Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, leader of The Proud Boys, attended a protest in Miami, Florida on July 16, 2021, showing support for Cubans demonstrating against their government.
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The former leader of the far-right group Proud Boys will be sentenced on Tuesday for seditious conspiracy to disrupt the 2020 presidential election certification on Jan. 6, 2021.
Enrique Tarrio, also known as Henry Tarrio, is facing 33 years in prison, which would be the longest sentence among those charged in connection with the Capitol riot on Jan. 6.
Tarrio’s sentencing hearing will take place in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., at 2 p.m. ET.
Last week, Judge Timothy Kelly handed down lower sentences than what the prosecutors requested for Tarrio’s co-defendants, three of whom were also convicted of seditious conspiracy.
Ethan Nordean, the leader of the Seattle chapter of the Proud Boys, was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Friday, tying with Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes for the longest sentence related to the Jan. 6 incident.
Earlier that day, Dominic Pezzola, another defendant in the case, received a 10-year sentence. As he was leaving the courtroom, Pezzola reportedly raised his fist and exclaimed, “Trump won!”
Two other leaders of the Proud Boys, Joseph Biggs and Zachary Rehl, were sentenced to 17 years and 15 years in prison, respectively.
The Department of Justice sought 27 years for Nordean, 33 years for Biggs, 30 years for Rehl, and 20 years for Pezzola. Pezzola was the only defendant not found guilty of seditious conspiracy.
A sixth defendant in the Proud Boys case, Charles Donohoe, pleaded guilty in April 2022 to charges of conspiracy and assaulting officers.
The DOJ has charged over 1,100 defendants in relation to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. Tarrio and his co-defendants played a significant role in instigating the events of that day, according to Attorney General Merrick Garland.
The defendants were convicted of organizing a large group of Proud Boys and other pro-Trump rioters to storm the Capitol grounds on Jan. 6, during the certification of President Joe Biden’s victory.
Former President Donald Trump, who has been charged in separate cases related to his efforts to overturn the 2020 election, urged his supporters to march to the Capitol on that day.
Tarrio and Nordean were originally scheduled to be sentenced last week, but the hearings were postponed due to Judge Kelly falling ill.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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