Breaking: John Sullivan ‘Jayden X’ Found Guilty on All Seven Counts for his Actions on January 6, 2021

J6 defendant John Sullivan was found guilty on seven federal charges for protesting in the Capitol building on January 6.

Judge Royce Lamberth, scolded Sullivan after the DC jury found him guilty of, “Obstruction of an Official Proceeding; Civil Disorder; Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds; Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building; Parading, Demonstrating, Picketing in a Capitol Building, Aiding and Abetting” and terrorism enhancement for Entering a Restricted Area with a Dangerous or Deadly weapon.

Sullivan was taken into custody almost immediately after he was found guilty.

Like the majority of January 6 defendants, Sullivan committed no violent crimes on January 6, but witnessed the law enforcement’s deadly assault on demonstrators.

In footage presented during the trial, as Sullivan, a then-Black Lives Matter activist, walks towards the Capitol is heard exclaiming, “Those people are standing for the truth! We need to help them! Let’s go!”

The government also exhibited footage of Sullivan leaving the Capitol grounds on January 6, in which he is heard saying, “I have a problem with racists. I never had a problem Trump supporters.”

Sullivan captured some of the only footage of Lt. Michael Byrd killing Air Force veteran Ashli Babbitt while she climbed a window in the Speakers Lobby of the Capitol building.

Prosecutors did not reference Ashli Babbitt’s name once during the five-day trial and omitted footage of Lt. Byrd killing Babbitt. They only referred to her as “the person who was shot.”

The government relied on footage Sullivan recorded himself, which he live-streamed to his followers on Discord, to make their case against him to jurors.

Sullivan took the stand and testified for over seven hours.

He maintained that he was present in the Capitol building only as a photojournalist, “with a tripod and a camera” to record history.

“The world knows what happened that day because of John’s videos,” Sullivan’s attorney Steven Kiersh argued.

VERDICT: John Earle Sullivan, of Utah, found GUILTY on all counts, including dangerous weapon enhancement.

Jury rejects his claim that he was acting as a journalist when he joined the mob at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6https://t.co/unpXa1oAOH

— Jordan Fischer (@JordanOnRecord) November 16, 2023

On January 14, 2021, footage Sullivan lived streamed on his Discord server while walking with the crowd through the Capitol building on January 6 went viral.

Hours later, the FBI raided Sulivan’s home and confiscated his belongings while he was not present. He then turned himself in.

After spending one night in prison, he was prohibited from leaving the state of Utah.

Immediately after the jury announced the verdict on Thursday afternoon, Sullivan was taken into federal custody

Sullivan, his mother, and this reporter sat in the cafeteria of the federal courthouse as the jury deliberated. His mother was stunned that she never even got a chance to say goodbye.

Conspiracies surrounding Sullivan’s leadership position with Antifa and Black Lives Matter groups, including claims made by Sullivan’s brother James, were proven to be baseless and were unsubstantiated during the five-day trial.

Sullivan was not passing out Trump hats prior to the riot, or medal rods, as his brother James claimed, nor did Sullivan periodically leave the country or work in Ukraine following Jan. 6.

Sullivan also wore a black cap the entire day on January 6; he did not switch hats to disguise himself as a Trump supporter during the protest as was previously reported.

And the government did him no favors throughout his trial.

The government exhibited photographs of Sullivan dressed in protective gear, which he sold on his website Insurgence USA.

Sullivan maintained on the stand that images posted on his social media accounts like the one below ahead of January 6 to promote his live stream of the event, not to actually meet with Antifa ahead of the Capitol riot.

Jade Sacker, a self-described “archivist,” testified as a witness for the defense. Sullivan and his brother James were the subjects of Sacker’s documentary, “A House Divided.”

Sacker accompanied Sullivan as they walked through the Capitol building and also recorded in footage included in the documentary.

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Conservative media is completely absent at the federal courthouse, while the corporate press dominates coverage of the January 6 trials.

This reporter attended four and a half days of Sullivan’s trial and jury selection alongside The Blaze reporter Steve Baker. NBC’s Ryan Reilly and WUSA’s Jordan Fisher sat in the courtroom for a few hours.

Originally from Virginia, Sullivan moved to Utah in 2016 to train as a speed skater for the Olympics.

Following the death of George Floyd, began political activism with Black Lives Matter.