Oct 17 Prosecutors are appealing length of prison sentences for Proud Boys leaders convicted of Jan. 6 plot By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press An attorney for ex-Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio says his defense team will review federal prosecutors' reasoning for appealing his 22-year prison sentence in the U.S. Capitol insurrection. Continue reading
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 05 Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio to be sentenced for role in Jan. 6 Capitol attack By Associated Press “Tarrio has repeatedly and publicly indicated that he has no regrets about what he helped make happen on January 6,” prosecutors wrote in court documents. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 4:04 News Wrap: Parts of Florida may be without power for weeks after Hurricane Idalia By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, a power company in Florida said it could take two weeks to repair electrical grids in rural areas damaged by Hurricane Idalia, The White House is asking Congress for another $4 billion in disaster aid,… Continue watching
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 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