Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys, was sentenced on Tuesday to 22 years in prison for the central role he played in organizing a gang of his pro-Trump followers to attack the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power.
Until now, the longest prison term connected to Jan. 6 had been 18 years.
That sentence was issued last week to Ethan Nordean, one of Mr. Tarrio’s co-defendants.
The penalty imposed on Mr. Tarrio at a three-hour hearing in Federal District Court in Washington was the final sentence to be lodged against the five members of the Proud Boys who were tried on seditious conspiracy charges earlier this year.
Three other men in the case — Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and Dominic Pezzola — were each sentenced last week to between 10 and 17 years in prison.
Persons:
Enrique Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Tarrio’s, Stewart Rhodes, Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Dominic Pezzola —
Organizations:
Trump, Capitol, Mr, Federal, Court
Locations:
Washington