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24 matches for "Thomas Sibick": 0 grievances · 10 events · 0 people · 14 documents.
Thomas Sibick is present on the Lower West Terrace
Later filed records address Sibick's presence near the Lower West Terrace tunnel and his contact with Officer Michael Fanone. Government allegations and plea facts remain separately attributed.
📍 U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.
ReadFederal authorities arrest Thomas Sibick in New York
Sibick was arrested after the March 10 complaint affidavit. Arrest is a procedural event, not proof of every complaint allegation.
📍 Western District of New York
ReadJudge Jackson orders Thomas Sibick detained pending trial
After reviewing a magistrate judge's release decision, Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered detention. The ruling addressed pretrial risk, not final guilt.
📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
ReadD.C. Circuit affirms Thomas Sibick's detention order
The court of appeals affirmed through a short Rule 36 judgment in No. 21-3015, without a published precedential opinion.
📍 U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
ReadCourt orders Thomas Sibick released to home confinement
Judge Jackson later ordered release to third-party custody and home confinement under conditions, materially changing the pretrial custody record.
📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
ReadCo-detainee statements concerning Thomas Sibick
Four handwritten statement pages concerning Thomas Sibick bear the date October 26, 2021 and the names and signatures of Ryan Nichols and 10 other D.C. jail co-detainees. They record the signatories' allegations about conduct in the C-2B pod; they are not court findings or part of Sibick's January 6 offenses of conviction. The date is the date written on the statements, not a verified date for each alleged incident. The original scans are linked below so readers can examine the accounts and signatures directly.
📍 C-2B pod, DC DOC
ReadThomas Sibick pleads guilty to three counts
Sibick waived indictment and pleaded guilty to one count under 18 U.S.C. § 111(a)(1) and two theft counts under 18 U.S.C. § 661.
📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
ReadThomas Sibick receives a 50-month prison sentence
On July 28, 2023, Judge Amy Berman Jackson sentenced Thomas Sibick to 50 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release and $7,500.79 in restitution, as confirmed by the DOJ sentencing release. The public docket summary also records $225 in special assessments. The prison term imposed is not a measure of the time he actually served.
📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
ReadPresident Trump grants Thomas Sibick a full pardon
The proclamation and DOJ certificate-recipient list support classifying Sibick's clemency as a full, complete and unconditional pardon.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadWKBW publishes Thomas Sibick's post-pardon interview
Sibick discussed release, support, prayer, intent and remorse. His statements remain attributed firsthand testimony rather than independent proof.
📍 Western New York
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