May 4, 2023judicialjanuary 6seditious conspiracyconvictionproud boysjudicialcriminal prosecutionextremism
Proud Boys leaders convicted of seditious conspiracy
A federal jury convicts former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and three lieutenants—Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, and Zachary Rehl—of seditious conspiracy for plotting to use force to stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power. Dominic Pezzola is acquitted of seditious conspiracy but convicted of other charges. The convictions come after a four-month trial showing evidence of the group's advance planning and coordination to attack the Capitol.