I Put 1,568 January 6 Defendant Profiles Into One Searchable Public Archive

Most people know January 6 through a handful of television clips, political speeches, social-media arguments, and headlines.

But a person does not fit inside a headline. A case does not fit inside a chyron. And when the documents are scattered across court systems, law offices, old phones, cloud drives, and social-media accounts, the public rarely sees the whole record.

That is why I built the January 6 People Directory.

As of July 20, 2026, it contains 1,568 public January 6 defendant profiles in one searchable archive.

This is not a list meant to tell you what conclusion to reach. It is a starting point for finding the person, opening the record, checking what is known, and identifying what is still missing.

The facts about what is live

At the time I checked the production archive:

• 1,568 public January 6 defendant profiles were indexed.
• 1,049 profiles included a case number.
• 1,558 profiles were ready to be claimed.
• Nine profiles had been verified.
• One claim was pending review.

Those totals will change as records are corrected, claims are verified, and additional evidence is added. The live directory—not this article—is the current source for the latest totals.

The directory can be searched by name, federal case number, or role. Readers can also move between clearly labeled groups: all J6 profiles, ready to claim, verified, and pending review.

A listing does not by itself establish guilt, innocence, misconduct, or credibility. It means the person appears in the public-record system being organized here.

The claim labels matter too.

Unclaimed means a public-record profile has been prepared but has not been claimed by the person named.

Pending review means someone submitted a claim that has not yet been approved.

Verified means the claimant’s identity was checked against the docket and available public records.

What an individual profile can hold

Each person receives a dedicated page with its own permanent link. Depending on what has been verified and added, a profile can hold:

• Case number and court
• Judge, prosecutor, and defense counsel
• Arrest, plea, and sentencing dates
• Charges and disposition
• A plain-English case summary
• Court filings and public documents
• Photographs and videos
• Witness statements
• Jail and medical records
• News links
• Missing-evidence requests
• Documents connecting that person to other people or events in the archive

Not every profile has every field completed. I would rather show an honest gap than fill one with a guess.

If information is wrong, incomplete, or missing, the answer is not another rumor. The answer is a source, a document, a correction, or firsthand testimony that can be clearly labeled.

Search the January 6 People Directory →

How defendants can claim their profiles

If you are a January 6 defendant, search for your name and open your page.

From there, you can begin the claim process. A free account is required so another person cannot take control of your identity or record.

A claimant can provide identifying proof such as a DOJ case number, pardon record, mugshot record, or court document. I review the claim against the docket and public record before approving it.

Once verified, the profile can become a living case file that the defendant helps build.

Find a profile ready to claim →

Ryan’s Take

My own case taught me what happens when a human life gets reduced to a government filing, a television clip, or somebody else’s description of what happened.

People spoke as if the headline was the entire file.

It was not.

My federal case produced years of filings, detention records, grievances, witness statements, correspondence, videos, and other material. When those records sit in separate boxes and databases, nobody outside the case can follow the pattern.

An archive should not be a digital junk drawer.

It should be a map.

You should be able to find a person, see the dates, inspect the documents, follow the connections, identify disputed claims, and understand what evidence would settle an open question.

That is what I want this directory to become for every January 6 defendant willing to participate.

I am not asking readers to blindly believe me, a defendant, a reporter, a prosecutor, or a political party. I am asking them to inspect the record.

If the record proves something, show it.

If it does not prove something, say that too.

If the record is incomplete, help us find what is missing.

Facts first. Then people can give their opinions.

Help build the record without becoming part of the noise

If you know a defendant whose profile is waiting, send them the link.

If you have a court filing, photograph, video, witness statement, jail record, or other relevant evidence, submit it with enough identifying information for it to be checked.

If you see an error, send the correction and the source supporting it.

Do not threaten, harass, or contact anyone in my name. This project is about preserving evidence and making public records easier to inspect.

You can also:

• Explore the full J6 case archive →
• Open the verified-profile directory →
• View the people and cases as a connected graph →
• Submit evidence or a missing name →
• Create a free account →

Join the email and text list at the bottom of this page if you want new profiles, documents, corrections, and J6 archive updates sent directly to you.

This archive will never be finished by one person. It grows when defendants, families, witnesses, researchers, reporters, and ordinary readers bring the records together in one place.

One person. One profile. One document at a time.