Tag Archives: Proud Boys

The Daily Beast reports: Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio declined a plea deal before going to trial, and the gamble failed miserably when the 39-year-old was sentenced on Wednesday to twice the prison time he would have received under the agreement. Four other members of the far-right gang turned down similarly sweet deals: Ethan Nordean got 18 years rather than …

Miami’s ABC affiliate reports: Following a prolonged debate, the Miami-Dade County Public School Board has voted against officially recognizing October as LGBTQ History Month within the district. The contentious decision, passed by a 5-3 vote, comes in the wake of the controversial “Don’t Say Gay” law that was signed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis last year. The debate over Initiative …

“There’s some examples of people that should not have been prosecuted. They just walked into the Capitol. If they were BLM, they would not have been prosecuted. “Then there’s other examples of people that probably did commit misconduct, they may have been violent. But to say it’s an act of terrorism when it was basically a protest that devolved into …

The Associated Press reports: Former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio was be sentenced on Tuesday for a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol in a failed bid to stop the transfer of presidential power after Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. Tarrio was be the final Proud Boys leader convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack …

Reuters reports: A former chairman of the right-wing Proud Boys group is set to be sentenced on Tuesday for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol by supporters of former President Donald Trump trying to overturn his election defeat. Enrique Tarrio was convicted of charges, including seditious conspiracy, for his role in planning the storming …

The Naples Daily News reports: The search continues for an East Naples man in connection with the 2021 Capitol insurrection as one of the co-defendants learned he received the second longest sentence in the case. Christopher Worrell, 52, was convicted of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection with his sentencing scheduled for Aug. 18. The Department of Justice has asked …

The Independent reports: A prominent member of the neo-fascist Proud Boys gang who led a mob of dozens of members into the US Capitol on January 6 has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, one of the largest sentences to date in connection with the assault in the halls of Congress. Ethan Nordean, who used the alias Rufio Panman, …

The Washington Post reports: Video captured the moments when Dominic Pezzola, 46, of Rochester, N.Y., used a police riot shield to break through glass on the Capitol’s west terrace, enabling what prosecutors have said was the first breach of the building at 2:11 p.m. About 20 minutes later, Pezzola filmed a video of himself inside the Capitol, smoking a cigar …

The Independent reports: The former leader of a Philadelphia chapter of the neo-fascist gang the Proud Boys who stormed the halls of Congress on January 6 has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. Zachary Rehl, the son and grandson of Philadelphia police officers who used pepper spray against law enforcement outside the US Capitol then lied on the witness …

ABC News reports: Prosecutors were seeking 33 years in prison for Joe Biggs, the former leader of the Proud Boys’ Florida chapter, and 30 years for Zachary Rehl, the former leader of the group’s Philadelphia chapter. Biggs, a U.S. army veteran, was leader of the group’s Florida chapter and a close ally of the former Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio. …

Denver’s NBC affiliate reports: A tactical training group is no longer participating in a planned event with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office after Able Shepherd’s leaders disrupted a PrideFest celebration last weekend. A group of approximately 70 men interrupted DougCo PrideFest’s family-friendly drag show on Saturday. The men, wearing shirts reading “Stand to Protect Children,” stood blocking the view of …

The Independent reports: Just before a Tennessee lawmakers’ special session was set to begin on Monday in order to address public safety in the wake of March’s Nashville school shooting, members of the Proud Boys interrupted a prayer vigil at the state capitol. While some members of the community and gun control supporters carried signs that read “lax laws lack …

Los Angeles’ CBS affiliate reports: About 200 people marched through downtown Los Angeles today in support of parental rights and notification policies in schools, while a separate group gathered nearby to rally in support of LGBTQ+ youth, ultimately leading to an unlawful assembly declaration and at least two arrests. The parental-rights march was organized in a social media campaign under …

NBC News reports: Christopher Worrell, a Florida Proud Boy convicted on seven counts stemming from his actions during the Jan. 6 riot, was scheduled to be sentenced today in Washington, D.C, federal court but is now missing, according to a spokeswoman from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia. “We are interested in any information the public may …

Mediaite reports: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) took to Twitter Friday to rage against the Justice Department seeking a 33-year prison sentence for former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, who was found guilty of seditious conspiracy back in May. Greene, a loyal Trump supporter who has downplayed the events of Jan. 6th, shared a New York Post story regarding Tarrio’s …

NBC News reports: Federal prosecutors are seeking sentences of 27 to 33 years in federal prison in the cases of four Proud Boys found guilty of seditious conspiracy for their actions during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, as well as 20 years for a fifth Proud Boy found guilty on other charges. Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Ethan …

Via press release from New Jersey’s Attorney General: Nicholas G. Mucci, 28, of Toms River, was indicted for aggravated arson (2nd degree); two counts of causing or risking widespread injury or damage (2nd degree); two counts of possession of a destructive device (3rd degree); unlawful possession of a weapon (4th degree); two counts of possession of a weapon for unlawful …

The Orlando Sentinel reports: A former GOP Florida House candidate suing blogger Jacob Engels, who has repeatedly missed hearings and deadlines in the case, is asking an Orange County judge to order Engels to explain why he shouldn’t be arrested and brought into court. Former candidate Elizabeth Cornell, who lost in the Republican primary for a Central Florida House seat …

The Associated Press reports: A Florida man prosecutors say is affiliated with the Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Friday to five years in prison for attacking police officers with pepper spray as they tried to defend the U.S. Capitol against supporters of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021. Barry Ramey, an aircraft mechanic who was convicted of …

The Associated Press reports: A judge on Friday awarded more than $1 million to a Black church in downtown Washington, D.C., that sued the far-right Proud Boys for tearing down and burning a Black Lives Matter banner during a 2020 protest. Superior Court Associated Judge Neal A. Kravitz also barred the extremist group and its leaders from coming near the …