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Peter Francis Stager
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Documented editorial-use imagePeter Francis Stager is a truck driver from Conway, Arkansas. He drives the freight that keeps other people fed, and when federal agents came looking for him after January 6, he did not run. He turned himself in. That is in the record. WHO HE IS FACT - Stager is an American truck driver from Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas, born in 1978 or 1979 (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette; Wikipedia). FACT - He voluntarily surrendered to law enforcement and was arrested January 14, 2021 - eight days after January 6, 2021, among the very first Arkansans taken into custody. DOCUMENTED INFERENCE - Voluntary surrender is a choice. Thousands of January 6 cases involved dawn raids and SWAT teams at family homes. Peter Stager walked in on his own. Whatever else the record says, that says something about the man. THE LEGAL FIGHT FACT - On February 16, 2023, Stager pleaded guilty to one felony count of assaulting, resisting or impeding officers with a deadly or dangerous weapon under 18 U.S.C. sections 111(a)(1) and 111(b), with aiding-and-abetting liability under 18 U.S.C. section 2. The remaining open counts were dismissed on the government motion. FACT - He was sentenced to 52 months in prison. FACT - He was released from federal custody on October 21, 2024 after serving his term (KARK; Arkansas Democrat-Gazette). FACT - On January 20, 2025, Peter Stager received a full and unconditional presidential pardon, one of the Arkansans covered by the January 6 clemency proclamation (Arkansas Advocate). He served nearly the whole sentence before the pardon ever came. He did not get out early. He got out, then got his name back. CASE RECORD Name: Peter Francis Stager Hometown: Conway, Faulkner County, Arkansas Occupation: truck driver Case number: 1:21-cr-00035-RC Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge: Rudolph Contreras Arrest: January 14, 2021, after voluntary surrender Plea: February 16, 2023 Sentence: 52 months; released October 21, 2024 Clemency: Full pardon, January 20, 2025 DOJ case page: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/stager-peter Search terms people use to find this page: Peter Stager January 6, Peter Stager pardon, Conway Arkansas January 6 defendant, Arkansas J6 pardon, pardoned January 6 truck driver. 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-00035-RC
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Judge
- Rudolph Contreras
- Prosecutor
- Colleen D. Kukowski; Benet J. Kearney; Matthew Moeder
- Defense attorney
- Amy Collins; Rammy Barbari
- Disposition
- Guilty plea to one felony count under 18 U.S.C. §§ 111(a)(1) and 111(b), with aiding-and-abetting liability under 18 U.S.C. § 2; remaining open counts dismissed on the government’s motion; full pardon issued January 20, 2025.
- Arrested
- January 14, 2021
- Plea
- February 16, 2023
- Sentenced
- July 24, 2023
Charges
- Obstruction of an official proceeding and aiding and abetting (charged in the third superseding indictment; dismissed)
- Assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon and aiding and abetting (Count Ten; guilty plea)
- Civil disorder (charged; dismissed)
- Entering and remaining in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon (charged; dismissed)
- Disorderly and disruptive conduct in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon (charged; dismissed)
- Engaging in physical violence in a restricted building or grounds with a deadly or dangerous weapon (charged; dismissed)
- Act of physical violence in the Capitol grounds or buildings (charged; dismissed)
Sentence
52 months imprisonment with credit for time served since January 14, 2021; 36 months supervised release; $2,000 restitution; $100 special assessment
Press & news
- https://arkansasadvocate.com/2025/01/21/eight-arkansans-among-jan-6-rioters-pardoned-by-trump/ →
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Francis_Stager →
- https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2024/oct/21/conway-man-convicted-of-assaulting-polic-751baa38/ →
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/man-who-beat-officer-with-flagpole-during-capitol-riot-is-sentenced-to-over-4-years-in-prison-4/ →
- https://www.justice.gov/pardon/freedom-information-act-foia-release-pardon-certificate-recipients →
- https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/defendants/stager-peter →
- https://www.kait8.com/2024/10/22/arkansas-jan-6-insurrectionist-released-federal-prison/ →
- https://www.kark.com/crime/arkansas-jan-6-insurrectionist-peter-stager-released-from-federal-prison/ →
- https://www.nwahomepage.com/news/donald-trump-pardons-arkansas-capitol-riot-felons-richard-barnett/ →
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Connection to United States v. Nichols
Peter Francis Stager appears in the record of United States v. Nichols through 26 shared documents on file below. The full case — timeline, people, documents — is public and free.
Walk the whole case →Evidence on file
26 documents on file
Ryan13 documents
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
other · Mar 5, 2026
Office of the Pardon Attorney Record Listing Peter Stager
Official recipient page, updated March 5, 2026, containing the exact entry “STAGER, PETER” among people who requested and were issued January 6 pardon certificates. The individual certificate binary remains pending.
order · Jul 24, 2023
Judgment in United States v. Sabol et al. as to Peter Francis Stager — ECF No. 345
Signed judgment imposing 52 months’ imprisonment with credit from January 14, 2021, 36 months of supervised release, $2,000 restitution, and a $100 special assessment. The judgment states that the remaining open counts were dismissed on the government’s motion.
article · Jul 24, 2023
DOJ Sentencing Announcement for Peter Francis Stager
Official DOJ announcement reporting Judge Rudolph Contreras’s July 24, 2023 sentence of 52 months in prison, 36 months of supervised release, and $2,000 restitution. The signed judgment supplies additional controlling details.
motion · Jul 15, 2023
Defense Sentencing Memorandum for Peter Francis Stager — ECF No. 337
Defense sentencing memorandum requesting time served and presenting mitigation, remorse, personal background, detention history, and an account that Stager tried to assist injured people. The filing does not identify the apparently lifeless person it describes as Rosanne Boyland, so that identity remains unresolved.
motion · Jul 13, 2023
Government Sentencing Memorandum for Peter Francis Stager — ECF No. 333
Government sentencing memorandum requesting 78 months’ imprisonment, three years of supervised release, $2,000 restitution, a $31,627 fine, and the mandatory assessment. The request is preserved as prosecution advocacy, not the sentence imposed.
article · Feb 16, 2023
DOJ Plea Announcement for Peter Francis Stager
Official DOJ announcement reporting that Peter Francis Stager pleaded guilty on February 16, 2023 to one felony count of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers using a dangerous weapon. Government descriptions remain attributed to DOJ; the signed plea papers control the conviction record.
other · Feb 16, 2023
Peter Francis Stager Plea Agreement — ECF No. 295
Signed plea agreement in United States v. Sabol et al., No. 1:21-cr-00035-RC. Stager agreed to plead guilty to Count Ten under 18 U.S.C. §§ 111(a)(1) and 111(b). The archive uses the filing for the plea terms and statutory exposure, without adopting commentary from the hosting site.
affidavit · Feb 16, 2023
Peter Francis Stager Statement of Offense — ECF No. 296
Signed Statement of Offense supplying the factual basis for Stager’s guilty plea. The archive limits admitted facts to the signed filing and does not expand them through unrelated media descriptions.
grievance_form · Apr 4, 2022
Peter Stager — Case Management request for family visit, Ryan Nichols 4/4/22
DC DOC Case Management Inmate Request Form by Ryan Nichols (DCDC #376795, C2-B-Level 57, Cell 10) asking for a 2-hour visit with his wife and father on 4/8/22 or 4/15/22. Notes family coming from Texas; may require deputy warden approval. Handwritten annotation: "Request sent McCui[n] 4/7". Top: "Stan, Ian, or Dan" notation.
grievance_form · Apr 4, 2022
Peter Stager — Religious Services request denied, no Sunday services (Ryan Nichols, 4/4/22)
DC DOC Religious Services Inmate Request Form submitted by Ryan Nichols (DCDC #376795, C2B-10) asking to attend Sunday church services. Staff response highlighted: "There are no Sunday services at this time." Response ID 176827, dated 04-05-2022.
other · Mar 29, 2022
Peter Stager — CONFIDENTIAL envelope received 3/29/22 by Officer Pittman
Front of envelope (companion to scan 006) bearing red "CONFIDENTIAL" stamp. Handwritten annotation: "Received 3-29-22 9:00 AM Officer Pittman." Documents receipt timing claimed in IGP #20220201-685 statement.
affidavit · Mar 29, 2022
Peter Stager — handwritten statement on IGP #20220201-685 irregularities and PREA
Handwritten witness statement (page 1 of 2) detailing irregularities with IGP grievance #20220201-685: written 1/31/22, submitted, shown received 2/1/22 yet not signed; document received 3/29/22 around 11:00 AM from Officer Pittman showing Major Sheila Marr signed off 3/21/22 (long delay). PREA investigation handoff questionable. Lost detail job. Visited 2/17/22 by PREA Compliance Specialist C. Savage; placed in isolation by Officer Pittman 2/7/22 with no privileges. PREA allegation reported 2/16/22 but received 2/1/22 — date/name/procedural irregularities documented.
other · Jan 10, 2022
Conditions log — DC DOC Issues page 2, Jan 6-10 (Biden lockdown, sick-call denials)
Page 2 of conditions log: 1/6/22 full lockdown imposed at 12:50pm right after President Biden's anniversary speech; lockdown undermined by 2pm commissary release; mental-health and mail grievances; sick-call slips withheld by staff.
Co-detainee9 documents
Corroborating witness statements and letters from fellow January 6 detainees.
exhibit · Aug 26, 2022
U.S. Marshal IGP Report - Ricky Rice/Marvin Buckhalter/Chief Anderton (8/26/22)
Handwritten witness statement by Ryan Nichols (DCDC# 376795) dated 8/26/22 documenting a meeting with U.S. Marshal Ricky Rice at DC DOC cellblock C2B. Confirms that the Inmate Grievance Process at both CDF and CTF is broken. References Mr. Marvin T. Buckhalter and Chief Anderton. Co-signed by witnesses Peter F. Stager (DCDC# 376784) and James McGrew (DCDC# 377892).
affidavit · May 14, 2022
Witness statement: Ryan Nichols — Divontay Brown suicide attempt in SHU
Witness statement authored and signed by Ryan Nichols on 5/14/22 recounting that CPL Abdullah reported on Saturday May 14 at ~10:30am that Divontay Brown had hanged himself in SHU. Nichols had shared a medical safety cell with Brown in early May and reports LT Lancaster refused to release Brown from 22+ months in isolation despite repeated requests for help. Co-witnessed by Peter Stager, Kenny Harrelson, Jeff McKellop, Kelly Meggs.
other · Mar 29, 2022
Peter Stager — envelope receipt: Received 3/29/22 11:00 AM by Officer Pittman
Front of envelope (paired with scan 010) bearing handwritten receipt annotation: "Received 3/29/22 11:00 AM Pittman" — matches the 11:00 AM time and Officer Pittman name from Stager statement scan 003.
letter · Mar 28, 2022
Peter Stager — DOC Memorandum PREA Case Closure from C. Savage (3/28/22)
DC DOC official Memorandum to Stager, Peter DCDC 376784, C2B-8, from C. Savage, PREA Compliance Specialist, dated March 28, 2022. Subject: PREA Case Closure. Text: "Please be advised, your PREA allegation reported on 2/16/2022 was withdrawn by you. The PREA Compliance Specialist met with you on 2/17/2022 and during your interview, you withdrew your complaint and signed (attached) documentation confirming such." Initialed "CS" by Savage.
grievance_form · Feb 1, 2022
Peter Stager — original Informal Grievance Form IGP #20220201-685 (2/1/22, PREA allegation)
Original Informal Grievance Form (Response ID 160504), submitted 2022-01-31 15:49 by Peter Stager (DCDC# 376784, Unit C2B). Hand-annotated "IGP# 20220201-685". RECEIVED stamp: FEB 01 2022. Department: Staff Treatment. Offender: "Female officer". Complaint: came in from rec, sat due to maintenance servicing shower stalls; guard yelled "I need to ask her permission to shower" (Stager: has been in facility since 03/08/21 and never had to ask permission); then "the guard stared at the men showering like they were desert. This peeping tom like behavior is creepy and not a issue out side of her. The other female gaurds dont behave like this." Signed: Peter Stager, 02/01/22.
letter
Peter Stager — request for copies for legal team Price Benowitz LLP, refs IGP #20220328-492
Handwritten Peter Stager note requesting copies of documents to be sent to his legal team, Price Benowitz LLP, 409 7th Street NW, Suite 200, Washington DC 20004. Signed Peter F. Stager. Second paragraph: has additional documents from a write-up he was "falsely accused and convicted of" and appealed to the warden with no reply to date; tracked under IGP #20220328-492.
affidavit
Peter Stager — signed closing: not destroying officers, fixing a broken system
Final page of Peter Stager handwritten witness statement. Closing paragraph signed by Peter F. Stager: "Im not trying to destroy the officers life or career. I just want to fix a broken system to prevent this type of injustice from happening to a detainee or inmate." Lone "I" begins next section. Pairs with scan 003 as continuation/closing of IGP #20220201-685 statement.
other
Peter Stager — envelope to PREA Coordinator, return address DCDC #376783
Mailing envelope addressed to "The Office of the PREA Coordinator." Return address handwritten: "Inmate Stager Peter, DCDC 376783, C2B Cell #8." Confirms Peter Stager identity and housing as of mailing.
other
Peter Stager — envelope labeled IGP Legal Mail, Peter Stager 376784, C2B-08
Mailing envelope with handwritten markings: "IGP Legal Mail" (upper left) and "Peter Stager 376784, C2B-08" (centered). Documents Peter Stager identity, DCDC# 376784, and housing assignment. Likely the envelope for mailing one of his IGP-related grievance documents.
Govt response3 documents
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.
letter · Mar 21, 2022
Peter Stager — Major Sheila Marr DOC response to IGP grievance #20220201-685 (3/21/22)
DC DOC response memo. TO: Inmate Peter Stager, DCDC# 376784. FROM: Major Sheila Marr, #2 Shift, dated 3/21/22 (initialed SM). SUBJECT: Response to Inmate Grievance. RE: Grievance #20220201-685. Text: "Upon review of your grievance 20220201-685, on this date the officer may have requested that you ask due to maintenance being present in an effort to prevent unnecessary injury to staff and inmates. The latter portion of your grievance will be referred to the PREA Coordinator."
grievance_form · Feb 17, 2022
Peter Stager — PREA Notice of Withdrawal signed 2/17/22 (the contested signature)
DC DOC PREA Notice of Withdrawal form, Print Name/DCDC#: "Peter F Stager 376784", checked box: "I would like to withdraw the PREA complaint that was made. I am not withdrawing this complaint under duress or coercion but of my own free will." Date: 2-17-22. Marked "Inmate Copy" at top. Per scan 003 statement, Stager signed this without understanding what it was, while isolated and trying to regain privileges. Form warns refusal to sign would trigger PREA investigation moving forward — coercive design.
News1 document
Press coverage.
audio · Aug 16, 2023
Political Prisoner Podcast Episode 8 — Peter Stager and Daniel Christmann
Apple Podcasts lists this 1-hour, 4-minute episode as published August 16, 2023 and identifies Peter Francis Stager and Daniel Christmann as guests on Jake Lang’s Political Prisoner Podcast. The publisher description says Stager discussed Rosanne Boyland’s death and Christmann discussed his civil lawsuit. These are attributed descriptions of firsthand interview topics, not independently verified findings. Native audio, a complete transcript, exact quotations, and claim-level corroboration remain pending.