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On Tuesday, former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
District Judge Timothy Kelly gave the 39-year-old the longest sentence of anyone involved in the riot. More than 1,100 people have been charged for their involvement in the attack, which was staged by Donald Trump supporters in an effort to stop the certification of President Joe Biden.
“It is kind of hard to put into words how important the peaceful transfer of power is,” Judge Kelly said. “Our country was founded as an experiment in self-government by the people, but it cannot long endure if the way we elect our leaders is threatened with force and violence.”
“Mr. Tarrio was the ultimate leader, the ultimate person who organized, who was motivated by revolutionary zeal,” the judge continued.
Prior to his sentencing, Tarrio told the...
District Judge Timothy Kelly gave the 39-year-old the longest sentence of anyone involved in the riot. More than 1,100 people have been charged for their involvement in the attack, which was staged by Donald Trump supporters in an effort to stop the certification of President Joe Biden.
“It is kind of hard to put into words how important the peaceful transfer of power is,” Judge Kelly said. “Our country was founded as an experiment in self-government by the people, but it cannot long endure if the way we elect our leaders is threatened with force and violence.”
“Mr. Tarrio was the ultimate leader, the ultimate person who organized, who was motivated by revolutionary zeal,” the judge continued.
Prior to his sentencing, Tarrio told the...
- 9/7/2023
- by Ava Lombardi
- Uinterview
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Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys, was sentenced to 22 years in prison Tuesday for his role in planning the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol. His sentence is the longest of any of the January 6th defendants.
In May, Tarrio was found guilty of seditious conspiracy along with three others: Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl.
Tarrio was not present at the Capitol that day, but prosecutors said that he played a key role in the planning.
At his sentencing, Tarrio called January 6th a “national embarrassment” and expressed remorse for what happened, according to the Associated Press. “Inflicting harm or changing the results of the election was not my goal,” he said as he pleaded for leniency.
Prosecutors, though, characterized the right-wing group’s efforts a “calculated act of terrorism.”
The judge in the case, Timothy Kelly, who was nominated by President Donald Trump, gave a shorter...
In May, Tarrio was found guilty of seditious conspiracy along with three others: Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl.
Tarrio was not present at the Capitol that day, but prosecutors said that he played a key role in the planning.
At his sentencing, Tarrio called January 6th a “national embarrassment” and expressed remorse for what happened, according to the Associated Press. “Inflicting harm or changing the results of the election was not my goal,” he said as he pleaded for leniency.
Prosecutors, though, characterized the right-wing group’s efforts a “calculated act of terrorism.”
The judge in the case, Timothy Kelly, who was nominated by President Donald Trump, gave a shorter...
- 9/5/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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