Table Of ContentUNITED STATES DISTRICE COURT
FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TAN 12
Holding a Criminal Tem Gla, U.S. Dieriet as
Bensrupiey Courts
Grand Jury Sworn in on January 8, 2021
UNTIED STATES OF AMERICA, CRIMINAL NO.
y ‘VIOLATIONS:
ELMER SLEWAKE RHODES 1,
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if COUNT 1:
| counts 1,2,3,4,9)
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1 Gelilious Conspiracy)
KELLY MraGs, 2
(Counts 1,2,3,4,5, 10) COUNT 2:
1EUS.C.§ 151209)
{Conspiracy to Obstruct un OF
Proceeding)
| KENNETH HARRISON,
Counts 1,2,3,4,3,11)
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| MUSICA WATICINS,
| Counts 1,2.5, 45,6)
COUNT3:
IB U.S.C. $8 1512(0)@2),2
(Obstruction nf en Official Proceeding wud
Aiding and Abettiug)
| JOSTIUS JAMES
| (Connis 1,2,8,4,7, 8,12)
COUNT 4:
ROBERTO MINUTA, + 18S. $372
{Count 12,3. 4, 13) (Conspiracy to Prevent an Officer from
A harging Any Duties)
JOSEPH HACKETT, :
| Gnome, 2,3, 4, §,14) COUNTS:
2 IRTIS.C. $6 1361,2
| Davin mownscinEL, 2 (Destruction of Government Property aud
[comnts 3515
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| merare mac, counts 67.
| Comms) 2 Suse sastent,2
1 (Ct ised and Sing and Abeing)
ing and Abetting)
THOMAS CALDWELL, and
| Comnsaaiy count:
BER sey
nt), 2,3, 4) 2 Certain Oifieuis)
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: Defeudants, §—¢ COUNTS 97:
i IRTRC. 38 512(90),2
| (Tampering with Documents or
Proceedings und Aiding and Abctting)
INDICTMENT
alco this Indictment, on of abou the dates
‘The Grund Tuzy charges that, at all ime iat
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lund tinaes wll below:
: 1 ‘The Unired States Coustinition aud fodcral statutes codify the procechucs and dates
requires presdentin! eleckrs Wp meet in their eexpective slulex and ceily “istinel Lists of all
amg voted for s¢ President and ofall perdons voted lor ue View President, and if he muriher
pl votes for eck.” ter vez tar the Vice Prosidnt shal nse pepence ofthe Serate
{and House of Reprossutatives, open all the cotifioates and the votes shall thon be courned.” Title
8, Section 15 of tho United States Code provides thatthe Linited Stames Congcess must comvcac
ian proceeding, (ihe Joint Ses
ft to) Teh Oe Din
Iii dl sondage on nt th dy fas, a ae
frscocswor shall thon bw,”
r ‘eadain dnote, introduced below; and other co-conspnaters; known and unknawe. 10 the Grand
fPary, to oppose by force the lel temsix of presidsntel power, RHODES, a residaar af
|Croiyy, Tens, was the foudev snd ede of the Oatl Keepers, a lage but lasaly onganized
lcoleotion of ncviduals, seme of whom ate assecated with milias. Some members ofthe Oath
[Seepers beliow th the Lederal ovemument his boon eoopted by a exbal of elites actively trying
iw stip Americun viltamns of sir rights, Though the Oath Keopors will accept auyoue az
members, they explicitly foous on rerun, sumer yl Lummes mitt, law enforeament, and
|irtresmde peeonacl, ‘th cgmnzmloe’s meats tothe ost soe: 3y macber af he
Iiitary and police to defend ths Constiton tom all ences feign aad donate” On their
[vest the “Oath Rorpors cose they will not obey naconsticntonal anders
| 4 RIODRSand ceruin ev-conspitmins, te ilude selected regional ead, plausod
prays 1 deploy fico, They coniated tuvel ens de eamry 1 ener Wibinglon, DC,
fing tenses wih wee of expen, dona combat andl ge and wee
spmred to answer RHODES'S call to take up arms at RITODES'S diteatim, Some er
jaonspinitery also smmased fircazms on cho ouskirts of Washington, D.C., distributed cher among,
| gutck reaction force” (“QRT"} seus, and plane: to use the firca:ms in support of taeir plot to
ote vi nates ove
oat Kept Aish Utd Sts Cel on Tn 633
S. Being in nl Dera 20 a ep nd ple commune
Jonas, RHODES sat voiom cocosiaas awrite nt pans 0 al 16
Washington, D.C., an o¢ cronnd Tunuary 6, 2021, lbs date of the Comtifcatian of the Tleatoral
fPovlege vot, RHODES snd several co-consptetoe meds pluw to bring weapons to the area to
[eenication ‘of the Hlectoral College-vote.
lost, wt ny aly vs
oors, and sssulling Capital Polies and other law enfimvertent afiver,
8. Atouod that timo, RHODES enteced the restricted aurea of the Capitol axounds and
aire
! 9, Aron 2:39 pm, KELLY MEGGS, KENNETH HARRELSON, JESSICA
bie followers to meet hisa st¢ho Capitol.
NWATKINS, 1OSEPH HACKETT, DAVID MOERSCHEL, nad other Oath Keepers members and
Jott ines —mumy vf whom wears wearing pareailitay clothing and patcaes with the Ozta Keepers
fname, logo, und nsiyria—marched in.a “stack” formation (“Suck One”) up the east stops of the
tol to the anea outside of the Crxsitol Kotunda Daots. At the time, the doors were vlased and
Jeuded hy Capito! Puce nests Stak One joined ancl of ponple, seme of whom attacked
Jotticees and tried to enter the Cupital while yelling, umeng viher Ihings, “Take their shiclds” and
Hove howe” Aeeckors asaultod cificom uring papper spray, Begpoles, aut) atnnerow
jbrwow'sed-wonpons and projets, They also Clnumed te offices by weg hee wld and
jpushing them away [rom the Rotunda Doors, At 2:38 pan., the doors were breached, and Stack
fone stormed inta the Capital ulomgside the mo. Desing the stack an the Capo, che Romunda,
Doors aud stro: unding fagade swleted damage worth thousunds of dollars,
10, Onconside the Capitol, Siw One entered the Rotunda and then split yp. Half of
tack One ried to push their woy through a line of ‘aw enforcement officers guarding a hallsny
sd ein adverve, The
[bat lod te the Sonsto Chamber, Lav enforcement ollieers loreibly rep
[particynints in this hula Stack Clne regrouped in the Retiada and ther: lett tae building. ‘the
lather hal of Stack One headed toward the [Teme af Rs
sencatives, in seatch of Speaker af the
[House Nancy Puli, They did not Sind Spouker Pelosi und ultimately Wl the building,
11, Late, another group of Outh Keepeis and associates, neaing FOSEIA JAMES
JROBLICYO MUNUTA, and BRIAN ULRICLL, Ioemed a second “Mask* Suck To) sad
[braced the Cuil yrs marching fm the wet do he eat deo he Capitol building
fen up tho cast shits. At around 3:15 pm, JAMES end BINUIA breached te sane Roturds
[owns ha tsk One previ ented, end ULRICH followed shorly thea, Ouce aide,
hranins and MINUTA forced their wey pasl law enforcement oflivers lrying to guard the Rotunds,
AMES and MINUTA started shouting a officers to Mge!o:2" of my Capitol” TAMES violently
fie mse posh hs way past of, facing aff to deploy chelcal spray in an tat
le slop JAMES, MINUTS, and others from progressing into the Rotunda,
bo wi
: etna Oth Keapers neues a lines of Washing, D.C,
beached the Capit runt ding ore eae ona jut ond of Be oy a
QRH teams. The QRE teams were prepare cupily trensport fren amd ofher weapons ito
[Woshington, D.C., in support of aperations simed at nsing forse to stop tae Iewfal teausfer of
presidential power, ‘Tae QS -eams wexe cooidinated, in past, by THOMAS CAT WEL. and
luowarp VaLLcuo.
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°§ Co-Couspirators
‘The Data Kuepors members und a(Gliales who conspzed sith RHODES included
[tho defendants listed below ad itv
Stack One
KRITY MIGGS ves « resident of Dunnellon, Hlorida, who was the head of te
Florida chepter of the Ouch Keopers and used the montkers “Gator T* and “OK
Gator 1 wad Jel Stutk One into the Cap'tal on Jemuaey 6.
0215,
KENNET UARREELSON was & resident of Titupville, Hloride, who aasisted
MICS in urging the Florida Oath Keepers, eed the moniker “Gator 6 and
sorved as ‘he “round eam lead” fr Stack One;
TESSICA WATKINS was @ resident of Woodatoak, Obla, who led the Cho teem
bl Outh Keepers ul the Cupitol on Isnumry 6, 2021, and who used the monikers
“Captain” ad “Cap”;
JOSEPH HACKETT was a resident of Sarasots, Mora, who used the momikens
“hab and “Taidhs and
DAVID MOERSCHEL ves a resident of Puna Gorda, Thridy, who used tho
moniker “Hitay.”
Stick two
JOSHUA JAMES was « resident of Arab, Alasama, sha oved the moniker
“Hydro,” and sorvec as the leader of Stack ‘twen on Januury 6, 2021;
RODERTO MINUTA was a mesident of Hackestawe, New Jersey, who
coordinated directly with VHOLIES aud sss
1d JAMLIS in lealing Stack Tro on
Tunuary 6, 2021; ane
| bk BRIAN LLIICH was a sesidoat of Guyter, Goorgia, who used the monikors
| "Molon Labo" and “Bilbo.”
Quick Henction Force Leaders and Coordinators
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mmonikars “CAG “Spy.” and °CAG Soy and
SEPWARD VALLEJO was a resident of Phoenix, Atizona
COUNT ONE
(8 TS.0.§ 2380)
(Sessioas Conspiracy)
14. Porayaphs 1 fbrongh 13 of thls Tudicemene ste
reallaged oud invorporeled as
hough et Forth bersin,
‘The Conspiracy
15, rom in and arqundd November 2020, through in and around January 2021, fa the
[Dinrist of Columbia aud elsewhere, the cetendants,
Hl ELMER SLEWARY IHODES 11,
KELLY MEGGS,
KENNETILUARRELSON,
JESSICA WATKINS,
JOSHUA JAMES,
i RORFRTO MINUTA,
SOSERM HACKETT,
DAVID MOFRSCHEL,
BRIAN ULRICH,
THOMAS CALDWELL, and
EDWARD VALLEJO,
pit doowingly conspire, coxfederate, andl agiee, with other perms known and unknown to fis
[val tury, by Joree to prevent, hinder, and delay the exeeutin a any law othe Cited States
Pusywwss of the Conspiracy,
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| 15. “Tho pusposc of the conspicany was &x nppuve the Juwfil tmmnsfer of presidental
Ipower by forve, by preventing, hindecing, o delaping by force ihe execution of the Jaws governing
sh Ameralments to the Constitution and
jhe wont of power fang the ToelNh ad Tt
[lise 3, Socriom “5 of the United States Code.
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Manner and Means
17. The conspieat
cartied cut the coaspimacy throngh the following mnanner snd
mans, e-iong o¢hers:
Inwlir hans et presidential powers
Organizing inta teams that were prepared and willing ro use farce ard lo traugpent
‘Grearms snd armnition vio Washingtan, 1,
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! 2 Preparing for and coordinating ttsvel to Washington, D.C., to ese fozee to top the
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6. Reauiting members nad affiliates ro participa in he eonspitaey
4, Organizing trainings w teach aad leaen paramilitary earubut tntiess
6 Bringing ond combiboting firca-ms, ammunition, and retated eccipmenct the QRE
staging areas outside Wasaington, D.C
f Bringing and oonniboting pamuuilitary gea:, weapons, and supplies—inchuding
| Anives, batans, camonilaged combal. uniforms, luclical vests with plates, helmets,
foye protection, and radio ecuipimect—to the Capital grands:
H g Ticaching and attempting to teke contol of the Capitol gyoundy and builirg om
Faauary 6,2
I, a an eon to revert hinder and dcly tho Crtfiation of the
Beerora College vor
1. Using vce ngvina! Inw cafoxorest officers while side the Capitol on Tumauty
6,200;
4, Continuing to plot, ulter January 6, 202, 4m appaso by forse the lanl teansler af
J. Using websites, sosial media, text messaging, und eauryptid messaging
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| Acts in Furtherane of the Conspiracy
| ‘November 2020
18 Begining in November 2020, RIIODTS hegan diwerninaling mesnges on
cencrypled applications that encomged bis co-conspirators to oppase by lime the lawl tanster
oF presidential pewer. Far example
a. On November 5, 20200 days aller the Presidential Election BODES senta
' message to an invitation-only, end-to-aad enerypled group chat an the applicstion
‘Signal, ulled, “Leudership intel sharing socwced” (“Loadorship Intel Chat"), which,
al Chl pong included MEGGS and others. fc bis eesiuge, RHODES urgod his
: followers to refuse tn accept the election result and stated: "We arent getling
through thin without civil war, Toc late for that. Prepare your mind, body, pit.”
i b. On November 7, 2020—the tnte thot President ‘trim was projected to have Tost
the Presi¢ential Election RIIOIDI'S wrote lo ihe Leadership Intel Chat: “W]e
‘most now do what the people of Serbia did when Miloseve silo their election.
stink
Refuse ty ucuepl it and mich on-mass 02 the nation's Capua” Me them:
to a Bitchulecum: video titled °STHP BY SLEP PROCEDURE, HOW WE-WON
WIEN MILOSEVIC STOLE OUR ELECLIONS.” RHODES vanlinus
1am in direst context with the Sonbian author of that video. His
videos are excellent. Here js his wsillea advice to us:
~Peacefil protests, good, well pl
= A complets civil disobedience, they are not your roprescutatives,
They are PORTIGN puppet govermmcat,
- Connect sth the Joeal police and siatt organize Uy nvighborhaads
to may anf (we dida’t age this step)
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