Nick Ochs, a January 6 defendant and co-founder of the Hawaii chapter of the Proud Boys, has been released from prison after serving less than two years of a four-year sentence.
Ochs, who was convicted under the controversial 1512(c) statute, had his conviction vacated after the Supreme Court overturned the obstruction charge used to jail hundreds of January 6 defendants.
Ochs’s release marks a significant development in the ongoing legal battles faced by January 6 defendants, many of whom were charged under the same statute.
Speaking to The Gateway Pundit, Ochs shared the emotional experience of reuniting with his family.
“I just got released early from Butner Prison where I was a January 6th Hostage doing 4 years. I ended up doing a bit less than 2 total,” Ochs told The Gateway Pundit, adding, “I beat the whole case and am now innocent.”
“The only charge I had was 1512(c), a charge the Supreme Court threw out on June 28 as not a crime anymore—unless someone tampered with paper ballots, which no one did,” he continued.
He also highlighted the significance of his case for other January 6th defendants, many of whom remain behind bars under similar charges.
“I believe my co-defendant and I were among the first to be released, and others will now be citing my case in court,” Ochs noted, expressing hope that this marks a turning point for many innocent J6ers.
Ochs, who was initially threatened with up to 20 years in prison for his actions on January 6th, argued that he was targeted not for any violent act but “for filming the same events in the same place as mainstream media reporters – who were not arrested.”
Despite this, he became the subject of relentless smears, with left-wing activists and media outlets. False accusations labeled him a member of the Ku Klux Klan and an abuser of his black wife and mixed-race children—vile lies that were never substantiated but served as tools to further discredit him publicly.
After the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling invalidated his charge, Ochs’s conviction was vacated, and he now walks free with no criminal record.
“Doing time after the Supreme Court says you are innocent feels about 3 times longer, I’ll say that much. Now, I am innocent. Conviction vacated, not a sentence commutation or some lesser relief. I have no criminal record,” he added.
In the emotional footage shared with The Gateway Pundit, Ochs is seen reuniting with his wife and children for the first time following his release.
His younger son, born during his incarceration, looked on in confusion, a poignant reminder of the personal toll of a politically motivated persecution, while his older son, who was just a baby when Ochs went to prison, embraced him tightly with emotion.
**For those who wish to support Nick Ochs and his family during this time, visit his fundraiser at GiveSendGo.
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