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A Proud Boys militia leader was hit with an 18-year prison sentence and a second was given 10 years Friday for joining the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol by Donald Trump’s supporters. The sentences meted out by Washington federal district Judge Timothy Kelly came a day after two other Proud Boys, Joe Biggs and Zachary Rehl, earned …

WASHINGTON — Jury selection in the seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four others charged in the attack on the U.S. Capitol began Monday after the judge denied defense attorneys’ last-minute bid to delay the trial over action by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection. A defense attorney told the judge …

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Judge refuses to dismiss alleged Proud Boys leaders’ charges

A federal judge refused to dismiss an indictment charging four alleged leaders of the far-right Proud Boys with conspiring to attack the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory. More than three dozen people charged in the Capitol siege have been identified by federal authorities as Proud Boys leaders, members or associates, including at least …

Proud Boys members must face January 6 charges, US judge rules

Case against four members of far-right group is focus of the US Justice Department’s sprawling probe into Capitol riot. A United States judge has denied a motion by four leaders of the Proud Boys far-right group to dismiss federal criminal charges stemming from the January 6 attack on the US Capitol building. “Defendants are not, as they argue, charged with …

Judge doubts Proud Boy leader's 'intention to plan violence is in the past' -- and orders his continued detention

A federal judge has ordered Proud Boy Charles Donohoe, who is indicted along with three other members of the nationalist gang for conspiracy to disrupt the electoral college certification, to remain in detention as he awaits trial. "Mr. Donohoe stands charged with interfering with the peaceful transfer of power, which is a grave offense, to say the least," Kelly said. …

A 'federal crime of terrorism': How judges are using a little-known statute to keep the worst MAGA rioters locked up

Federal prosecutors are using a little-known federal terrorism statute to keep members of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys locked up as they await trial on charges related to the Jan. 6 assault on the US Capitol. "What occurred was — as alleged, is clearly terrorism," Magistrate Judge William Matthewman said during a June 2 detention hearing in southern Florida …

Judge orders Proud Boys jailed pending Capitol riot trial

Joseph Biggs, front left, and Ethan Nordean, holding a megaphone, walk with other Proud Boys toward the Capitol on Jan. 6. A federal judge on Monday ordered two members of the far-right Proud Boys back to jail to be detained pending trial, backing the Justice Department’s most aggressive effort to jail those accused of participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol …