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
May 19 D.C. police officer charged with feeding information to Proud Boys leader By Associated Press An indictment alleges that Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Shane Lamond, 47, of Stafford, Virginia, warned Enrique Tarrio, then national chairman of the far-right group, that law enforcement had an arrest warrant for him. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 6:00 Proud Boys members convicted of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 case By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan A jury convicted members of the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys for their involvement in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. A federal jury found four Proud Boys guilty of seditious conspiracy, including the group's former leader,… Continue watching
May 04 WATCH: Garland makes remarks after 4 Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy By Associated Press Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and three other members of the far-right extremist group were convicted of a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the… Continue reading
May 04 Former Proud Boys leader Tarrio found guilty of Jan. 6 sedition plot By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has been convicted of orchestrating a plot for members of his far-right extremist group to attack the U.S. Capitol in a desperate bid to keep Donald Trump in power after the Republican lost the… Continue reading