Pardoned Jan. 6 Defendant Cleveland Meredith Arrested Over Threats to 97 Federal Judges
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Updated · The New York Times · Nov 3
Pardoned Jan. 6 Defendant Cleveland Meredith Arrested Over Threats to 97 Federal Judges
3 articles · Updated · The New York Times · Nov 3
Summary
Cleveland Meredith, 58, was arrested Monday after prosecutors charged him on Oct. 29 with one count of interstate threats over an April Facebook post saying “ALL J6 Federal JUDGES will be EXECUTED!”
FBI agents said they tied the public account to Meredith through Meta, Google and T-Mobile records after an April tip, and had already interviewed him in November 2024 and August 2025 over other threatening-looking posts.
Court papers say Meredith had harassed people and institutions online for at least 16 months and posted more violent messages after last month’s midterm elections.
Meredith had previously pleaded guilty after arriving in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, with an assault rifle, a pistol and about 2,500 rounds; Trump pardoned him on Jan. 20, 2025.
Lawfare said in June that at least 97 of nearly 1,600 Jan. 6 defendants have since been accused of new crimes, including 19 cases reported after Trump’s pardons.