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Billy Chrestman
J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness · C-2B pod, DC DOC
Billy Chrestman is a U.S. Army veteran and a union sheet metal worker from Olathe, Kansas. FACT: Service first, then the trades — the Army, then years as a union sheet metal worker in the Kansas City area (WUSA9). Court filings and local coverage describe a working man with deep roots in his community (KSHB; Union Leader). He also knows the inside of this system better than almost anyone. FACT: Chrestman spent roughly three years in pretrial detention before his case resolved (Union Leader). He was a signatory on the October 26, 2021 Thomas Sibick witness statements from the DC jail — documents preserved in this archive. FACT: In October 2023 he pleaded guilty to obstruction of an official proceeding and threatening a federal officer (DOJ). FACT: On January 12, 2024, he was sentenced to 55 months in prison, with credit for the years already served (DOJ; Washington Post; NBC News). FACT: On January 20, 2025, the clemency proclamation covered his case. The case record: Prosecuted in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Pleaded guilty October 2023 to obstruction of an official proceeding and threatening a federal officer. Sentenced January 12, 2024, to 55 months, per the DOJ release. On January 20, 2025, President Trump granted clemency covering the January 6 prosecutions. This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
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- https://johnsoncountypost.com/2025/01/21/trump-pardon-jan-6-attack-251374/ →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/kansas-proud-boy-sentenced-55-months-prison-felony-charges-related-jan-6-capitol-0 →
- https://www.kcur.org/news/2025-01-21/january-6-rioters-insurrection-trump-pardon-kansas →
- https://www.kshb.com/news/crime/attorneys-for-alleged-capitol-rioter-from-olathe-blame-trump-in-detention-memo →
- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/kansas-proud-boy-sentenced-4-years-jan-6-attack-rcna133780 →
- https://www.unionleader.com/news/crime/two-years-later-kc-proud-boy-still-in-jail-and-still-at-center-of-jan/article_e9494f66-2893-5e4b-ac53-a70e8e942ff6.html →
- https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/01/12/proud-boy-kansas-city-sentenced-chrestman/ →
- https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/ax-handle-wielding-proud-boy-sentenced-to-45-years-in-prison-for-capitol-riot-william-billy-chrestman-kansas-city-olathe-army-veteran/65-0497455b-5050-4ebf-a77f-d63ccc40db57 →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Billy Chrestman appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 3 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
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3 documents on file
Ryan1 document
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
grievance_form · Sep 15, 2022
Government Opposition — page 4 of 9 (§ 3142(g) Factors)
Government argues § 3142(g) factors continue weighing for detention. Cites Chrestman factors, ECF 75 prior order, characterizes Nichols statements about war and second American revolution.
Co-detainee2 documents
Corroborating witness statements and letters from fellow January 6 detainees.
grievance_form · Nov 17, 2021
Informal Grievance Form #135251 page 2 — witness list incl. Jon Mellis, Doug Jensen, Brandon Fellows (11/17/21)
Page 2 of Ryan Nichols' Informal Grievance #135251/IGP #22111223-848 dated 11/17/21 — cites Inmate Handbook page 1 number 8 non-discrimination clause, references unresolved 9/18/21 incident, lists J6 co-detainee witnesses, and requests copy for attorney Joseph McBride.
exhibit · Oct 26, 2021
Signed Witness Statement re Thomas Sibick PT 2 (10/26/21)
Part 2 of signed witness statement dated 10/26/21 by Billy Chrestman and Jon Mellis documenting further alleged inappropriate behavior by Thomas Sibick.