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Ethan Nordean, a high-ranking figure in the far-right Proud Boys, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, reported Brandi Buchman. He led a group of Proud Boys to the Capitol and joined fellow leader Joe Biggs in knocking down fencing at the Capitol complex. Nordean demanded full freedom of movement pending trial last year, which prompted prosecutors to remind …
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 …
Federal court documents allege that one of two men recently arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 assault on the US Capitol communicated in advance with a Proud Boys leader, pointing to a wider organizational footprint in the execution of the effort to overwhelm the Capitol and prevent transfer of the presidency from Donald Trump to Joe Biden. The statement …
Ethan Nordean, speaking into a bullhorn, leads the Proud Boys’ march on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6. “Silence is part of what brought Hitler to power.” Wally’s Chowder House, owned by Mike Nordean, became the focus of controversy in Des Moines, Wash., when his adult son and sometimes employee, Ethan, became prominent in the far-right Proud Boys. Joining the …