Two former members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group were sentenced Friday for their roles in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Demonstrators attempt to breach the U.S. Capitol after they earlier stormed the building in Washington, DC, Jan. 6, 2021.Two former members of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group were sentenced Friday for their roles in the-- one of whom received a sentence that is tied for the longest in the Jan. 6 cases.
Prosecutors said both Nordean and Pezzola led rioters to the Capitol on Jan. 6 and engaged in acts that allowed the crowd to proceed: Nordean tore down fences, which allowed the first wave of rioters to continue advancing, and Pezzola used a stolen police riot shield to break through a window at the Capitol, allowing rioters to breach the building.
On Friday, Nordean's lawyer argued in court that his client "did not go in search for members of Congress" and that he did not assault a police officer like other rioters had on Jan. 6."No matter how we all tried to individually slice Jan. 6, we must all conclude it was a complete and utter tragedy," he said.Like Nordean, Pezzola said he regretted his actions on Jan. 6. But then after receiving his sentence, shouted "Trump won!" on his way out of the courtroom.
Pezzola was the only one of five Proud Boys acquitted of seditious conspiracy, but was convicted for other actions on Jan. 6 including obstructing an official proceeding and assaulting a federal officer. Also, Pezzola and other rioters "violently and forcefully grabbed" an officer's shield and pulled him to the ground, according to prosecutors' sentencing memo. The officer had previously testified that he feared for his life when someone sprayed him with a chemical substance, people piled on top of him and a rioter used his helmet strap to choke him.
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