Pardoned January 6 participant charged over alleged threats to kill federal judges

Cleveland Meredith arrested after allegedly posting a call to execute all judges involved in 2021 US Capitol attack trials

A man pardoned by Donald Trump for participating in January 6 attack on the US Capitol and threatening to kill then house speaker Nancy Pelosi is facing new charges for threatening to kill federal judges that presided over his and other cases arising from the violent anti-government clash.

Cleveland Meredith, from North Carolina, was arrested on Monday over a Facebook post in April that allegedly read: “ALL J6 Federal JUDGES will be EXECUTED!”