Grant and Ryan Samsel allegedly lifted police barricades outside the Capitol. Meanwhile, someone jumped over them and the crowd proceeded to run through the area. Grant allegedly stopped an officer who grabbed a protester’s shoulders as he crossed the police line.
Please keep in mind that in the United States, every citizen charged with a crime is presumed innocent until proven guilty.
- First Name(s): James
- Last Name(s): Grant
- Case Number: 1:21-cr-00537
- Arrest Location: Cary, NC
- Judge: Robin Meriweather
- Judge: Jia Cobb
- Entry Last Updated: 07/19/2023
- Date Docket Downloaded: 04/28/2022
- Currently Incarcerated: Yes
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Charges
Civil Disorder (1) Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon, Inflicting Bodily Injury, and Aiding and Abetting (2) Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon, Inflicting Bodily Injury, and Aiding and Abetting (3) Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon (5) Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon (6) Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon, resulting in Significant Bodily Injury, and Aiding and Abetting (7) Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Grounds or Buildings (8) Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings and Aiding and Abetting (9) Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting (10) Entering and Remaining in Certain Rooms in the Capitol Building (14) Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building (15)
Case Status
Grant was arrested on 10/14/21 and appeared in court on 10/20/21. He was released w/ conditions on 10/21/21. On 12/15/21 case #21-mj-00618 was closed and merged with #21-cr-00537. Another arrest warrant for Tate was returned executed on 1/2/22. Third superseding indictment on 1/13/22. He entered a plea of not guilty as to all counts on 1/18/2022. Fourth superseding indictment issued 2/15/23. Grant remains incarcerated. Jury selection for his trial begins on 10/23/23 at 9 30 am in Courtroom 21.
USA Attorney
Christopher Amore
Christopher Amore
DOJ-USAO
District of New Jersey
970 Broad Street
Ste 700
Newark, NJ 07102
973-645-2757
Email: [email protected]
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED
Designation: Assistant U.S. Attorney
USA Attorney
James I. Pearce
Criminal Division, Appellate Section
950 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20530
Phone-(202) 532-4911
Email- [email protected]
Case Documents
- James Tate Grant et al NEW CASE #21-cr-00537 starting at #69 (SECOND SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT) as of 04/28/2022
- James Tate Grant CASE CLOSED #21-mj-00618 Docket Sheet as of 04/28/2022
- Docket-Download-12.2.21
- #1-SEALED COMPLAINT as to JAMES TATE GRANT
- #3-MOTION to Seal Case by USA as to JAMES TATE GRANT
- #4-ORDER granting 3 Motion to Seal Case as to JAMES TATE GRANT
- #5-Arrest Warrant Returned Executed on 10.14.2021 in Cary, North Carolina as to JAMES TATE GRANT
- #6-Rule 5(c)(3) Documents Received as to JAMES TATE GRANT from United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- #9-ORDER Setting Conditions of Release as to JAMES TATE GRANT (1) Personal Recognizance
- #69-SECOND SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT as to RYAN SAMSEL, JAMES TATE GRANT
- #71-MOTION to set Status Conference by RYAN SAMSEL as to RYAN SAMSEL, JAMES TATE GRANT_
- #72-ORDER granting Unopposed Motion for Protective Order as to JAMES TATE GRANT
- #74-NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE Christopher Amore appearing for USA
- #75-Joint STATUS REPORT by USA as to RYAN SAMSEL, JAMES TATE GRANT
- #78-NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE Hava Arin Levenson Mirell appearing for USA
- #79-NOTICE by USA as to RYAN SAMSEL, JAMES TATE GRANT
- #80 THIRD SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT as to RYAN SAMSEL (1) count(s) 1sss, 2sss, 3sss, 5sss, 6sss, 7sss, 8sss, 9sss, 10sss, 11sss, 12sss, JAMES TATE GRANT (2) count(s) 1s, 2s, 3s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s, 13s, 14s, PAUL RUSSELL JOHNSON (3) count(s) 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, STEPHEN CHASE RANDOLPH (4) count(s) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, JASON BENJAMIN BLYTHE (5) count(s) 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
- #86-ORDER as to JAMES TATE GRANT
- #89-NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE Robert Craig Juman appearing for USA
- #101-N~1
- #106-N~1
- #115-NOTICE of Filing Discovery Correspondence by USA as to RYAN SAMSEL, JAMES TATE GRANT, PAUL RUSSELL JOHNSON, STEPHEN CHASE RANDOLPH, JASON BENJAMIN BLYTHE
- #116-NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE Karen E. Rochlin appearing for USA_
- #131-MOTION for Speedy Trial Excludable Time by USA as to RYAN SAMSEL, JAMES TATE GRANT, PAUL RUSSELL JOHNSON, STEPHEN CHASE RANDOLPH, JASON BENJAMIN BLYTHE_
- #153-NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE by USA as to RYAN SAMSEL, JAMES TATE GRANT, PAUL RUSSELL JOHNSON, STEPHEN CHASE RANDOLPH, JASON BENJAMIN BLYTHE
- #154-NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE by USA as to RYAN SAMSEL, JAMES TATE GRANT, PAUL RUSSELL JOHNSON, STEPHEN CHASE RANDOLPH, JASON BENJAMIN BLYTHE
- #155-PRETRIAL ORDER as to RYAN SAMSEL, JAMES TATE GRANT, PAUL RUSSELL JOHNSON, STEPHEN CHASE RANDOLPH and JASON BENJAMIN BLYTHE
- #197 Arrest Warrant Returned Executed on 1/6/2022 as to JAMES TATE GRANT.
- #201 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE Joseph Hutton Marshall appearing for USA.
- #217 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE Christopher Brunwin appearing for USA.
- #218-RESPONSE by USA as to RYAN SAMSEL, JAMES TATE GRANT, PAUL RUSSELL JOHNSON, STEPHEN CHASE RANDOLPH, JASON BENJAMIN BLYTHE re 203 MOTION to Change Venue
- #219 MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages (Omnibus Response in Opposition to Motion to Dismiss Counts) by USA as to RYAN SAMSEL, JAMES TATE GRANT, PAUL RUSSELL JOHNSON, STEPHEN CHASE RANDOLPH, JASON BENJAMIN BLYTHE
- #219 a) Exhibit Omnibus Response in Opposition to Motions to Dismiss Counts
- #221 NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE James Pearce appearing for USA
- #223-MOTION by JAMES TATE GRANT
- #225-Unopposed MOTION To Adopt The Record From Case No. 21-cr-332 by USA as to PAUL RUSSELL JOHNSON, STEPHEN CHASE RANDOLPH
- #226-RESPONSE by USA as to JAMES TATE GRANT re [223] MOTION to Request Defendant Institution Relocation
- #227-ORDER re [203] Motion to Change Venue
- #231-NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE Kyle Robert Mirabelli appearing for USA_
- #240-ORDER as to RYAN SAMSEL, JAMES TATE GRANT, PAUL RUSSELL JOHNSON, STEPHEN CHASE RANDOLPH, JASON BENJAMIN BLYTHE
- #244-C~1
- #245-FOURTH SUPERSEDING INDICTMENT as to RYAN SAMSEL (1) count(s) 1ssss, 2ssss-3ssss, 5ssss, 6ssss, 7ssss, 8ssss, 9ssss, 10ssss, 11ssss, 12ssss, 13ssss, JAMES TATE GRANT (2) count(s) 1ss, 2ss-3ss, 5ss, 6ss, 7ss, 8ss, 9ss, 10ss, 14ss, 15ss, PAUL RUSSELL JOHNSON (3) count(s) 1s, 2s-3s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s, STEPHEN CHASE RANDOLPH (4) count(s) 1s, 2s-3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s, JASON BENJAMIN BLYTHE (5) count(s) 1s, 2s-3s, 5s, 6s, 7s, 8s, 9s, 10s
- #248-J~1
- #251-NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE_ Robert A. Feitel appearing for JAMES TATE GRANT
- #252-NOTICE Re_ Defense Status by JAMES TATE GRANT
- #253-PRETRIAL ORDER as to RYAN SAMSEL, JAMES TATE GRANT, PAUL RUSSELL JOHNSON, STEPHEN CHASE RANDOLPH, JASON BENJAMIN BLYTHE
- #256-MOTION for Bond on Home Detention and other Conditions of Release by JAMES TATE GRANT
- #257-Memorandum in Opposition by USA as to JAMES TATE GRANT re 256 Motion for Bond
- #258-ORDER denying 256 Motion for Bond as to JAMES TATE GRANT
- #260-NOTICE OF ATTORNEY APPEARANCE Alexandra Foster appearing for USA
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