Cleveland Grover Meredith Jr. faces one federal threat charge over a Facebook post targeting judges in Jan. 6 cases, after receiving a pardon for an earlier threat conviction.
A complaint filed Oct. 29 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia says the post appeared on April 23, 2026, and called for judges handling cases related to Jan. 6 to be executed. The FBI affidavit quotes the alleged post: “ALL J6 Federal JUDGES will be EXECUTED!” Investigators said records from Meta, T-Mobile and Google linked the Facebook account to Meredith. The complaint charges one count of interstate threats under 18 U.S.C. § 875(c). The affidavit presents three alternatives: Meredith intended a threat, knew the post would be seen as threatening, or disregarded the risk that it would be read that way. Magistrate Judge J. Elizabeth McBath found probable cause, a finding that does not determine guilt.
Meredith was arrested and made his initial appearance Nov. 2, according to a government motion asking the court to detain him. Prosecutors cited other alleged online posts in support of detention, including an Oct. 6 message about firing squads beginning after the midterms. They argued the posts showed he posed a danger to the community. The complaint ties the charged count to the April 23 post. Atlanta News First reported that a detention hearing was scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 5.
The U.S. Department of Justice said Meredith pleaded guilty in 2021 to interstate communication of threats after sending a Jan. 7, 2021, text threatening then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The department said Meredith arrived in Washington late on Jan. 6, by which time the Capitol riot was over. He was sentenced to 28 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
President Donald Trump’s Jan. 20, 2025, proclamation commuted the sentences of named individuals and pardoned other people convicted of qualifying offenses related to events at or near the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. The FBI affidavit says Meredith received a pardon for his earlier conviction.
