Officer Violence / Threats / Assaults
Documented officer threats and assaults against Ryan and other inmates.
Full write-up pending. Cross-referenced documents will appear here.
Officials named in the evidence
33 people named
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C-2B pod, DC DOC
- Dan Caldwell· J6 detainee / OC spray victim
- Jeffrey McKellop· J6 co-defendant / 70% disabled veteran
- Jon Mellis· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Kash Kelly· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Kelly Meggs· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Lonnie Coffman· J6 detainee / OC spray victim
- Nathaniel DeGrave· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Scott Fairlamb· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Thomas Sibick· Fellow J6 detainee (subject of misconduct allegations)
- Tim Hale· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
DC DOC
- C. Savage· PREA Coordinator
- Cpl. Dandy· Corporal
- Cpl. Pinkney· Corporal
- Ingrid Washington· DC DOC Legal Instruments Examiner
- James McGrew· J6 detainee / witness
- Lt. Allen· Detention Lieutenant
- Lt. Moore· Detention Lieutenant
- Major Sheila Marr· Detention Major
- Officer J. Johnson· Detention Officer
- Peter Stager· J6 detainee / witness
- Quincy Booth· Director, DC DOC
- Robert Morss· Fellow J6 detainee / co-defendant in mold meeting
- Sgt. Shawn Franklin· Detention Sergeant
DC DOC / IA
DC DOC Medical
Eastern District of California Federal Defender (Sacramento)
Federal Public Defender (DC)
January 6 Capitol crowd
MPD / U.S. Capitol Police
Private counsel
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Evidence on file
76 documents on file
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Ryan29 documents in 27 items
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
exhibit · Mar 20, 2024
DC DOC Inmate Grievance Form re Andrew Taake assault on Dominic Box
grievance_form · Sep 15, 2022
Government Opposition — page 2 of 9 (Aug 29 and Sept 5 incidents)
grievance_form · Sep 9, 2022
DC DOC Inmate Complaint Form 9/9/22 - chemicals/Lt. Lancaster
motion · Sep 8, 2022
Motion to Dismiss page 4: Bidens speech conclusion, US v Thomas cite
affidavit · Mar 29, 2022
Peter Stager — handwritten statement on IGP #20220201-685 irregularities and PREA
grievance_form · Mar 21, 2022
Grievance vs Cpl Allen 3/21/22 — verbal assault during medical transfer (KN95 mask)
letter · Dec 15, 2021
DC DOC memo — Major Marr response to Grievance #20220121-361 (COVID precautions, 1/27/22)
grievance_form · Oct 15, 2021
Formal Grievance - Religious Services/COVID Vaccine (Oct 15, 2021)
other · Sep 27, 2019
Legal research notes: Million Man March, Neil Wolf v. DHS, DC self-defense spray code
motion
Reply to Govt Opposition p6: defend our democracy, J6 Committee theory
other
Unconstitutional Conditions of Confinement habeas outline (Chandler v DC DOC)
letter
From Ryan — "I am a political prisoner in my own country," ex-wife took everything
letter
From Ryan — guard assaults, Rohr Knives, political prisoner narrative, page 5
discovery
Discovery wishlist: bodycams, Reeder/Hogan, FBI Form 1023 CHS
letter
From Ryan — Sept 8 update: water flood, Drs Walls & Coffman, Taylor Etcaranto suicide
exhibit
Spray Incident - Officers Viewpoint timecode p1 (Fanone, white shirt cop)
letter
From Ryan — March 18 to Sept 13 jail timeline, page 1 (FBI HQ → CTF intake)
exhibit
Legal research notes: Speed v US, Bell v Wolfish, Mandela rules
other
Defense strategy notes - 302, AUSA, plea options, NYT articles
motion
Jail conditions notes: weight loss, food, Baltimore Bloods, rats
other
DC Jail notice — Routine COVID-19 testing policy (Unity Health Care, English/Spanish)
exhibit
Handwritten sentencing legal research notes - Glover v. United States
exhibit2 pages
Ryan Nichols — Hand-drawn Jan 6 Network Diagram + Timeline
letter
Khater — Hayes "beat Ryan Samsel", 6 days lockdown Trump bday (p.4)
exhibit2 pages
Ryan Nichols — Tunnel Bodycam / Capitol Discovery Notes
exhibit
Ryan Nichols handwritten essay: Why I Geared UP For Jan 6th
letter
Handwritten Essay - Guard Misconduct & Political Prisoner Claim (p.5)
Co-detainee20 documents
Corroborating witness statements and letters from fellow January 6 detainees.
exhibit · Jun 12, 2022
Timeline - JM (June 2022) - Jon Mellis recording, NPR Tom Dreisbach
exhibit · Apr 16, 2022
Timeline - p9 (23-1 lockdown, mail delays, Ryan Samsel beating, Fairlamb)
letter · Mar 28, 2022
Peter Stager — DOC Memorandum PREA Case Closure from C. Savage (3/28/22)
grievance_form · Feb 1, 2022
Peter Stager — original Informal Grievance Form IGP #20220201-685 (2/1/22, PREA allegation)
grievance_form · Jan 11, 2022
IGP #20220105-069 — DOC response to Shane Jenkins lockdown grievance (1/11/22)
exhibit · Dec 30, 2021
DC DOC COVID-19 Omicron memo (Dec 2021) annotated by Ryan Nichols — 22 & 2 lockdown trigger
letter · Dec 29, 2021
Sean McHugh — letter to Joe McBride (12-29-21) re: Jacob TDS, John Pierce, 92-115mo plea offer
exhibit · Oct 19, 2021
Meeting With Jail Staff page 4 - grievances, PREA, racial discrimination, CPL Hayes/Armstrong/Holmes
letter
From Timothy L. Hale-Cusanelli #376441 — conditions list (Ryan Samsel beating note)
letter
From Nathaniel DeGrave #376789 — Amendment Violations: Pahrump NV → DC DOC timeline
letter
From Nathaniel DeGrave #376789 — Amendment Violations: Pahrump NV → DC DOC timeline
motion
Sean McHugh — pro se ineffective assistance brief (caption + Lexi Negin / Maria Jacob narrative)
motion
Sean McHugh — earlier draft IAC brief (Lexi Negin BLM, DUI/alcoholism, 2nd detention hearing)
other
Peter Stager — envelope to PREA Coordinator, return address DCDC #376783
other
Sean McHugh — notes from status conference re: discovery, trial schedule
affidavit · Nov 14, 2021
Daniel Caldwell witness statement re DC DOC (p.2, Nov 14 2021)
exhibit · Oct 26, 2021
Signed Witness Statement re Thomas Sibick PT 4 (10/26/21) - Assault on Robert Morss
letter · Sep 13, 2021
Garret Miller — Civil rights abuses log, FBI agent Palombo (p.1)
letter
Testimony of Kelly Meggs — Samsel beaten, Coffman missed meds, AC off 4 days (p.2)
affidavit
Jeffrey McKellop witness statement re DC DOC solitary (p.2)
Attorney11 documents in 2 items
Defense counsel correspondence (Joseph McBride, Jonathan Gross).
exhibit
McBride note - witness statement on sexual assault & mental illness
motion · Aug 10, 202210 pages
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Civil Action 1:22-cv-02356, Nichols v. Garland, filed 8/10/2022, 65 pp.)
Court4 documents in 3 items
Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.
affidavit · Sep 22, 2025
Bonnie Nichols petitioner's supporting affidavit, p.1 (divorce)
motion · Sep 8, 2022
Doc 156 p2: Lancaster maced Maccabees, 15 witness statements
exhibit2 pages
Ryan Nichols — Detention Hearing Analysis (76-point)
Govt response12 documents in 3 items
Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.
letter · Mar 21, 2022
Peter Stager — Major Sheila Marr DOC response to IGP grievance #20220201-685 (3/21/22)
grievance_form · Feb 17, 2022
Peter Stager — PREA Notice of Withdrawal signed 2/17/22 (the contested signature)
exhibit10 pages
DC DOC Inmate Handbook 2022-2023
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