I Filed Eleven Motions in Harrison County. Here Is Every One — and Why.

On June 1, 2026, I walked into a Harrison County, Texas criminal case representing myself and filed eleven motions at once. Not to delay. Not to play games. To do one thing the system is supposed to do on its own: put the truth on the record and let the evidence decide.

The accusation against me started as "hand on the grip of a firearm." Online, it grew into "he pulled a gun at church." I deny drawing, pointing, brandishing, or firing a weapon at anyone. I called the police myself. And I have asked — in writing — for the bodycam that would settle it.

This is the index to all of it. Every motion is published in plain English, with the law behind it, my sworn declaration, the exhibits, and the proposed order. Read them. Share them. Hold the record to the light.

My sworn declaration — the foundation under all eleven motions.

The eleven motions

1. I Have Not Waived My Right to a Lawyer — pro se for now, but no waiver of counsel; appoint counsel and hold the critical hearings until I have one.
2. Fix the Speech Conditions on My Bond — narrow, written, constitutional limits; not a vague gag that jails a journalist for lawful speech.
3. Release the Bodycam — preserve and produce the bodycam, dispatch, CAD, 911 audio, reports, and church cameras. The recording that settles it.
4. Show Me the Evidence — Brady & Article 39.14 — full criminal discovery and every version of every account.
5. Preserve the Evidence — freeze the digital record before it's deleted, edited, or overwritten.
6. Protective Order Against Threats — stop the threats, doxxing, and the "he pulled a gun" rumor, while protecting lawful testimony.
7. Name the Source — identify who said what, when, and whether the State relied on it.
8. Seal the Medical, Redact the Private — transparency without dumping medical records or private data into the public file.
9. Lawful Medicine Is Not a Crime — verify my Texas Compassionate Use status before treating a THC test as a violation.
10. Account for Every Gun You Took — a written inventory, the legal basis for retention, and a hearing. No rumor-based disarmament.
11. No Trial by Cropped Screenshot — native files, metadata, and full threads, so evidence is authentic.

The supporting record

• The Master Declaration — my sworn statement, under penalty of perjury, on all of it.
• The Master Exhibit Index — every exhibit, labeled FACT / RYAN STATEMENT / DOCUMENTED INFERENCE / NEEDS AUTHENTICATION, with the medical records sealed.

The through-line

Every one of these motions points the same direction: toward the evidence, not away from it. Preserve the bodycam. Produce the discovery. Name the sources. Authenticate the files. Seal what's private. I am not asking anyone to take my word — I'm asking the court to make the record speak.

If they told the truth, the bodycam shows it. If I told the truth, the bodycam shows it.

So release it. And let the truth do the rest.

— Ryan Nichols