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To whom it might concern:

That is the story of Me… Thomas “Tommy” Smith. Earlier than starting, I need to disclose that I’m a sinner. I’m attempting to be a greater man. I thank God for day-after-day that He offers me to attempt to enhance and be a greater Christian for Him, myself, and my youngsters.

This isn’t a life story however a narrative of who I’m and the way I turned a J6er. I’m a fairly easy man, a born-again Christian, a father, a son, and a brother. I’m at present 45 years outdated with 4 nice children. I say 4 as a result of just a few years in the past, I took in my son’s finest good friend and raised him as my very own. My son Scott is nineteen, my oldest daughter Sophia is 16, and my child woman is 5. I miss greater than mortal phrases can specific.

I’m the son of disabled dad and mom. My dad misplaced each legs in 2021, and my stepmom has COPD and sclerosis, so I spent a whole lot of time serving to them. Earlier than Jan 6, I used to be a small enterprise proprietor. I personal and function heavy tools. My jobs typically encompass clearing land for brand spanking new householders, constructing new home pads, street/driveway constructions, and pond constructing/upkeep. I additionally love music! I play the guitar and drums with the objective of turning into ok that I can play together with the band for my church. They minister and play for rehabs and different amenities inside my space. One other objective that’s now a distant dream. I’ve all the time tried to be , useful individual. I’m the man who stops for random stranded motorists.

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I’m the man that does free driveway and repairs for those which might be unable to pay for it themselves, I’d additionally prefer to say I’m the individual that would give the shirt off my again to assist and search for nothing in return. That is additionally how I’ve raised my youngsters. I imagine in standing up for what is correct.

Now, onto the J6 stuff. I’m at present within the Washington DC Jail, higher referred to as the DC Gulag. I used to be charged with a number of felonies stemming from my being on the capitol, together with assault of a police officer (x3), civil dysfunction (x2), and several other different prices, together with the well-known 1512…obstruction of an official continuing. My case was heard by a biased jury and overseen by Decide Reggie Walton, who I additionally discover biased. To not point out the weaponized DOJ and the FBI Company. This was April of 2023. I used to be sentenced in October 2023 to 9 years in jail, three years probation, 200 hours of neighborhood service, and $38,000 in fines and restitution; It looks like so much, proper?!?

Now add in the truth that I induced no accidents or broken/destroyed anybody or something within the crimes that I used to be convicted of. It’s possible you’ll even be pondering that I’d have needed to do one thing to convey this onto myself. You might be proper…so right here’s my fact!

I’m a Trump supporter. Not a lunatic, only a supporter. I additionally imagine there have been a whole lot of discrepancies within the 2020 election. After the election, I made a decision to attend the “Cease the Steal” rally that I had been listening to a lot about. I made a decision on this for a number of causes.

At the beginning, I needed to help the best President of my lifetime, possibly even the best in historical past. I assumed this may doubtlessly be the final time I may see and listen to him converse as president. It was going to be historic—the most important gathering of People in help of 1 man.

In November, I began planning the journey. It was going to be difficult financially as Covid hit us onerous. Cash was tight so I started searching for household or buddies that needed to go and cut up bills, but it surely was tough on everybody with the pandemic and Christmas being proper across the nook. I didn’t quit, although! I used to be capable of finding two others that needed to hitch me. One was broke (and I do imply actually broke) and the opposite was not a lot better off. I cleaned out my change jar and my checking account to make it occur. We couldn’t afford a lodge or eating out, so we hooked as much as my 12-foot enclosed work trailer, grabbed a heater, generator, ice chest, and a few blankets, and headed for DC. We stopped alongside the way in which for bologna, bread, and snacks to get there and again residence. Not an expensive journey to say the least.

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We arrived in Virginia late on the fifth with no thought or plan on the place to remain, however we ended up close to a spot near town to park and sleep. We then awoke early on the sixth and we had been freezing as our generator had run out of fuel someday throughout the night time. As soon as we had our minds collectively, we observed that we had been inside strolling distance of the ellipse, so we packed up and headed to the rally. It was superior! It was a bit of chilly that day, tremendous filled with folks, however nonetheless superior, nonetheless. We stayed for all the rally. As POTUS completed his speech folks then started to make their method in direction of the Capital. We discovered a spot out of the way in which and waited till the gang had thinned earlier than heading in that path. I had by no means felt that form of love within the air earlier than. Mortal phrases do fall in need of describing the sensation. It was virtually like an enormous parade that ended on the most patriotic competition ever! Some folks had been enjoying music whereas some had been praying. I even noticed folks giving their very own speeches on the sidewalks. There have been additionally patriotic chants and other people with bullhorns. These folks consisted of all races and walks of life. It was really America in all her splendor. There was no violence! It was simply folks standing collectively, united for a trigger. To cheer Congress on in doing the job they had been elected to do. To do the desire of the those that elected them and ensure all legal guidelines had been being adopted to ensure a good and sincere election.

As I approached the Capital from the West facet, the realm was coated with folks! Together with the American Flag, I used to be additionally carrying the unique 1883 Mississippi Flag. My purpose for carrying that flag was easy…the flag was a sizzling matter in my state. Throughout the 2019 governor debate, Tate Reeves promised to go away the flag resolution to the folks the identical method it was carried out in 2001 when 84% of Mississippians voted to maintain the flag. In case you aren’t conscious, that flag was the final to bear the cross of St. Alexander, AKA- the Accomplice battle emblem to some. Some uneducated folks see it as a racist image, however most right here think about it a non secular image. However, the choice was made to retire the flag with no correct vote, and that was my method of continuous my protest towards one other vote stolen from us.

As soon as on the Capitol grounds, we determined to go to the highest of the steps with hundreds of different patriots. We climbed via the scaffolding to bypass the protestors looking for shelter from the wind and at last made it up the steps to the inaugural stage. Whereas searching for a option to the higher degree (higher west terrace), I noticed folks going out and in of the archway that I believed would get us to the higher degree. I began listening to screams for assist! I couldn’t see a lot because it was packed full of individuals, however the screams continued. Upon coming into (what I now know because the notorious west tunnel, AKA the tunnel of demise), I noticed folks, they usually had been screaming, “They dragged him inside,” and “We have now received to get him out of there.” Some had been nonetheless saying they didn’t suppose they had been responsive. I nonetheless was undecided what was occurring and I used to be being pushed additional into the breezeway.

As I received nearer to the units of doorways, I noticed different protesters kicking and punching a window beside the door. Then, I noticed why they had been kicking and punching. There have been protesters trapped on the opposite facet. They had been crouched down with their arms over their heads. They had been unresponsive to the pleas of others to face up and get out. In a panic, I struck the window just a few instances (with no intention of breaking it) with the flagpole. The primary few had been loud however had no impact, so I hit it once more, and at last, the folks stood up and began shifting. IT WORKED!! I may really feel the gang pushing me additional into the tunnel. By this time, I may really feel my eyes beginning to burn, and I may style and scent pepper spray, and as I appeared additional into the tunnel, I may see police blocking the doorway and arguing with the protestors. They weren’t combating with…simply arguing. I instantly circled and exited the tunnel. I used to be within the tunnel for a complete of three minutes and by no means broken for assaulting anybody (together with the police).

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After leaving the realm, we made our method up the ultimate steps to the Higher West Terrace the place we had been instantly met by a gaggle of law enforcement officials. The very first questions I requested had been “Is it okay for us to be up right here” and “are we secure?” An officer by the identify of Anthony Roley replied: “Sure, you’ll be able to keep up right here so long as you’re peaceable.” He additionally testified to this throughout my trial. We thanked him and the opposite officers and provided them water, which they declined. We stayed on this space for just a few extra minutes, taking photos. That’s till I dropped my telephone, which resulted within the display breaking. After this, we made our method over to the Senate facet, the place we sat on some steps to get out of the wind and take a break. Throughout this break, we had snacks and drinks. We observed an open door and a damaged window, however we didn’t method both. We finally got here again to the realm overlooking the West Facet…. the view of the folks was superb. At this level, we had heard of the taking pictures of Ashli Babbitt. There was additionally a girl doing interviews and exhibiting movies of two different males believed to have been killed by law enforcement officials that had been throwing percussion and flashbang grenades into the gang. I later discovered their names had been Benjamin Phillips and Kevin Greason. There have been folks being shot within the face with rubber bullets and aged women and men crushed and bloodied. I couldn’t imagine what I used to be seeing. I stored asking the place these conditions occurred as a result of I had witnessed no violence. We quickly discovered it occurred previous to our arrival on the capital. My ideas then turned, “Why didn’t the cops ask us to go away?” At this level I knew it was time to exit the grounds.

We began down the way in which we got here up, however extra police had arrived and had fashioned two traces. One the place we had been and one on the following degree, which was about 4 ft larger than us. As the gang began shifting within the path the police had been pushing, we noticed the crows on the extent above us begin screaming and operating. Some had been tripping over the raised flower beds, inflicting them to fall and, in some instances, get trampled on by different protestors and police. I instantly ran up the 5 or 6 steps to assist get folks up, however most had already been aided however I did see one individual on the bottom alongside the police line. I approached and pointed at a younger black man in a inexperienced army model jacket and requested if I may assist him up. I reached in and grabbed him by his jacket because the police line pushed into me. I refused to go away what I assumed was an injured man on the bottom to get trampled on. Nonetheless hanging onto his jacket, I turned my again to them as I used to be struck a number of instances from behind. A frantic girl ran up, screaming for me to offer her my flags to free my different hand and telling me to only assist the person on the bottom. As I turned to seize him higher, I misplaced my grip on his jacket. I then instantly coated my head as I used to be nonetheless being hit as I tried to maneuver out of attain.

As I turned again towards the police line, I requested loudly why they had been attacking me. I used to be solely attempting to assist this man to security. Standing there, staring on the police line (nonetheless surprised), I cursed at them. I yelled all kinds of issues at them. As one officer was repositioning his helmet and face protect, he was hit within the face by the protect of one other officer and I acknowledged, “You deserve that piece of shit” and on the time I meant it. He was one of many officers who was hitting me and the gentleman on the bottom. I by no means noticed the injured man even emerge from the bottom or police line, and that had bothered me for the longest time. It was not till after my trial and watching TV within the C2B that I noticed a business for the Prince George County Police, who had been of their riot gear. That gear consisted of the very same inexperienced army model jacket of the person I used to be attempting to assist…. he himself was an officer of the legislation. Not that it issues as a result of I’d have provided help regardless. As I stood there confronting the police, different protestors gathered on the police line, pleading with them to cease and let the folks go away safely. As they exited the open Capital doorways (talked about earlier) that had been behind the police line, there was a small group trying to flee as police rained down on them with baton strikes to their heads. All this occurred whereas I stood there with my arms within the air (to indicate we weren’t a risk), begging them to cease.

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The officers on the decrease degree then started opening fireplace on us with bean bag rounds, 40mm projectile cannons, rubber bullets, pepper balls, flash/percussion grenades and many canisters of pepper spray. I turned to run away however folks had been already operating in all instructions. As soon as once more, I noticed folks tripping over planters whereas the police proceed to strike the downed folks. By this time, I noticed one other officer coming from the steps. In his path was a big man who had encountered the spray and was stumbling. The officer proceeded to strike this man within the abdomen. This officer and I made eye contact. The officer then turned/twisted to his proper facet as if he had been going into one other hanging pose. I then yelled at him “HEY” as loud as I may however that didn’t cease him, so I reached out and pushed him off steadiness with my proper foot which stopped him from hitting the protester however not sufficient power to injure the officer.

Then I turned away to go away and one other officer sprayed pepper spray in my path. I turned the protestor (subsequent to me) away from the blast. We took a number of steps away from the police line once I felt one thing skim previous my arm. Then I noticed the black object roll in behind us. It was some kind of projectile grenade. It exploded 2 ft in entrance of me. It was very loud and really vivid. I felt the percussion over my complete physique, however I used to be fortunate. I used to be capable of flip my head and lift my arms to dam the fragments. I couldn’t see or hear for what appeared like a number of seconds. As I started to have the ability to see once more, I observed a person on knees with white powder overlaying his face. I keep in mind asking him if he was okay however was nonetheless having hassle listening to so I couldn’t make out his reply. As I checked out him, I discover blood droplets beginning to cowl the white powder on his face. I knew then, no matter his reply, he was harm. Nonetheless disoriented, I aided one other protestor in getting him out and to security. At this level, I discover myself in one of many planters, stumbling from the explosion and simply attempting to get away from that police line. As I used to be trying to go away, I observed one other injured individual mendacity on the steps. I then reached down to assist him up once I felt one thing hit me within the again REALLY HARD! I pushed on (with adrenaline in my physique) in order that I may assist get the injured up. As soon as he was on his ft, we observed one officer faucet the shoulder of one other officer and level at me.

Subsequent, the second officer struggled to reload the massive orange gun. That’s once I realized the factor that grazed me earlier and what had hit me within the again got here from that gun and that officer. I appeared down and noticed a stick or a damaged piece of a flagpole. I didn’t throw the merchandise till I noticed him elevate the gun to fireplace at me AGAIN. (The video in trial reveals officer Camanella nonetheless firing at me as my again is to him) It’s my perception that the officer was retaliating towards me for shoving the opposite officer with the tip of my foot. After this, I made my method off the Capital grounds with no additional altercations with officers.

That span of occasions took round 7 minutes in complete.

After finding my different good friend, we returned to the truck. We talked to different protestors parked subsequent to or close to us. We listened to their tales of the day’s occasions. By this time, calls had been flooding in from household and buddies that had been involved. All we may do is repeat what we noticed and heard from different sources and the media. I made a whole lot of errors on the night time of Jan 6. I didn’t double-check the textual content earlier than I despatched them out. I didn’t examine to make sure they had been even being despatched to the proper individual. Then once more, I couldn’t do a lot as I had busted the display of my telephone earlier within the day. I needed to depend on voice textual content to get out what I did. To not point out, the voice textual content unintentionally picked up each dialog occurring within the enclosed trailer. I used to be not conscious it had carried out so till a lot later. It had recorded a lot that I spent a whole lot of time apologizing for the miscued messages. Regardless that I didn’t say a few of the issues that that had been despatched in these messages they had been used towards me in courtroom as if it was really my phrases.

The FBI raided my residence at 5 am on the morning of October 6, 2021, with 20-30 brokers in full SWAT gear with machine weapons, flash-bang grenades, drones, and armored automobiles. One armored automobile was used to push my truck down the street, inflicting body and rear and transmission injury, mainly totaling the truck. They then dragged me and my 16 (at the moment) yr outdated son out of the home into the chilly (with nothing greater than our underwear on) at gunpoint. They stored us within the freezing temperatures for over an hour earlier than bringing us garments from inside. Thoughts you, by this time not one individual had instructed us why they had been there.

My house is straight behind an elementary faculty. Earlier than we knew it, each father or mother that was now within the carpool lane was watching my son, and me stand in handcuffs. When the FBI observed the scene that they had been inflicting…it was humorous sufficient for them to snicker at us for it. It was embarrassing for me and my minor little one who was harmless in all of this. I used to be then taken to the federal courthouse over 2 hours away, the place I needed to spend extra time awaiting a Justice of the Peace choose who fortunately ordered my launch. Presently, I used to be escorted from the constructing barefoot, with no pockets and no telephone, and was refused to make use of one other telephone. Fortunately, a stranger handed, and after explaining to them what had occurred, they allowed me to make use of their telephone to name somebody to choose me up as I used to be now stranded at a courthouse over 2 hours from my residence.

For the following 18 months, the federal government pushed my trial again. Covid was rampant and issues had been consistently postponed. This even occurred as soon as I used to be despatched to DC. We had been allowed minimal entry to the invention offered by the prosecution as objects had been nonetheless deemed categorised. To at the present time, the 40k hours of movies haven’t been absolutely launched for viewing by the general public. I used to be unable to afford a personal legal professional, so I used to be supplied with a public defender. Firstly of the primary assembly with him, he instructed me (and I agreed) that we’d not get a good trial in DC and would lose and should attraction. His following assertion was that he would collect as a lot info as doable for the attraction. One other Jan 6 defendant had a examine carried out to show that no Jan 6er would get a good trial in DC and due to this most requested for a change in venue…which has been denied in each case. When the federal government requested for time to undergo all the things that is available in on “discovery” they had been granted the time. When my legal professional requested for time, we got the assertion “Within the curiosity of Justice, I cannot wait to maneuver ahead to trial” by the choose. The one proof we had been allowed to make use of is what the prosecution gave in discovery.

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“The Trial:” – Our trial started on April seventeenth, 2023. First, it was the jury choice. 100 thirty-five jurors got here via the courtroom, with 14 lastly chosen. Out of the 14, all stated they’d “detrimental emotions” in direction of that day and people folks. After being pressured by the choose the jurors determined that they “thought they may put their opinions apart and choose us on the proof put forth.” That didn’t occur. Subsequent, jurors had been threatened with jail if they’d been on the Capitol grounds that day. Sure, that occurred. The choose felt that he wanted so as to add, “One of many defendants is seen all through the day carrying a accomplice battle flag. Do you suppose you would choose an individual that will carry that form of flag pretty?” Let me repeat that. ”A accomplice battle flag.” Thoughts you, I DID NOT take a battle flag of any type. I carried that MS state flag. Together with his statements concerning the flag, I knew he had already made his thoughts up, and it appeared like he was inflicting persuasion among the many jurors. From there, it went downhill. I used to be denied each movement despatched by my legal professional. We even received a reply of, “If I’m improper, the Appellate courtroom will inform me I’m improper.”

Does this sound just like the Justice we search in America??

Throughout testimony, practically all witnesses proved all the things we acknowledged was true. The movies backed each assertion I made. It even confirmed that I acted in self-defense and protection of others, which was not allowed as a “protection,” per the choose. He wouldn’t even entertain the concept and denied directions to the jurors. As a substitute he stated “Should you don’t discover them responsible for this or that, you need to think about this….and in the event you nonetheless suppose they’re responsible then you need to additionally think about this…..” This additionally doesn’t sound like justice. We weren’t even allowed to make use of the phrase “we had been serving to others” or something that will trace in the help of one other human.

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I used to be discovered responsible on all 12 counts. Together with those the police testified and proved I used to be harmless of. On Could fifth, I used to be not allowed to return residence to get my affairs so as as I used to be remanded into custody on the spot. I didn’t get to say goodbye to my children or my dad and mom, which does embrace my dying mom. Right here we’re in October. I’m now residing with the 9-year sentence and the thought it might be a very long time earlier than I see my children once more. I could not get to see my mom earlier than she passes.

I’m one of many longest sentences, but I induced no hurt or damage. Somebody that really broke home windows, inspired others to hitch in on the combating with the intent to hurt, stayed within the constructing longer…received much less time than I did. Is that this as a result of my black choose thought of me racist simply due to the state flag I carried??? Might it’s as a result of I stood up and aided others?? Possibly it’s as a result of I’d not admit to eager to hurt the police that day?? As I sit right here in my 6 X 10 cell, pondering of what Justice is de facto presupposed to be…. I do know this can’t be what it seems to be like.

Throughout my sentencing, I used the killing of George Floyd for example. I instructed the choose that I used to be not condoning or advocating for the assault on law enforcement officials however merely requested the place the road is drawn? At what level is it okay to defend another person? If one individual had carried out what I did with as little power doable…. a person wouldn’t be useless, 5 officers wouldn’t be in jail, and several other cities wouldn’t have been destroyed, resulting in extra deaths. So as to add insult to damage…. I’m now required to pay again the cash raised to assist my cousin receive a lawyer. By the point that is all stated and carried out I shall be practically 60 years outdated, my 2 oldest children shall be grown and my youngest could haven’t any clue who I actually am.

Is that this Justice? All my statements on this letter are factual and could be fact-checked with courtroom transcripts and movies. My hope is that this letter sheds some gentle on the misjustice being perpetrated by our authorized system and that you simply take the time to analysis this in order that issues could be set proper!

God bless you all, and God bless america!!

Sincerely, Thomas “Tommy” Smith

AKA #MississippiFlagGuy