A judge on Friday awarded Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church, a black church in the District of Columbia, over $1 million in damages in a lawsuit against the Proud Boys. The lawsuit was filed in response to the Proud Boys’ destruction of a Black Lives Matter banner during a protest in 2020. Superior Court Associate…
Judge Awards $1 Million to Black Church Over Proud Boys’ BLM Banner Burning
Police Officer Charged Over Leaking Information to Proud Boys Leader
A Washington police officer has been charged with obstruction of justice and making false statements after leaking information to the leader of the Proud Boys group, according to charging documents released on May 19. Officer Shane Lamond, 47, was in regular contact with Enrique Tarrio, the Proud Boys leader, for nearly two years, during which…
LIVE NOW: Jury Reaches Verdict on Proud Boys Case
A U.S. Federal Court jury reached a verdict at noon on May 4 in the trial of members of the Proud Boys, a right-wing group, charged with seditious conspiracy for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol. …
Jury Reaches Verdict on Proud Boys Case
A U.S. Federal Court jury reached a verdict at noon on May 4 in the trial of members of the Proud Boys, a right-wing group, charged with seditious conspiracy for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol. …
Proud Boys Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy in Jan. 6 Case
WASHINGTON—Four Proud Boys were convicted on May 4 of seditious conspiracy for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Jurors found Enrique Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Joe Biggs, and Zachary Rehl guilty of seditious conspiracy, which carries a prison sentence of up to 20 years. Those four defendants were also convicted…
Jan. 6 Defendant Fired Shots Before Planned Surrender to FBI: Officials
A Texas man accused of taking part in the Jan. 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol has been charged with a federal firearm crime after allegedly firing shots during a welfare check days before he was scheduled to appear in court, according to officials. Nathan Donald Pelham, 40, of Greenville, Texas, was charged via criminal…
Judge Says He Found No Evidence of Government Misconduct in Jan. 6 Case
The federal judge overseeing the Proud Boys seditious-conspiracy trial in Washington on April 16 systematically shut down one defendant’s calls for a mistrial and his explosive allegations of evidence tampering, withholding of exculpatory evidence, and government misconduct. In a 10-page ruling, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly rejected requests from defendant Dominic Pezzola for a mistrial…
Appeals Court Ruling May Threaten DOJ Position in Dozens of Jan. 6 Cases: Lawyer
An April 7 decision issued by the D.C. Court of Appeals may jeopardize a key legal backing used by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to prosecute participants of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach, according to attorney Albert Watkins. “What this opinion did do was, it practically begged for other [Jan. 6] cases to be…
At Least 50 Undercover Officers and Informants Monitored Proud Boys, Jan. 6 Crowds, New Court Filing Says
Up to a dozen previously undisclosed undercover Metropolitan Police Department officers were embedded in the crowds on Jan. 6—including one who admitted joining in protester chants to “stop the steal”—according to an April 10 court filing in the Proud Boys seditious-conspiracy trial. A motion for mistrial filed by defense attorney Roger Roots said the additional…
Proud Boys Defendants Ask Court to Dismiss Jan. 6 Obstruction Charges
Two defendants in the Proud Boys seditious-conspiracy trial filed a motion in federal court to dismiss obstruction-related charges in light of a fractured U.S. Court of Appeals ruling on the law used to charge hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants. On April 8, attorneys for defendants Zachary Rehl and Ethan Nordean filed motions with U.S. District…
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