Sep 05 Watch 8:07 Far-right violence a growing threat and law enforcement’s top domestic terrorism concern By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan The Proud Boys played a critical part in carrying out the Jan. 6 attack, but the group is just one part of a trend of increased white supremacist and far-right violence. Top U.S. law enforcement officials say those extremist movements… Continue watching
Sep 05 Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy By Associated Press Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison for orchestrating his far-right extremist group’s attack on the U.S. Capitol in a failed bid to stop the transfer of presidential power after Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. Continue reading
Sep 01 Proud Boys leader Ethan Nordean gets 18 years in prison, tying for longest sentence in Jan. 6 insurrection By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A one-time leader in the Proud Boys far-right extremist group has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, tying the record for the longest sentence in the attack. Continue reading
Sep 01 Proud Boy who smashed Capitol window on Jan. 6 gets 10 years in prison, declares ‘Trump won!’ By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press A former Proud Boys member who smashed a U.S. Capitol window in the building's first breach on Jan. 6, 2021, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison — and then defiantly declared as he walked out of the courtroom,… Continue reading
Aug 31 Two ex-Proud Boys leaders get long sentences in Jan. 6 Capitol attack By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The 17-year prison term for organizer Joseph Biggs and 15-year sentence for leader Zachary Rehl are some of the longest sentences handed down yet in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack. Continue reading
Aug 30 Judge’s illness delays sentencing for former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The Justice Department is seeking a 33-year prison sentence for the 39-year-old Tarrio, who's from Miami. That's nearly twice the length of the longest prison term so far among hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions. Continue reading
Aug 18 Justice Department seeks 33 years in prison for ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio in Jan. 6 case By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The sentence, if imposed, would be by far the longest punishment that has been handed down in the massive prosecution of the riot on Jan. 6, 2021. Continue reading
Aug 18 Proud Boy in Jan. 6 case disappears ahead of sentencing By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Christopher Worrell of Naples, Florida, was supposed to be sentenced Friday after being found guilty of spraying pepper spray gel on police officers, part of the mob storming the Capitol as Congress was certifying Joe Biden's presidential victory. Continue reading
Aug 10 Prosecutors seek Jan. 2 trial date for Trump in 2020 election conspiracy trial By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Trump faces charges including conspiracy to defraud the U.S. The Republican ex-president has pleaded not guilty. The GOP presidential primary front-runner portrays the case against him as politically motivated. Continue reading
Aug 02 The judge assigned to Trump’s Jan. 6 case is known to hand down tough sentences to Capitol rioters By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Judge Tanya Chutkan often has handed down prison sentences in Jan. 6, 2021, riot cases that are harsher than what Justice Department prosecutors recommended. Continue reading