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Christopher Quaglin
J6 co-defendant · Northern Neck Regional Jail
Documented editorial-use imageChristopher Joseph Quaglin is a journeyman electrician and foreman from North Brunswick, New Jersey. A tradesman, a husband, a father of a young son. (FACT: WUSA9; The Hill; GiveSendGo family page) His case became one of the hardest-fought detention stories of the entire January 6 docket. Arrested in April 2021, he was held in pretrial detention for roughly three years — his lawyers said about two of those years were spent in solitary confinement, and he was moved between facilities again and again. His legal team filed a habeas petition over his treatment in custody. (FACT: WUSA9; THEIR ACCOUNT: American Greatness; AmericanPOWs.com) He was convicted in a stipulated bench trial in July 2023 of 14 counts, including assaults on officers, and sentenced in May 2024 to 12 years. That is the court record, and it stays on this page. (FACT: WUSA9; The Hill) On January 20, 2025, he was pardoned in the presidential clemency covering January 6 defendants and walked free after nearly four years inside. (FACT) Here is the part worth sharing: he did not disappear. By 2025 he was speaking publicly as an advocate for prison reform, turning the worst years of his life into a mission. (THEIR ACCOUNT: WND, "From J6 survivor to prison reformer," March 2025) His supporters keep a legal-fund page for his family. (NEEDS AUTHENTICATION: GiveSendGo) THE CASE RECORD Case No. 1:21-cr-40, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Arrested 4/7/21. Charged via second superseding indictment 4/16/21; third superseding indictment 6/16/21. Held in pretrial detention. Convicted July 2023 in a stipulated bench trial of 14 counts, including 12 felonies. Sentenced May 2024 to 12 years. Pardoned January 20, 2025. DOJ page: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/quaglin-christopher-joseph This profile is unclaimed. If this is you — or your family — claiming it is free, forever.
The case file
On the record
- Case number
- 1:21-cr-40
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Disposition
- Arrested 4/7. Charged via second superseding indictment 4/16. Third superseding indictment issued 6/16. Status conference set for 9/20 at 2 pm. Defendant remains committed.
Charges
- Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers or Employees
- Assaulting, Resisting or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon
- Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon
- Civil Disorder
- Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon
- Inflicting Bodily Injury on Certain Officers
- Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building
- Act of Physical Violence in a Capitol Grounds or Buildings
- Obstruction of Official Proceeding
Press & news
- https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/national/capitol-riots/youre-a-menace-to-our-society-new-jersey-electrician-sentenced-to-12-years-in-prison-for-assaulting-multiple-officers-on-jan-6-christopher-quaglin/65-dadbd63c-7b84-465d-98b9-d79dff9017b7 →
- https://thehill.com/policy/national-security/4686647-new-jersey-man-sentenced-12-years-jan-6/ →
- https://www.wnd.com/2025/03/from-j6-survivor-to-prison-reformer/ →
- https://amgreatness.com/2022/08/28/lawyer-january-6-clients-are-being-tortured/ →
- https://www.givesendgo.com/PersecutedPatriot →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Christopher Quaglin appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 6 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
Walk the whole case →Evidence on file
6 documents on file
Ryan1 document
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
exhibit · Jan 6, 2021
Evidence.com pg 3: Ray Epps appearance, Gonzalez "straight shank," Frenzel baseball bat
Page 3 of evidence catalog noting Ray Epps thanking police, Officer Gonzalez bragging about shanking a protestor on bodycam, and Officer Peter Frenzel downplaying baseball bat weapon.
Co-detainee4 documents
Corroborating witness statements and letters from fellow January 6 detainees.
letter · Oct 4, 2022
Email Ted Hull (NNRJ Supt) to attorney Gross re: Quaglin discovery disappeared
Email dated October 4, 2022 from Ted Hull (Superintendent, Northern Neck Regional Jail) to attorney Jonathan Gross (jonathansgross@gmail.com), cc Michelle Lewis, regarding J6 co-defendant Christopher Quaglin's missing discovery materials. Hull dismissively says he has no interest in resolving the "mystery" of disappeared discovery and offers to swap volumes if too large. Documents jail interference with attorney-client discovery in another J6 case.
letter · Oct 4, 2022
Atty Jonathan Gross to Supt Ted Hull re Quaglin health/discovery (Oct 2022)
Email exchange between J6 defense attorney Jonathan Gross and Northern Neck Regional Jail Superintendent Ted Hull regarding J6 defendant Christopher Quaglin health concerns and missing discovery documents, referencing Judge McFadden.
letter · Oct 4, 2022
Hull email continued - cites court ruled habeas without merit, refuses further
Page of Hull/Gross email thread continued. Ted Hull asserts "A Court of Record has reviewed your client's complaints and found them without merit" regarding Quaglin's habeas corpus motion. Hull refuses further engagement and refers to court ruling. Documents the official position that resulted in further mistreatment of J6 detainee Quaglin.
letter · Oct 4, 2022
Email thread Hull/Gross re: Quaglin weight loss, court concerns - jail refusal
Email thread Oct 4, 2022 between attorney Jonathan Gross and Superintendent Ted Hull. Gross informs Hull that the court has expressed concern multiple times about Quaglin's health (dangerous weight loss) and asks parties to put differences aside. Hull responds with single word "NO". Documents jail's deliberate indifference toward J6 detainee health concerns even after court expression.
Attorney1 document
Defense counsel correspondence (Joseph McBride, Jonathan Gross).
letter · Oct 3, 2022
Atty Gross to Hull cont: Quaglin gluten food/missing discovery
Continuation of email from defense attorney Jonathan Gross (The Clevenger Firm, Baltimore MD) re Quaglin: requests neutral third-party food observer for gluten cross-contamination, raises pattern of disappearing discovery documents, attorney visit policies.