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Joseph Randall Biggs
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Verified profile photographJoseph Randall Biggs is a retired United States Army Staff Sergeant, a two-time Purple Heart recipient, a combat veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, and a single father from Ormond Beach, Florida. And as of July 10, 2026, his January 6 indictment has been **dismissed with prejudice**. Not commuted. Not pardoned. **Dismissed — with prejudice.** Over. ## The soldier FACT: Biggs served eight years in the United States Army — the Army Reserve from 2004 to 2007, then the active Army from 2007 to 2012, retiring as a Staff Sergeant. FACT: He deployed to **Iraq** for a year, November 2005 to October 2006. He deployed to **Afghanistan** for more than a year, December 2007 to February 2009. FACT: He was **awarded two Purple Hearts.** A Purple Heart means enemy metal found you and you kept going. Two of them means it happened twice and he went back anyway. THEIR ACCOUNT: His family''s public fundraiser states that Biggs came home with post-combat PTSD, and that at the time of his arrest he had full custody of his young daughter — a little girl he was raising as a single dad in Volusia County, Florida. The campaign describes his purple hearts and veteran benefits being stripped over the prosecution. DOCUMENTED INFERENCE: A defense filing opposing revocation of his pretrial release stated he had primary responsibility for his daughter five days a week. Whatever anyone thinks of Joe Biggs the political figure, Staff Sergeant Biggs bled for this country twice and came home to raise a daughter alone. ## The legal fight, and where it stands FACT: Arrested January 20, 2021. A jury returned verdicts on May 4, 2023 in *United States v. Nordean et al.* He was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison on August 31, 2023. FACT: **January 20, 2025** — sentence commuted to time served under the January 6 clemency proclamation. He walked out. FACT: **May 21, 2026** — the judgment against Joseph Randall Biggs was **vacated**. FACT: **July 10, 2026** — Judge Timothy J. Kelly granted the government''s request and the indictment was **dismissed with prejudice** (D.D.C. ECF No. 1098). NBC News, CBS News, and The Hill all reported it. Clemency got him home. The court cleared the record. There is no conviction standing against him. ## Case record - Case number: 1:21-cr-175 (*United States v. Nordean et al.*, 1:21-cr-00175-TJK) - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia - Judge: Timothy J. Kelly - Arrest: January 20, 2021 - Verdict: May 4, 2023 · Sentence: August 31, 2023 (17 years) - Clemency: January 20, 2025 — commutation to time served - Judgment vacated: May 21, 2026 - **Indictment dismissed with prejudice: July 10, 2026 (ECF No. 1098)** - DOJ record: justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/biggs-joseph-randall - Family fundraiser: givesendgo.com/savejoebiggs Searching *Joe Biggs January 6*, *Joseph Biggs Purple Heart Army veteran*, *Joe Biggs Ormond Beach Florida*, *Joe Biggs conviction vacated*, *J6 political prisoner veteran*, or *January 6 charges dismissed with prejudice 2026*? This is the record — and the record now ends in dismissal. 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-175
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Judge
- Timothy J. Kelly
- Disposition
- Sentence commuted to time served January 20, 2025; judgment vacated May 21, 2026; indictment dismissed with prejudice July 10, 2026.
- Arrested
- January 20, 2021
- Sentenced
- August 31, 2023
Charges
- Seditious conspiracy
- Conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding
- Obstruction of an official proceeding
- Conspiracy to prevent members of Congress and federal officers from discharging their duties
- Civil disorder
- Destruction of government property
Sentence
17 years’ imprisonment and 36 months’ supervised release; sentence commuted to time served January 20, 2025; judgment vacated May 21, 2026; indictment dismissed with prejudice July 10, 2026.
Press & news
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Biggs →
- https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5963845-federal-judge-doj-toss-proud-boys-jan-6-convictions/ →
- https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/6a5239de6cbb1a5431bcbbf7 →
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-vacates-convictions-of-4-proud-boys-jan-6-capitol-insurrection/ →
- https://www.givesendgo.com/savejoebiggs →
- https://www.nacdl.org/brief/United-States-v-Nordean%2C-et-al →
- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/judge-grants-doj-request-toss-remaining-jan-6-convictions-proud-boys-rcna385952 →
- https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/proud-boy-joe-biggs-faces-decades-prison-jan-6-seditious-conspiracy-ca-rcna102597 →
- https://www.yahoo.com/news/former-proud-boys-leader-freed-151804851.html →
- https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.241009/gov.uscourts.dcd.241009.1098.0.pdf →
- https://extremism.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs5746/files/Joseph%20Biggs%20Opposition%20to%20Motion%20to%20Revoke%20Pretrial%20Release.pdf →
- https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/31/proud-boy-joe-biggs-receives-17-years-in-jan-6-seditious-conspiracy-case.html →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Joseph Randall Biggs appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 13 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
Walk the whole case →Evidence on file
13 documents on file
Ryan2 documents
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
article · Aug 31, 2023
DOJ Sentencing Record — Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl
Official DOJ announcement reporting that Judge Timothy J. Kelly sentenced Joseph R. Biggs on August 31, 2023 to 17 years in prison and 36 months of supervised release. DOJ’s evidence narrative and sentencing characterization remain attributed government statements.
article · May 4, 2023
DOJ Jury-Verdict Record — United States v. Nordean
Official DOJ announcement reporting the May 4, 2023 jury verdicts in the Proud Boys case. The government’s descriptions of evidence and conduct remain attributed to DOJ; the record does not substitute those descriptions for the verdict form or trial transcripts.
Attorney3 documents
Defense counsel correspondence (Joseph McBride, Jonathan Gross).
motion · Jul 8, 2026
Metropolitan AME Church Motion for Leave to File Reply — ECF No. 79
Docket-verified request by Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church for permission to file a reply concerning its intervention request.
motion · Jun 23, 2026
Tarrio Plaintiffs’ Motion to File Redacted Exhibits — ECF No. 78
Docket-verified motion by all five plaintiffs seeking leave to file redacted versions of Exhibits 5, 6, and 13 associated with earlier complaints.
motion · Jun 9, 2026
Tarrio Plaintiffs’ Opposition to Motion to Intervene — ECF No. 77
Docket-verified memorandum filed by Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, and Zachary Rehl opposing Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church’s motion to intervene.
Court5 documents
Court orders, rulings, transcripts, and docket entries.
ruling · Jul 10, 2026
Memorandum dismissing United States v. Nordean with prejudice
Judge Timothy J. Kelly's July 10, 2026 memorandum, ECF No. 1098, granting the government's unopposed Rule 48(a) motion and dismissing Criminal Action No. 21-175 with prejudice as to Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola. The D.C. Circuit had vacated their judgments on May 21, 2026.
docket · Jul 10, 2026
Tarrio v. United States — July 2026 Civil Docket Status
Public docket status for the civil action brought by Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, and Zachary Rehl. The docket was last updated July 10, 2026 and identifies the case as ongoing, with no prevailing party and no relief granted. Plaintiffs’ allegations remain unresolved claims.
order · Jul 9, 2026
Order Denying Leave to File Reply in Tarrio Civil Case — ECF No. 80
Judge Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe denied the church’s request for leave to file a reply. The order did not itself resolve the underlying intervention motion or the merits of the plaintiffs’ claims.
docket · May 21, 2026
D.C. Circuit Vacatur Docket Reference — United States v. Nordean
Judge Timothy J. Kelly’s July 10, 2026 memorandum records that the D.C. Circuit granted the government’s unopposed motion on May 21, 2026 and vacated the judgments of Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, and Dominic Pezzola, concluding that vacatur was just under the circumstances. The memorandum cites D.C. Circuit No. 23-3159, docket No. 2174532. The native appellate order remains pending capture, so this is a verified docket-reference record rather than a file-level copy.
order · Apr 10, 2026
Order Dismissing Tarrio Civil Complaint With Leave to Amend
Judge Anne-Leigh Gaylord Moe dismissed the original complaint without prejudice and allowed the plaintiffs to amend. The order did not decide the merits of a later amended complaint.
Govt response1 document
Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.
order · Jan 20, 2025
January 20, 2025 January 6 Clemency Proclamation
Presidential proclamation commuting the sentences of fourteen named January 6 defendants to time served and granting full, complete, and unconditional pardons to the other covered convicted defendants. Person-specific status must be determined from the proclamation’s two separate clemency provisions.
News1 document
Press coverage.
article · Jun 9, 2026
Ryan Samsel detention-conditions civil complaint — reported allegations
Courthouse News report on Samsel’s June 9, 2026 Federal Tort Claims Act complaint seeking nearly $18 million. The report summarizes plaintiff allegations concerning detention conditions and government conduct. No allegation is treated as adjudicated. Canonical-URL SHA-256: 505e090353d399cb57c8c2912cedf2361d6908c54fb79cc743aa3c8320526197. Capture: publisher HTML reviewed; native complaint remains pending.
Other1 document
Other documents on file.
other · May 15, 2026
Second Amended Complaint in Tarrio v. United States
The five plaintiffs filed a second amended civil complaint with fourteen listed exhibits. Its allegations remain unadjudicated.