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37 results in articles and videos for “Bond”
- ArticleLegal Spotlight
$15,000 cash for Ryan, $100,000 surety in a child-injury case: Harrison County should explain
Supplied jail records show different bond types. Ryan Nichols’s family asks Harrison County to explain the orders and account for earlier cash deposits.
- PhotoLegal Spotlight
Help Bring Ryan Home: His Family Is Asking You to Speak Up
Ryan’s family is asking for help bringing him home and helping him address the case against him. Ryan has been a voice for people who felt they could not speak for themselves. Now his family is asking the people he has stood beside to stand
- ArticleLegal Filings
They Call It a "$5,000 Bond." The Word "Cash" Makes It a $50,000 One.
They will tell you it is a "**$5,000 bond**" — like that is nothing. But they leave out the one word that does all the work: **cash.** It is a **$5,000 CASH bond.** A cash bond is not the roughly 10% a bondsman takes on an ordinary bail bon
- ArticleOp-ed
They Put Me in a Cell for Speaking. Here's What Harrison County Just Did.
Ryan Nichols was jailed in Harrison County after his bond was revoked and doubled to a $10,000 cash bond over Facebook posts. He pleaded not guilty, asked for a court-appointed attorney, and is asking for help.
- ArticleOp-ed
This Is Weaponization. And I Will Not Be Silenced.
A J6 defendant and independent journalist jailed in Harrison County, Texas after his bond was revoked over Facebook posts — a firsthand account of lawfare and the weaponization of the justice system against free speech.
- ArticleLegal Filings
They Told Me "You Don't Have an Attorney." I Never Waived My Right to One.
I called Harrison County to ask who my court-appointed lawyer is. I was told "you don't have an attorney" — then directed to report to Pretrial Services before arraignment. I filed an emergency motion. I never waived my right to counsel.
- ArticleLegal Filings
Motion 2: They Tried to Silence Me — Fix the Speech Conditions on My Bond
Ryan Nichols, pro se in Harrison County, Texas, moves to narrow vague speech and social-media bond conditions as an unconstitutional prior restraint. First Amendment, Packingham v. North Carolina, Near v. Minnesota, Texas free speech. Read
- VideoLocal investigations
I May Be Thrown in Jail This Week — Here's Why
Harrison County, Texas may jail pardoned January 6 defendant Ryan Nichols over a $50,000 bond on a misdemeanor — unconstitutional bond conditions, no Miranda warning, defending himself pro se, with a federal civil rights claim coming.
- ArticleLegal Spotlight
Ryan Nichols Is Missing His Baby’s First Months
Ryan Nichols’s family says his Harrison County detention is costing him irreplaceable time with his infant son and asks for a documented legal basis.
- ArticleReflection
Should Texas Require a Plain-Language Guide for Every Local Ballot Proposition?
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- ArticleLegal Filings
Motion 10: Account for Every Gun You Took — Firearm Seizure, Possession & Return
Ryan Nichols, pro se, demands a written firearm inventory, the legal basis for retention, and a hearing in his Harrison County, Texas case. Second Amendment, Heller, Bruen, United States v. Rahimi — no rumor-based, indefinite disarmament wi
- ArticleLegal Filings
Motion 1: I Have Not Waived My Right to a Lawyer
Pardoned January 6 defendant Ryan Nichols, filing pro se in Harrison County, Texas, asserts his Sixth Amendment right to counsel: no waiver of counsel and a motion for appointment of counsel. Read the filed motion, the controlling authoriti
- PhotoInvestigative Journal
Mother's Day at My Church. The Story Being Told In Public Isn't What Happened.
Ryan Nichols' first-hand account of the Mother's Day 2026 church-parking-lot incident in East Texas — and the blanket social-media gag order he says is unconstitutional and is challenging.
- ArticleInvestigation
They Convicted a Police Lieutenant Over His Relationship With Enrique Tarrio
Tarrio volunteered information that put 13 people in prison. A DC police intelligence chief went to prison over their relationship. Every claim carries a link.
- ArticleLegal Filings
They Charged Me With "Deadly Conduct." The Gun Never Left the Holster — So I Filed to Make Them Prove It.
I filed an emergency pro se motion demanding the State say exactly what conduct it calls "deadly conduct" and produce the bodycam, church cameras, and 911 audio before any plea, bond hearing, or trial. Holstered is not pointed.
- ArticleLegal Filings
Motion to Recuse Judge Joe Black: His Wife Holds My Evidence, and His Account Keeps Watching Me
Why I asked Judge Joe Black to step aside: his wife, Lt. Cindy Black, sits in the HCSO records chain that controls my bodycam, and the account I identify as his keeps viewing my Facebook stories while my speech is a disputed bond issue. Ver
- ArticleLegal Filings
Motion 9: Legal Medicine Is Not a Crime — My Texas Compassionate Use Status
Marine veteran Ryan Nichols, pro se, moves to clarify that a THC-positive test under his lawful Texas Compassionate Use Program status is not a bond violation without verification and a hearing. PTSD, Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 487, Sale
- ArticleLegal Spotlight
Ryan reports freezing on concrete. “We just need some answers.”
Ryan Nichols’s family reports cold concrete, missing bedding and unanswered welfare concerns. Jail-call excerpts press Harrison County for urgent answers.
- ArticleOp-ed
Weaponized: Lawfare in Harrison County, and the Lawyer I Can't Find
I believe Harrison County's government has been weaponized against me — multiple charges, a civil suit, and no attorney in East Texas willing to take my case. Here is what lawfare looks like up close, and how you can help me keep fighting.
- ArticleLegal Filings
They Told Me to Stay Silent. It Was Costing Me Everything.
I tried to comply with a no-posting order and it nearly sank my family: lost income, overdue rent, a negative bank balance. Then I realized a blanket speech ban is an unconstitutional prior restraint. Why I started posting again — to earn a
- ArticleLegal Filings
I Filed Eleven Motions in Harrison County. Here Is Every One — and Why.
Pardoned January 6 defendant Ryan Nichols files eleven pro se motions in his Harrison County, Texas criminal case: appointed counsel, speech-bond limits, bodycam release, Brady/Article 39.14 discovery, evidence preservation, protective orde
- ArticleLegal Filings
Motion 7: Name the Source — Who Said What, and When
Ryan Nichols, pro se, moves to require the State to identify and produce every source, witness version, and public post behind the charging narrative in his Harrison County, Texas case. Confrontation Clause, Brady, Giglio, Article 39.14 dis
- ArticleLegal Filings
Motion 4: Show Me the Evidence — My Brady & Article 39.14 Discovery Demand
Ryan Nichols, pro se, files an Article 39.14 (Michael Morton Act) and Brady/Giglio discovery demand in Harrison County, Texas: reports, witness statements, bodycam, CAD, dispatch, and every version of the story. Brady v. Maryland, Giglio, K
- ArticleNews
The Law That Built the Federal Courts Started With Six Justices
On September 24, 1789, the Judiciary Act built the federal court system with six Supreme Court justices, district courts, and federal officers.
- ArticleInvestigation
Enrique Tarrio Says It Was Thirty, Not Thirteen
In 2021 he told Reuters he did not recall cooperating with law enforcement. In 2026 he argued the number of people he helped put away was higher than reported. Both statements are his.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should East Texas Slow Down Lithium Development Until the Rules Catch Up?
East Texas lithium could bring jobs and domestic battery supply, but residents want clear rules for brine wells, water, reporting, liability, and cleanup.
- ArticleOp-ed
They Kept Me in a Holding Cell for a Day. I Had to Go on Hunger Strike to Be Treated Like a Human.
Ryan Nichols describes being held in a Harrison County holding cell for over a day without a mat or shower, going on hunger strike, and declining to be questioned by the Justice of the Peace without his attorney.
- VideoLocal investigations
I Said Someone's Name in a Facebook Video. Harrison County Charged Me With Harassment.
I'm facing a harassment charge in Harrison County because I said a person's name in a Facebook video and they complained. Block, mute, report — Facebook left it up. Criminalizing it is out of control.
- ArticleWall of Shame
"The Lord Will Handle Your Bullshit"
A man leaves a veiled, deniable threat online. Then I'm told it's my fault for being online at all. A January 6 defendant on the double standard — and the line he won't cross.
- ArticleLegal Filings
The Master Declaration — My Sworn Statement on This Case
Ryan Nichols' sworn Master Declaration in his Harrison County, Texas criminal case: he denies drawing or pulling a firearm at church, says he called 911 himself, and demands the bodycam and evidence. Pro se, PTSD, Texas Compassionate Use, F
- VideoBehind the scenes
They Put Me in a Cell Over a Lie. Now Watch What Comes Out.
Walking out of Harrison County Jail with both hands up. Not because I'm a crook. Because I know exactly what this looks like. A little Richard Nixon. A little Roger Stone. And a whole lot of *you picked the wrong man to try and silence.* Th
- PhotoJ6
Judge Hogan, on the record: "I accept your argument that his due process rights were violated."
A senior federal judge looked at how I was being held before any trial, called it "terrible," and said — out loud, on the record — that my due process rights had been violated. Then I went back to my cell and stayed there. That is not my ch
- PhotoJ6
I Am Building The January 6 Case Catalog Free For J6 Defendants
I have made my decision. I am going to help build the January 6 case catalog on RealRyanNichols.com for January 6 defendants who want their story, their documents, their case files, and their evidence organized and made public. And I am doi
- ArticleLegal Update
Ryan Nichols custody update: latest approved reports as of October 22, 2026 at 6:00 AM Central
Hourly summary of approved Ryan Nichols reports on Harrison County jail conditions, welfare concerns, phone responses and custody records, with source dates.
- ArticleLegal Spotlight
Ryan reports freezing on concrete: Harrison County needs to answer
Ryan Nichols reports cold, missing clothing and lying on concrete. Harrison County is asked to verify his welfare, address basic needs and preserve the records.
- ArticleLegal Update
Ryan Nichols custody update: verified status and Harrison County accountability
Verified Ryan Nichols custody status, Harrison County accountability questions, due process concerns, exculpatory evidence, and an hourly public timeline.
- ArticleJ6
They Say the Pipe Bomb Case Is Solved. I'm Still Waiting on Justice.
The FBI says they found the Capitol Hill pipe bomber. Rep. Thomas Massie isn't so sure. Ryan Nichols on the case, the doubts, and the justice J6 defendants still haven't gotten.
In the case files
36 matches in the record for “Bond”
Timeline (8)
All 8First Bond Hearing — Hon. K. Nicole Mitchell, Tyler, Texas (Denied)
Ryan's first bond hearing — four days after his January 18, 2021 arrest — bef…
Felicia Konold arrested; initial release conditions followed
…filed February 26, contain the release-order and appearance-bond packet. The public mirror verifies the filing and marked ob…
Court revokes Douglas Jensen’s pretrial release
Later ECF Nos. 54 and 55 state that Judge Kelly found release-condition violations by clear and convincing evidence and…
Documents (26)
All 26Step 4 Deputy Director Appeal 3/18/22 — haircut/vaccine broken promise (Judge Hogan bond hearing)
…told Nichols he would be eligible for a haircut BEFORE his bond hearing if he took the vaccine. He was fully vaccinated 12/…
Formal IGP 22091885-797: haircut denial (escalates IGP 20220202-800)
…lly vaccinated, denied haircut even though promised one for bond hearing; cites other C2B inmates getting haircuts in last 7…
Government Opposition to Jensen Bond Reconsideration — ECF No. 55
…opposing renewed pretrial release after the September 2021 bond revocation. Its characterizations remain attributed to the…