A Georgia man who pleaded guilty to making interstate threats in a Jan. 6-related case, and who was later pardoned by President Trump, now faces a new federal charge. Prosecutors accuse him of threatening to execute the judges who presided over Jan. 6 cases.
Cleveland Meredith, 58, of Sautee Nacoochee, Georgia, is charged in a criminal complaint filed in federal court in Atlanta and made public Monday, Nov. 2, Reuters reported. The complaint cites a Facebook post from April. Prosecutors have also pointed to a second post that named a date for "firing squads," Nov. 4.
Everything described here is an allegation. Meredith has not been convicted of the new charge. His court-appointed lawyer did not respond to a request for comment, according to Reuters, and no public response from Meredith has surfaced.
What the Government Says He Posted
According to the complaint, Meredith posted on Facebook in April: "ALL J6 Federal JUDGES will be EXECUTED!" In asking a judge to keep him locked up while the case proceeds, prosecutors said he had "posted several threatening and concerning messages calling for violence following the midterm elections."
Prosecutors also cited a post dated Oct. 6. They quoted it this way:
"Make damn sure that you're on the right team going into the midterms...firing squads will commence on Wednesday, 11/04/26."
The midterm elections were underway Tuesday, Nov. 3, when Reuters reported the story. The Wednesday named in the post is Nov. 4.
An FBI affidavit tied the Facebook account to Meredith's phone number and email and traced his internet access to his area of Georgia, according to a search snippet of The Hill's report. Reuters described the complaint and the detention filing but did not mention a separate affidavit. We have not seen the complaint, the affidavit or the detention motion. Public reports so far do not say how many judges were targeted, which judges, when Meredith was arrested, or which statute he is charged under.
A Record That Predates the Pardon
On the evening of Jan. 6, 2021, Meredith drove to Washington with a pistol, a rifle, about 2,500 rounds of ammunition and 10 large-capacity magazines, according to Reuters and The Hill. He texted a relative that he planned to "put a bullet" in the head of then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi, the reports said.
He pleaded guilty in 2021 to making interstate threats. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson sentenced him to 28 months. The reports reviewed do not say how much of that sentence he served.
In January 2025, Trump pardoned Meredith along with the more than 1,500 people charged in connection with Jan. 6, according to Reuters. The Hill reported that Trump's pardons of violent offenders drew bipartisan backlash, and that Vice President JD Vance had earlier said those who "committed violence" should not be pardoned.
What Is Still Unknown
The notes available to us leave several basic questions open. No Justice Department or FBI statement has been seen. The exact charge, the arrest date, and the number of judges named in the posts have not been reported in the material we reviewed.
Other outlets have reported that a pardoned Jan. 6 defendant was charged with threatening House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries. We have not read that report and cannot say whether it involves Meredith.
What Happens Next
Prosecutors have asked that Meredith be held while the case proceeds, and a detention ruling is pending. No hearing date has been made public, and it is not known whether he has entered a plea.
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