A federal judge will sentence five defendants in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot this week to what could be decades in prison after they were convicted for their role in organizing the riot in the aftermath of the 2020 election.
The defendants, all leaders of the radical right-wing group Proud Boys, sat together in a Washington, D.C., courtroom Tuesday, clad in orange jumpsuits, as they listened to U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly weigh sentencing guidelines and whether to apply"terrorist enhancements" in his calculation.Prosecutors are seeking prison sentences that, if granted, would surpass the longest sentence of the roughly 600 handed out so far.
All five were found guilty of obstruction of an official proceeding, destruction of federal property, and interference with police during a civil disorder, among other charges. The former national chairman of the Proud Boys, according to his indictment, had been heavily involved in organizing a large group for the riot but was arrested and ordered to leave D.C. a couple of days prior to it for burning a Black Lives Matter flag and carrying two large capacity magazines.
The others will receive their sentences later in the week. Prosecutors are seeking 30 years for Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl, 27 years for Ethan Nordean, and 20 years for Dominic Pezzola.
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