Racial Remarks from Staff
Documented racial remarks made by detention staff.
Full write-up pending. Cross-referenced documents will appear here.
Officials named in the evidence
27 people named
Tap any name to see their case page and every document where they appear.
C-2B pod, DC DOC
- Billy Chrestman· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Bryan Mock· J6 detainee / OC spray target
- Dan Caldwell· J6 detainee / OC spray victim
- Jeffrey McKellop· J6 co-defendant / 70% disabled veteran
- Jon Mellis· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Kash Kelly· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Kelly Meggs· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Lonnie Coffman· J6 detainee / OC spray victim
- Nathaniel DeGrave· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Ronnie Sandlin· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Scott Fairlamb· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
- Thomas Sibick· Fellow J6 detainee (subject of misconduct allegations)
- Tim Hale· J6 co-defendant / Sibick witness
DC DOC
Eastern District of California Federal Defender (Sacramento)
Executive Branch
Federal Public Defender (DC)
Evidence on file
40 documents on file
Every page below is a watermarked scan from Ryan's own case file. Click any one to read it, share it, or copy the link.
Ryan20 documents
Ryan Nichols' own paperwork — grievances, motions, letters, cell notes.
grievance_form · Dec 27, 2023
DC DOC Mail Disposition page 2 - pamphlet denied for advocating hatred
grievance_form · Aug 30, 2022
IGP Formal Grievance 8/30/22: phones turned off and tablet taken
letter · Jun 21, 2022
Character letter for Chris from Abraham B. (#00051578) 6/21/22
grievance_form · May 20, 2022
Step 3 Warden Appeal: Officer J. Johnson racially discriminatory C2B 11/17
grievance_form · May 20, 2022
Step 3 Warden Appeal: Sep 18, 2021 ERT racial incident - IGP #20220527-613
grievance_form · May 20, 2022
Step 3 Warden Appeal IGP #20220527-604: Officer J. Johnson Group Grievance denial
grievance_form · Mar 28, 2022
Stamped IGP 20220328-491 — US Marshals grievance, marked Non-Grievable by Plant Mgr
grievance_form · Mar 19, 2022
Grievance 3/19/22 — US Marshals (Anderson, Bickham) confirm DC DOC IGP process is broken
grievance_form · Nov 17, 2021
IGP Informal Resolution Complaint vs Officer J. Johnson (11/17/21)
grievance_form · Nov 17, 2021
Informal Grievance Form #135251 (IGP #22111223-848) Officer J. Johnson racial discrimination (11/17/21)
exhibit · Oct 19, 2021
Meeting With Jail Staff page 7 - Mrs Hubbard, Sgt Franklin, mail delays
exhibit · Oct 19, 2021
Meeting With Jail Staff page 6 - Aramark food, scurvy symptoms, white supremacist accusations
letter
From Ryan — timeline p5 (closing): "I am a Dog in a Boarding Kennel," Fucking Help me
letter
From Ryan — p2 of new sheet: outdoor rec 4 times in 6 months, no VA rep (5 requests)
letter
From Ryan — abuse list continued (CRT, Kamala/Biden attire mockery, solitary), page 4
letter
From Ryan — timeline p3: Farrakhan ideology, 10-day isolation after attorney visit, lost legal paperwork
exhibit
Timeline - p10 (Officer Holmes, Cpl Hayes vs Kash Kelly, Zoloft)
letter
From Ryan — p3: Final Call ideology, civil rights plea, named guards list
motion
Argument notes: influencing a juror, racial prejudice analogy, Tyler FBI/Fitzer
letter
Handwritten Essay - Guard Misconduct & Political Prisoner Claim (p.5)
Co-detainee15 documents in 12 items
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)
exhibit · Oct 19, 2021
Meeting With Jail Staff page 4 - grievances, PREA, racial discrimination, CPL Hayes/Armstrong/Holmes
letter
From Ryan — constitutional violation brainstorm by amendment (1st/4th/6th/8th/14th)
affidavit
Timothy Hale (Hale-Cusanelli #376441) veteran witness statement (signed)
exhibit
The Final Call - p3 Redneck Pod, Kash Kelly, Troy Smocks
motion
Sean McHugh — earlier draft IAC brief (Lexi Negin BLM, DUI/alcoholism, 2nd detention hearing)
letter · Sep 15, 20212 pages
Alan Byerly — "Hole" placement for "looking white"
letter · Sep 15, 20212 pages
Julian Khater — Officer Hayes beat Ryan Samsel; "Redneck Tank" slur
exhibit · Oct 26, 2021
Signed Witness Statement re Thomas Sibick PT 3 (10/26/21) - Racist Comments
letter · Mar 8, 20212 pages
Kelly Meggs (Oath Keepers) — CPL Pinky slur and Samsel beating witness
letter
Shane Jenkins #377186 — FDC Houston, SSSS flag, Fairlamb/Holmes incident
affidavit
Jeffrey McKellop witness statement re DC DOC solitary (p.1)
Attorney3 documents in 1 item
Defense counsel correspondence (Joseph McBride, Jonathan Gross).
motion · Aug 10, 20223 pages
Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus (Civil Action 1:22-cv-02356, Nichols v. Garland, filed 8/10/2022, 65 pp.)
Govt response2 documents
Responses from DC DOC, the U.S. Marshals, and federal agencies.
grievance_form · Nov 17, 2021
Yellow IGP #22111223-829 vs Officer J. Johnson — denied Non-Grievable by TCAM (11/22/21)
grievance_form · Sep 20, 2021
Informal Grievance — ERT Racial Slur Incident (9/18/21)
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