Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years for US Capitol attack, stiffest sentence so far
- Enrique Tarrio was convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in planning the Capitol riot in 2021
- His 22 years was the stiffest punishment so far for those involved in the attack in Washington
Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the far-right Proud Boys militia, was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Tuesday for his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol, the stiffest sentence handed out so far.
“That day broke our previously unbroken tradition of peacefully transferring power,” US District Judge Timothy Kelly said of the attempt to stop the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory over Donald Trump.
“Mr Tarrio was the ultimate leader of the conspiracy,” Kelly said during a nearly four-hour sentencing hearing in the nation’s capital.
Prosecutors had sought a 33-year prison term for Tarrio, who was not in Washington on January 6 but was accused of directing the military-style assault on the Capitol by members of the Proud Boys and other supporters of the former president.
The 39-year-old Tarrio and several other members of the Proud Boys were convicted of seditious conspiracy in May for their roles in the attack.
