grievance appeals — Denial of Appeal Level 1 (12/19/2023) and Appeal Level 2 (1/15/2024) were within policy timeframes.
ReadFeb 29, 2024
DC DOC Formal Grievance 2/29/24 Received Stamped, Denied (IGP #20240424-654)
Stamped/filed copy of Nichols Inmate Formal Grievance Form (PP 4030.1 Attachment D) dated 2/29/24. RECEIVED stamp MAR 04 2024. IGP NUMBER #20240424-654. DOC RESPONSE: Denied - See attached. IGP Coordinator signature dated 4/24/24. Same content as j6s8-096 but with denial annotation. This is the IGP that Campbell claimed had no history in j6s8-095.
ReadFeb 29, 2024
DC DOC Inmate Formal Grievance Form 2/29/24 - IGP Escalation
DC DOC PP 4030.1 Attachment D Inmate Formal Grievance Form (Step 2) filed by Ryan Nichols (DCDC# 376795, Unit C3A) dated 2/29/24, escalating his Step 1 Informal IGP written 2/1/24 that was never answered/responded to. Marked Facilities Management and Other. This is the grievance T. Campbell later claimed had NO HISTORY in j6s8-095.
ReadFeb 29, 2024
DC DOC Inmate Formal Grievance - escalation of unanswered 2/1/24 IGP
Pink DC Department of Corrections Inmate Formal Grievance Form filed by Ryan Nichols escalating his step 1 informal IGP written 2/1/24 that was never answered, citing illusory IGP process at DC DOC.
ReadFeb 22, 2024
DC DOC Formal Grievance: T. Campbell makes IGP process illusory
DC DOC Inmate Formal Grievance (IGP 20240304-073) escalating the prior 1/24/24 Informal that went unanswered within 15 business days, alleging T. Campbell's deliberate sabotage and subversion of the IGP process makes it impossible to exhaust administrative remedies.
ReadFeb 22, 2024
DC DOC Inmate Formal Grievance #20240304-073 - Ryan Nichols 2/22/24
DC DOC PP 4030.1 Attachment D Inmate Formal Grievance Form (Step 2) filed by Ryan Nichols 2/22/24 (stamped received 2/29/24), alleging T. Campbell sabotage of IGP process; assigned IGP# 20240304-073.
ReadFeb 22, 2024
DOJ announcement of Brian Mock’s original sentence
DOJ reported that Judge James E. Boasberg sentenced Brian Christopher Mock on February 22, 2024 to 33 months’ imprisonment, 24 months’ supervised release, and $2,710 in restitution and fines.
ReadFeb 22, 2024
DC DOC Inmate Formal Grievance Form - testosterone bloodwork follow-up
DC Department of Corrections Inmate Formal Grievance filed by Ryan Nichols as follow-up to IGP #20240212-166, regarding ongoing failure to inform him of testosterone bloodwork results and treatment guidelines.
ReadFeb 16, 2024
Daniel Paul Gray — DOJ Sentencing Record
Official DOJ sentencing record reporting 30 months’ imprisonment, 36 months’ supervised release, and $2,000 restitution on February 16, 2024.
ReadFeb 16, 2024
DC DOC Informal Resolution: IGP grievance process is an illusory process
DC DOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint by Ryan Nichols arguing the IGP grievance process is an illusory process that is not meant to actually solve issues, referencing 5+ IGPs filed.
ReadFeb 14, 2024
Medical Notes log by Ryan Nichols (cont.) Jan-Feb 2024
Continuation of medical notes log by Ryan Nichols covering Jan 5 - Feb 14, 2024 documenting interactions with Dr. Gute regarding testosterone dosage discrepancies, levothyroxine, weight loss tracking, and grievances.
ReadFeb 12, 2024
Scott Fairlamb — Free Thought Project Interview
Publisher listing for a February 12, 2024 long-form interview in which Fairlamb discusses his January 6 experience and case timeline.
ReadFeb 9, 2024
DC DOC Informal Resolution Complaint #20240212-166 - Ryan Nichols 2/9/24 testosterone therapy
DC DOC PP 4030.1 Attachment C Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form filed by Ryan Nichols 2/9/24 (received 2/12/24, completed 2/16/2024) regarding testosterone therapy guidelines and being denied lab results.
ReadFeb 9, 2024
DOJ Records Peter Michael Krill Jr. Sentence
Official DOJ announcement reporting nine months’ imprisonment, twelve months of supervised release, and $2,000 restitution.
ReadFeb 9, 2024
DC DOC Informal Resolution: Testosterone bloodwork results withheld
DC DOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint by Ryan Nichols (IGP 20240212-166) reporting testosterone bloodwork results withheld and medical staff refusing to share guidelines for testosterone therapy; resolved via sick call referral.
ReadFeb 9, 2024
DC DOC Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form - testosterone results
DC Department of Corrections Inmate Informal Resolution Complaint Form filed by Ryan Nichols requesting his testosterone blood test results and treatment guidelines, marked received Feb 12, 2024 and completed Feb 16, 2024.
ReadFeb 8, 2024
Isaac Thomas Release Memorandum Opinion — February 8, 2024
Memorandum opinion in United States v. Thomas, Criminal Action No. 23-0069-1 (CKK), granting renewed release from confinement subject to strict conditions after an earlier revocation. The ruling addressed pretrial custody and did not determine guilt.
ReadFeb 6, 2024
DOJ arrest announcement for Seth and Cepane Sarty
The U.S. Attorney’s Office reported that Seth Sarty and Cepane Sarty were arrested in Georgia on February 5, 2024 and described complaint-stage allegations. The release expressly states that a complaint is an allegation and that defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
ReadFeb 2, 2024
DOJ bench-trial verdict announcement — Ryan Samsel and co-defendants
DOJ release reporting Judge Jia M. Cobb’s February 2, 2024 bench-trial findings for Ryan Samsel, James Tate Grant, Paul Russell Johnson, Stephen Chase Randolph, and Jason Benjamin Blythe. Canonical-URL SHA-256: b5bf9d1eafcebecc9beff5a20eed8b15e9ddb5c7384ac9e6b78f8471535a81f5. Capture: canonical HTML reviewed July 24, 2026; native findings and complete trial record pending.
ReadFeb 1, 2024
DOJ Plea Announcement — Alan St. Onge, Kyle Kumer and William Stover
DOJ announcement reporting that Alan St. Onge pleaded guilty on January 31, 2024 to two felony civil-disorder counts. The same source separately reports pleas by Kyle Kumer and William Stover.
ReadJan 29, 2024
Lee Stutts Not-Guilty Plea Report
Charlotte Observer courthouse reporting states that Lee Stutts pleaded not guilty at his January 29, 2024 arraignment before the D.C. federal court.
ReadJan 26, 2024
Judgment in Felicia Konold criminal case
Signed judgment documenting Felicia Konold’s conviction, sentence, supervision conditions and monetary penalties.
ReadJan 24, 2024
DC DOC Informal Resolution Complaint 1/24/24 - prescribed meds, Step 4 missing
DC DOC PP 4030.1 Attachment C Informal Resolution Complaint by Ryan Nichols 1/24/24 alleging T. Campbell intentionally sabotaged grievance process by denying Step 4 escalation; refers to prior IGPs from 2021/2022.
ReadJan 24, 2024
DC DOC Informal Resolution: Accuses T. Campbell of sabotaging grievance process
DC DOC Informal Resolution Complaint by Ryan Nichols accusing IGP Coordinator T. Campbell of intentionally and deliberately sabotaging the grievance process to prevent exhaustion of administrative remedies — parallel to 2021 & 2022 conduct.
ReadJan 24, 2024
KOLD/13 News report on Felicia and Cory Konold sentencing
Contemporaneous local report documenting plea and sentence outcomes for Felicia and Cory Konold.
ReadJan 23, 2024
DOJ Arrest Announcement — Andy Steven Oliva-Lopez
DOJ announcement reporting Oliva-Lopez’s January 23, 2024 arrest in Milwaukie, Oregon and describing the complaint-stage charges. DOJ expressly states that a complaint is merely an allegation.
ReadJan 22, 2024
DOJ Announces Edward Richmond Jr. Arrest and Complaint
Official DOJ announcement of Richmond’s January 22, 2024 arrest. The release expressly states that the complaint was an allegation and that the presumption of innocence applied.
ReadJan 22, 2024
DOJ — Farhad and Farbod Azari Guilty Pleas
Official DOJ announcement reporting that each man pleaded guilty on January 22, 2024 to civil disorder and assaulting, resisting or impeding officers with a dangerous weapon.
ReadJan 20, 2024
Lee Stutts Discusses Charges in Firsthand Interview
Charlotte Observer interview preserving Stutts’s own account and denials concerning parts of the government’s allegations. His statements are attributed firsthand claims, not judicial findings.
ReadJan 19, 2024
FBI Statement of Facts — Seth and Cepane Sarty
Sixteen-page FBI affidavit filed January 19, 2024 in magistrate matter No. 1:24-mj-00019-MAU. It contains the government’s probable-cause narrative and investigator-selected surveillance and body-camera images concerning Seth and Cepane Sarty.
ReadJan 18, 2024
FBI Statement of Facts and Criminal Complaint — Andy Steven Oliva-Lopez
Eighteen-page DOJ-hosted complaint package and FBI affidavit filed January 18, 2024. The affidavit was submitted to establish probable cause; its factual narrative remains attributed government allegations.
ReadJan 17, 2024
DC DOC Denial of Inmate IGP Form (IGP 20240117-190) — out of time, already responded
DC DOC Denial of Inmate IGP Form returning Ryan Nichols's Level 2 medication grievance with reasons: not submitted in 5-day timeframe, and "this grievance was responded on 11/21/23."
ReadJan 17, 2024
Felicia Konold defense sentencing memorandum
ECF 241, filed January 17, 2024. Defense advocacy requesting the Probation Office recommendation and presenting mitigation, remorse and sentencing-comparison arguments.
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