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Christopher John Worrell

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Christopher John Worrell’s profile documents his District of Columbia criminal case, sentence and January 2025 pardon, a post-release interview listing, and his identification in a March 2026 Federal Tort Claims Act complaint. Government descriptions remain attributed to DOJ, court findings remain judicial findings, Worrell’s public comments remain firsthand statements, and civil allegations remain unresolved claims. ## Criminal case and arrest Worrell was prosecuted in *United States v. Worrell*, No. `1:21-cr-00292-RCL`, before Judge Royce C. Lamberth. DOJ reported his arrest in Naples, Florida, on March 12, 2021. Prosecutors alleged that he traveled to Washington with members of a Florida Proud Boys chapter and used pepper gel toward a police line on the West Plaza. Those descriptions are the government’s case, not independent archive observations or a complete account of Worrell’s intent, health, detention experience, or character. ## Bench-trial findings After a five-day bench trial, Judge Lamberth found Worrell guilty on May 12, 2023, of seven counts: six felonies and one misdemeanor. The archive separates those findings from the allegations that preceded trial and preserves quotations from the court only as attributed judicial remarks. ## Sentencing and the pre-sentencing absence DOJ reported that Worrell removed his GPS monitor on August 14, 2023, shortly before a scheduled sentencing and was returned to custody after a roughly six-week search. The government’s account of that episode is preserved as DOJ’s description unless supported by a native filing or transcript. On January 4, 2024, Judge Lamberth sentenced Worrell to 120 months’ imprisonment, 36 months’ supervised release, $2,000 restitution, and a $610 special assessment. The sentence is a legal disposition, not proof of moral character. A signed judgment and complete sentencing transcript remain priority capture items. ## Full pardon and release Proclamation 10887 granted full pardons to covered convicted January 6 defendants other than fourteen people whose sentences were specifically commuted. Worrell was not among those fourteen. The Office of the Pardon Attorney’s recipient list contains the exact entry `WORRELL, CHRISTOPHER JOHN`. Local reporting published January 22, 2025, stated that Bureau of Prisons records showed he was no longer in custody as of January 21. The archive does not mislabel clemency as an acquittal or appellate reversal. ## Post-release firsthand interview Apple Podcasts lists a February 19, 2025 episode of *239 UNCENSORED* titled “#138 | Uncensored Conversations: The Untold Story of Christopher Worrell.” The publisher describes the approximately 72-minute episode as covering his trip to Washington, association with the Proud Boys, prosecution and detention experiences, and reflections after the pardon. It is preserved as a firsthand-source lead. Until native audio and a complete transcript are captured, the archive does not attribute specific quotations, infer statements from the title, or treat the publisher summary as independent verification. ## New 2026 civil-litigation connection A native 15-page complaint filed March 27, 2026, in *Sullivan v. United States of America*, No. `5:26-cv-00220-PGB-PRL`, identifies “Christopher J. Worrell” as number 35 in the complaint’s “Group One” list of proposed class members. The pleading says Group One members submitted FTCA administrative claims and alleges that more than six months passed without final agency disposition. The named plaintiffs seek class certification, declaratory relief, damages, fees, and other relief based on allegations concerning police use of chemical agents, impact munitions, and physical force on the west side of the Capitol. Worrell is listed as a proposed class member, not one of the three named representatives. These civil allegations are not established facts. On June 24, 2026, Judge Paul G. Byron entered an order staying the case and directing administrative closure while allowing the United States through August 3, 2026 to file a motion to dismiss. The three named plaintiffs were allowed through September 30, 2026 to oppose any timely motion. Administrative closure is a docket-management step, not a merits dismissal. Worrell remained a proposed class member rather than a named plaintiff, and the archive does not claim class certification, liability, damages, or a person-specific victory. ## Timeline - **March 12, 2021:** DOJ-reported arrest in Naples, Florida. - **May 12, 2023:** Bench-trial findings on seven counts. - **August 14, 2023:** DOJ reported interruption of GPS monitoring before sentencing, followed by a multiweek search and return to custody. - **January 4, 2024:** Sentence imposed. - **January 20, 2025:** Full January 6 pardon. - **January 21, 2025:** Release date reported through local coverage citing Bureau of Prisons status. - **February 19, 2025:** Post-release interview episode published. - **March 27, 2026:** FTCA complaint filed identifying Worrell as a proposed class member. - **June 24, 2026:** Judge Byron stayed the civil case and directed administrative closure pending anticipated dismissal briefing; the order did not decide the merits. ## Frequently asked factual questions ### Was Christopher Worrell convicted after a plea? No. DOJ reported that the findings followed a bench trial before Judge Lamberth. ### What sentence was imposed? The official sentencing announcement reports 120 months’ imprisonment, 36 months’ supervised release, $2,000 restitution, and a $610 assessment. ### Was he pardoned or was his sentence only commuted? The January 20, 2025 proclamation placed fourteen specifically named people in the commutation category and granted full pardons to the other covered convicted defendants. Worrell appears on the Office of the Pardon Attorney’s certificate-recipient list. ### Is the 2026 civil case already decided? No. On June 24, 2026, the court stayed the case and directed administrative closure pending anticipated dismissal briefing. That procedural order did not decide class certification, liability, damages, or the merits of Worrell’s proposed-class-member status. ### Does the archive claim every allegation is true? No. Complaint allegations, prosecution descriptions, firsthand accounts, defense advocacy, judicial findings, and editorial analysis are labeled and treated as different categories of information. ## Related archive connections - [Dominic Pezzola profile](/case/people/dominic-pezzola), another person expressly listed in the same March 2026 complaint. - [January 6 Case Nexus](/case) for connected people, filings, events, and source records. - [Submit evidence or corrections](/submit) for authenticated filings, transcripts, photographs, custody records, interviews, or person-specific clemency documents. ## Editorial boundary The site may analyze Worrell’s prosecution, detention, sentence, clemency, and civil claims within a broader argument about alleged or documented Biden-era DOJ weaponization. That analysis remains separate from the sourced record. The archive does not erase material adverse facts, fabricate defenses or exculpatory evidence, or use a charge, conviction, sentence, pardon, group label, or media description as a substitute for evaluating a person’s character.

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Case number
1:21-cr-00292-RCL
Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Judge
Royce C. Lamberth
Disposition
Bench-trial findings entered May 12, 2023; sentenced January 4, 2024; fully pardoned January 20, 2025; reported released January 21, 2025. Listed as a proposed class member in Sullivan v. United States. On June 24, 2026, that civil case was stayed and administratively closed pending anticipated dismissal briefing; no civil merits outcome is claimed.
Arrested
March 12, 2021
Sentenced
January 4, 2024

Charges

  • Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon
  • Obstruction of an official proceeding
  • Civil disorder
  • Entering and remaining in a restricted area with a dangerous weapon
  • Disorderly conduct in a restricted area with a dangerous weapon
  • Physical violence in a restricted area with a dangerous weapon
  • Physical violence on Capitol grounds

Sentence

120 months imprisonment; 36 months supervised release; $2,000 restitution; $610 special assessment. Full pardon effective January 20, 2025.

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Connection to United States v. Nichols

Christopher John Worrell appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 8 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.

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Court2 documents

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order · Jun 24, 2026

Sullivan v. United States — June 24, 2026 Stay and Motion-to-Dismiss Schedule

Public RECAP docket text records Judge Paul G. Byron staying the FTCA class-action case, administratively closing the file, allowing the United States through August 3, 2026 to move to dismiss, and allowing the three named plaintiffs through September 30, 2026 to respond. The order is procedural and does not decide class certification, liability, damages, or the merits of Christopher Worrell’s proposed-class-member status.

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