Christopher Worrell J6 Case Record: Bench Trial, 10-Year Sentence, Full Pardon and 2026 Civil Case

By the Real Ryan Nichols Editorial Team

Christopher John Worrell’s public record now spans two different federal cases that must not be blended together.

In the District of Columbia criminal case, Judge Royce C. Lamberth found Worrell guilty on seven counts after a five-day bench trial. The court later imposed a 120-month prison sentence. President Donald J. Trump granted Worrell a full pardon under the January 20, 2025 January 6 clemency proclamation.

In a separate Middle District of Florida civil case filed in March 2026, a complaint lists Worrell as a proposed class member seeking relief under the Federal Tort Claims Act. He is not one of the three named plaintiffs. The court stayed that case and directed administrative closure on June 24, 2026 while setting a schedule for an anticipated government motion to dismiss.

Administrative closure is not a final merits dismissal. The civil complaint is not a liability finding. The criminal conviction is not a complete statement about Worrell’s life or moral character. And the pardon is executive clemency, not an acquittal or appellate reversal.

This article preserves each legal category, source and limitation.

Verified quick facts

Field	Verified record
Full name	Christopher John Worrell
Public profile	Christopher John Worrell J6 profile
Criminal case	United States v. Worrell, D.D.C. No. 1:21-cr-00292-RCL
Criminal-case judge	Judge Royce C. Lamberth
Arrest	March 12, 2021, in Naples, Florida, according to DOJ
Trial outcome	Seven guilty findings after a five-day bench trial, entered May 12, 2023
Sentence	120 months’ imprisonment; 36 months’ supervised release; $2,000 restitution; $610 special assessment
Clemency	Full pardon effective January 20, 2025
Civil case	Sullivan v. United States, M.D. Fla. No. 5:26-cv-00220-PGB-PRL
Civil-case status	Worrell is listed as a proposed class member, not a named plaintiff; case stayed and administratively closed pending anticipated dismissal briefing
Verified portrait	None assigned; provenance and lawful reuse rights have not been established

What the criminal record establishes

DOJ’s May 15, 2023 verdict announcement says Judge Lamberth found Worrell guilty of six felonies and one misdemeanor on May 12 after a five-day bench trial.

The seven counts were:

• assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon;
• obstruction of an official proceeding;
• civil disorder;
• entering and remaining in a restricted area with a dangerous weapon;
• disorderly conduct in a restricted area with a dangerous weapon;
• physical violence in a restricted area with a dangerous weapon; and
• physical violence on Capitol grounds.

The same DOJ announcement describes government evidence, witness testimony and remarks attributed to Judge Lamberth. Those are not interchangeable. The count outcomes are judicial findings. DOJ’s narrative of the evidence is the prosecution’s description. The judge’s comments are attributed judicial remarks.

The archive does not reuse the government’s labels as a substitute for evaluating Worrell as a person.

The sentence and the government’s account of the pre-sentencing absence

DOJ’s January 4, 2024 sentencing announcement reports that Judge Lamberth imposed:

• 120 months in prison;
• 36 months of supervised release;
• $2,000 in restitution; and
• a $610 special assessment.

The announcement also says Worrell removed his GPS monitor before an earlier sentencing date and was returned to custody after a roughly six-week search. That episode remains attributed to DOJ pending capture of the controlling filings, custody records and transcript.

The sentence is a legal outcome. It is not proof of Worrell’s character, and this article does not infer unrecorded motives or defenses.

What the full pardon did

President Trump’s January 20, 2025 proclamation commuted the sentences of fourteen named people and granted a “full, complete and unconditional pardon” to the other covered people convicted of January 6 offenses.

Worrell was not one of the fourteen named commutation recipients. The Office of the Pardon Attorney’s public certificate-recipient record separately includes the exact entry WORRELL, CHRISTOPHER JOHN.

Those official records support describing Worrell’s clemency as a full pardon, not merely a commutation. The individual certificate binary remains an evidence target.

Local reporting published January 22, 2025, said Bureau of Prisons records showed Worrell was no longer in custody as of January 21. That release date remains attributed reporting until native release paperwork is captured.

A firsthand-source lead, with limits

Apple Podcasts lists a February 19, 2025 episode of 239 UNCENSORED titled “#138 | Uncensored Conversations: The Untold Story of Christopher Worrell”.

The platform identifies an approximately 72-minute interview and supplies a publisher description of topics. It is preserved as a firsthand-source lead because Worrell is the listed guest.

Native audio, a complete transcript, speaker-level timestamps and claim-by-claim corroboration have not been captured. This article therefore does not manufacture quotations or treat the episode title and publisher summary as independent verification.

The separate 2026 Federal Tort Claims Act case

The native 15-page complaint in Sullivan v. United States was filed March 27, 2026, in the Middle District of Florida. It identifies “Christopher J. Worrell” as number 35 in a proposed “Group One” class.

The three named plaintiffs are Patrick Sullivan, Marie Sullivan and Alan E. Fischer III. Worrell is not a named plaintiff or proposed class representative.

The complaint alleges claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act relating to police use of force on the west side of the Capitol and seeks class certification, declaratory relief, damages, fees and other relief. Those are plaintiffs’ allegations and requests. The filing does not establish that a class has been certified, that the United States is liable, that Worrell is entitled to damages or that any party has prevailed.

The public RECAP docket and Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse case page record a June 24, 2026 order by Judge Paul G. Byron. The order:

• allowed the United States through August 3, 2026 to file a motion to dismiss;
• allowed the three named plaintiffs through September 30, 2026 to respond to a timely motion;
• stayed the case pending resolution of the anticipated motion; and
• directed the clerk to administratively close the file.

An administrative closure is a docket-management step. It does not itself decide the motion to dismiss, class certification, liability, damages or Worrell’s proposed-class-member status.

Eight-event timeline

• March 12, 2021: DOJ reports Worrell’s arrest in Naples, Florida.
• May 12, 2023: Judge Lamberth enters seven bench-trial findings.
• January 4, 2024: Judge Lamberth imposes a 120-month sentence.
• January 20, 2025: The January 6 clemency proclamation grants Worrell a full pardon.
• January 21, 2025: Worrell’s release is reported after the pardon.
• February 19, 2025: A post-pardon interview episode is published.
• March 27, 2026: The Sullivan FTCA complaint is filed, listing Worrell as a proposed class member.
• June 24, 2026: Judge Byron stays the civil case and directs administrative closure pending anticipated dismissal briefing.

Ryan’s Take

This site’s editorial position is that January 6 defendants deserve humane treatment, complete records and close scrutiny of Biden-era DOJ charging, detention and sentencing practices.

Support does not require erasing adverse findings. Accuracy does not require reducing a person to the government’s description of him.

Worrell’s record deserves particular care because it now includes a later civil claim alleging government wrongdoing. That complaint must be reported as an allegation, just as the criminal bench-trial findings must be reported as judicial outcomes. Neither proceeding should be used to pre-decide the other.

The next public-accountability step is documentary: obtain the criminal judgment and transcripts, preserve the civil complaint, capture the June 24 order, and follow the forthcoming briefing. A record built from primary documents is more useful than a slogan from either side.

Related profiles, source records and Case Nexus

• Christopher John Worrell profile
• DOJ bench-trial announcement
• DOJ sentencing announcement
• January 6 clemency proclamation
• Worrell pardon-certificate recipient record
• Post-pardon interview listing
• Sullivan FTCA complaint
• June 24 stay and dismissal-briefing order
• Dominic Pezzola profile, another person identified in the civil complaint
• Compare David Blair’s criminal record and separate civil-rights ruling
• Explore the J6 Case Nexus for connected people, documents and events

Evidence still needed

The highest-value additions are the signed criminal judgment, verdict form, complete trial and sentencing transcripts, complete PACER or RECAP criminal docket, custody and release records, Worrell’s individual pardon certificate, native interview audio with a complete transcript, the native June 24 civil order and later dismissal briefing.

A photograph should be added only if identity, provenance and lawful reuse rights are verified.

Do not submit sealed material, credentials, private family information or copyrighted media without permission. Use the evidence-submission page and include the original URL, date, case number, docket entry, source provenance and lawful reuse basis.

Principal sources

• DOJ bench-trial announcement
• DOJ sentencing announcement
• January 20, 2025 clemency proclamation
• Office of the Pardon Attorney certificate-recipient list
• Sullivan complaint landing page
• Sullivan public RECAP docket
• Civil Rights Litigation Clearinghouse case page
• Apple Podcasts firsthand interview listing

Source note: The 15-page Sullivan complaint was captured, text-extracted and visually reviewed. Its SHA-256 is b09e36308683e6f02282f295db3e96cf594ff51061a358239a7c8ac8b4cfd51c. The native June 24 order PDF remains unavailable; its docket text and procedural limits were verified from public RECAP and Clearinghouse records.

Image note: The social artwork is an original, person-free symbolic illustration. It shows blank archive folders, abstract courthouse columns and a neutral procedural timeline ending at a pause marker. It does not depict Worrell, a real filing, an official seal, a courtroom, evidence, a verdict or any event from his case.

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