Ray Epps (military veteran)

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James Ray Epps (born May 28, 1961) is a U.S. Marine veteran and former Oath Keepers chapter president who was one of the rioters at the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. Epps served as a United States Marine for four years. Following January 6, conspiracy theories were shared on Twitter and by then-Fox News host Tucker Carlson, accusing Epps of being an agent provocateur and linking his wife to Dominion Voting Systems. In July 2023, Epps sued Fox News for defamation. On November 27, 2024, the lawsuit was dismissed for failure to prove "actual malice". In September 2023, Epps was charged with and pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor count of disorderly conduct for his participation in the attack, and was sentenced to a year of probation by Judge James Boasberg. On January 20, 2025, the first day of the second presidency of Donald Trump, Epps was pardoned along with more than 1,500 others who received pardons or commutations regarding the events of January 6.

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