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Charges Dismissed With Prejudice — U.S. v. Nichols
U.S. Attorney Edward R. Martin Jr. moved to dismiss the charges in *United States v. Nichols* (1:21-cr-00117-TFH) with prejudice. Dismissal with prejudice bars the government from ever bringing the same charges again. The dismissal followed the January 20, 2025 presidential pardon and the broader Trump-administration review of January 6 cases.
📍 U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
ReadHatchet Speed sentenced in January 6 case
Judge Trevor N. McFadden imposed 48 months’ imprisonment in D.D.C. case No. 1:22-cr-00244-TNM-1. The conviction was later covered by the January 20, 2025 pardon.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadDistrict of Columbia bench-trial findings entered
DOJ reported that Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly found Kelley guilty of three felony and eight misdemeanor counts after a bench trial. Sentencing was later overtaken by the January 2025 pardon and dismissal.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadJanuary 6 proclamation fully pardons Richard Barnett
The January 20, 2025 proclamation granted a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to covered January 6 defendants including Barnett; the Pardon Attorney’s public list confirms him as a certificate recipient.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadKaleb Dillard receives full January 6 pardon
Dillard was covered by the full-pardon provision of the January 20, 2025 proclamation, and the DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney recipient list includes DILLARD, KALEB.
📍 United States
ReadJoseph Biggs Sentence Commuted to Time Served
Proclamation 10887 specifically named Joseph Biggs among fourteen people whose sentences were commuted to time served. This was a commutation, distinct from the proclamation’s separate full-pardon provision.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadPresidential Pardon — Executive Order
President Donald J. Trump signs the Executive Order granting full and unconditional pardons to Ryan Nichols and all other January 6 defendants.
📍 White House, Washington, D.C.
ReadDaniel Michael Morrissey covered by the January 20, 2025 full pardon
Morrissey was not among the fourteen named commutation recipients. The Office of the Pardon Attorney’s public certificate-recipient list includes MORRISSEY, DANIEL MICHAEL. Morrissey later stated that he attempted to reject or return the pardon; the legal effect of that position remains unresolved in the captured record.
ReadEthan Nordean Sentence Commuted to Time Served
Proclamation 10887 specifically named Ethan Nordean among fourteen people whose sentences were commuted to time served. This was a commutation, distinct from the proclamation’s separate full-pardon provision.
📍 United States
ReadMatthew Jason Beddingfield receives full January 6 pardon
Proclamation 10887 granted full pardons to covered January 6 defendants other than the fourteen named commutation recipients. The Office of the Pardon Attorney lists Beddingfield as a certificate recipient.
📍 United States
ReadEdward Kelley’s January 6 convictions covered by full pardon
The January 20 proclamation covered Kelley’s District of Columbia January 6 convictions. A later court opinion records that the government moved to dismiss on January 21 and the court granted dismissal on January 22, before sentencing.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadDavid Nicholas Dempsey covered by full January 6 pardon
Proclamation 10887 granted a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to covered convicted January 6 defendants other than fourteen people specifically named for commutations. Dempsey was not among the commutation list, and the Office of the Pardon Attorney later listed “DEMPSEY, DAVID NICHOLAS” as a certificate recipient.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadDaniel Ray Caldwell receives full January 6 pardon
Caldwell was covered by the full-pardon provision of the January 20, 2025 proclamation and is listed by the Office of the Pardon Attorney as a certificate recipient.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadRebecca Lavrenz covered by January 6 full pardon
The January 20, 2025 proclamation granted a full pardon for covered offenses, and the Office of the Pardon Attorney separately lists LAVRENZ, REBECCA among certificate recipients.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadScott Fairlamb receives full January 6 pardon
The Office of the Pardon Attorney lists Scott Fairlamb among certificate recipients covered by the January 20, 2025 proclamation’s full-pardon provision.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadBrian P. McCreary receives full January 6 pardon
The January 20, 2025 proclamation granted full pardons to covered convicted January 6 defendants other than the fourteen named commutation recipients. No individual McCreary certificate PDF was located in this review.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadJanuary 6 clemency covers Stephen Michael Baker case
The January 20, 2025 proclamation covered the January 6 offenses in Baker’s case. No person-specific signed post-clemency order or individual pardon-certificate listing has been captured.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadRichard Avirett receives full January 6 pardon
Proclamation 10887 granted a full pardon to covered convicted January 6 defendants outside the fourteen named commutations. The Office of the Pardon Attorney separately lists AVIRETT, RICHARD as a certificate recipient.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadStephen Maury Baker receives full January 6 pardon
The January 20, 2025 proclamation granted a full pardon for covered January 6 offenses. The Office of the Pardon Attorney separately lists BAKER, STEPHEN MAURY as a certificate recipient.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadStephen Michael Ayres receives full January 6 pardon
The DOJ Office of the Pardon Attorney lists Ayres among people issued certificates under the January 20, 2025 proclamation.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadPeter Francis Stager received full January 6 pardon
The January 20, 2025 proclamation granted a full pardon covering Stager’s January 6 conviction. The clemency action is recorded separately from the underlying plea and judgment.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadAlex Harkrider receives full January 6 pardon
The January 20, 2025 proclamation granted a full pardon for covered January 6 offenses. The Office of the Pardon Attorney separately lists HARKRIDER, ALEX KIRK among certificate recipients.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadBrian Christopher Mock covered by full January 6 pardon
Mock received executive clemency under the January 20, 2025 proclamation. The Office of the Pardon Attorney lists him as a certificate recipient. The pardon is not described as an acquittal.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadJacquelyn Jennifer Starer covered by full January 6 pardon
Starer was covered by the January 20, 2025 full-pardon provision. The Office of the Pardon Attorney later listed her as a certificate recipient.
📍 United States
ReadRobert Morss covered by full January 6 pardon
Morss was covered by the proclamation's full-pardon provision and later appeared on the Office of the Pardon Attorney's certificate-recipient list. This clemency action is distinct from an acquittal or appellate reversal.
📍 United States
ReadHatchet M. Speed receives full January 6 pardon
The January 20, 2025 proclamation covered Speed’s January 6 conviction, and the Office of the Pardon Attorney lists him as a certificate recipient. The separate Virginia firearms judgment is recorded independently.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadJonathan Mellis Receives Full January 6 Pardon
Mellis’s covered conviction fell within the full-pardon provision of the January 20, 2025 proclamation. The Office of the Pardon Attorney separately lists him as a certificate recipient.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadAaron Gilbert James listed as clemency-certificate recipient
The Office of the Pardon Attorney lists JAMES, AARON GILBERT among people issued a certificate under the January 20, 2025 January 6 clemency proclamation.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadJacob Chansley covered by January 6 pardon proclamation
The January 20, 2025 proclamation granted Chansley a full pardon as a covered January 6 defendant who was not among the fourteen named commutation recipients.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadBarbara Balmaseda Listed as Pardon-Certificate Recipient
The Office of the Pardon Attorney’s public recipient page includes BALMASEDA, BARBARA YAZMIN among people issued a certificate under the January 20, 2025 proclamation. The individual certificate and exact issuance date remain pending.
📍 United States
ReadAlan St. Onge covered by full January 6 pardon
St. Onge was covered by the proclamation’s full-pardon provision. The Office of the Pardon Attorney separately lists him as a certificate recipient.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadRyan Stephen Samsel receives full January 6 pardon
The January 20, 2025 clemency proclamation covered Samsel’s prosecution; the Office of the Pardon Attorney separately lists him as a certificate recipient. No sentence had been imposed.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadJanuary 6 pardon covers James Ray Epps
President Donald J. Trump’s January 20, 2025 proclamation granted a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to individuals convicted of covered January 6 offenses, including Epps.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadJustin Lee covered by full January 6 pardon
The January 20, 2025 proclamation granted a full pardon to covered convicted January 6 defendants outside the named commutation group. The Office of the Pardon Attorney separately lists “LEE, JUSTIN” among certificate recipients; the individual certificate PDF remains pending capture.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadThomas Caldwell’s sentence commuted to time served
President Donald J. Trump specifically named Thomas Caldwell in the January 20, 2025 proclamation commuting 14 January 6-related sentences to time served. This commutation preceded Caldwell’s separate full pardon.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadFelicia Konold receives full January 6 pardon
Proclamation 10887 granted a full, complete and unconditional pardon for covered January 6 offenses. The Office of the Pardon Attorney recipient list includes “KONOLD, FELICIA.”
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadNathaniel DeGrave Receives Full January 6 Pardon
Proclamation 10887 granted a full, complete, and unconditional pardon to covered convicted defendants other than the fourteen named commutation recipients. DeGrave was not among the fourteen.
📍 United States
ReadAnthony Robert Williams receives full pardon for covered convictions
The January 20, 2025 proclamation fully pardoned Williams’s remaining covered January 6 convictions. The Pardon Attorney list names him as a certificate recipient.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadFederico Klein covered by January 6 pardon proclamation
President Donald J. Trump granted full, complete, and unconditional pardons to covered January 6 defendants other than 14 named commutation recipients. Klein was covered by the full-pardon provision.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadPeter J. Schwartz covered by January 6 pardon
President Donald J. Trump's January 20, 2025 proclamation granted a full pardon covering Schwartz's qualifying January 6 convictions. Public reporting documented his release from custody.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadBennie Alvin Parker Receives Full January 6 Pardon
Proclamation 10887 granted full pardons to covered convicted January 6 defendants outside the fourteen named commutations. The Office of the Pardon Attorney separately lists Parker as a certificate recipient.
📍 United States
ReadEdward Richmond Jr. covered by January 6 full pardon
The January 20, 2025 proclamation granted full, complete, and unconditional pardons to covered convicted January 6 defendants other than the fourteen named commutation recipients. Richmond was not among those fourteen.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadAndy Steven Oliva-Lopez covered by full January 6 pardon
The January 20 proclamation granted full pardons to covered convicted January 6 defendants outside the fourteen named commutations. DOJ’s recipient list separately names OLIVA-LOPEZ, ANDY STEVEN.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadGuy Reffitt covered by January 6 pardon
President Donald J. Trump’s January 20, 2025 clemency proclamation covered Reffitt’s January 6 offenses. The Office of the Pardon Attorney lists him as a certificate recipient.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadThomas Webster receives full January 6 pardon
Webster was covered by the full-pardon provision of the January 20, 2025 proclamation and is listed by the Office of the Pardon Attorney as a certificate recipient.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadVictoria Charity White receives full January 6 pardon
White was covered by the January 20, 2025 pardon proclamation, and the Office of the Pardon Attorney lists her as a certificate recipient.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadLonnie Leroy Coffman Listed as Pardon-Certificate Recipient
The January 20, 2025 proclamation granted full pardons to covered convicted January 6 defendants outside the named commutation group. The Office of the Pardon Attorney separately lists Lonnie Leroy Coffman as a certificate recipient; the individual certificate binary remains pending.
📍 Washington, D.C.
ReadKelly Meggs sentence commuted to time served
Proclamation 10887 specifically commuted Kelly Meggs’s sentence to time served. The action was a commutation rather than a full pardon.
📍 United States
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