Pardoned Jan. 6 defendant charged with threats
The gist
Georgia man Cleveland Meredith, pardoned over Jan. 6, was arrested Monday on a charge of threatening federal judges.
His case adds to a tally of pardoned Jan. 6 defendants later charged.
How it unfolded
- Jan 6, 2021Meredith drove to Washington, D.C., with a pistol, a rifle, about 2,500 rounds of ammunition and 10 large-capacity ammunition feeding devices, according to charging papers.
- Jan 7, 2021Meredith texted a relative in Georgia that he intended to "put a bullet" in the head of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, per the FBI affidavit.
- 2021Meredith was arrested at a Washington hotel and later pleaded guilty to an interstate communication of threats charge; U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson sentenced him to 28 months in prison.