| Author/Contributor(s): | Strand, John; Metaxas, Eric; Gold, Simone |
| Publisher: | Skyhorse |
| Date: | 6/23/2026 |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
| Condition: | NEW |
—Charlie Kirk
January 6, 2021 remains a political battlefield—an event buried beneath weaponized propaganda and government cover-ups. Caught in the crossfire was John Strand, a Hollywood actor turned civil rights advocate, who walked into the Capitol as a licensed security guard at a permitted rally … and walked out branded an insurrectionist.
The FBI then placed him on a “Most Wanted” poster, and a SWAT team’s battering ram shattered his front door—and the life he thought he knew.
Patriot Plea was written in prison—and it’s the story of a man who refused to break. The media mocked him as “MAGA Zoolander.” The DOJ tried to crush him. Instead, he became a symbol of defiance, now known as The Maverick Conservative, stepping forward as a candidate for Congress.
This is the firsthand account of a political hostage who paid the price for telling the truth—and discovered the secret to the world’s greatest treasure.