Former Proud Boys national chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio was sentenced on Tuesday for a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6.
Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison on Tuesday.
Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, 39, was convicted of seditious conspiracy and other charges.
Tarrio wasn’t present in Washington during the riot on 6 January 2021, having been arrested and ordered to leave the city before the unrest started.
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The 22-year sentence given by District Judge Tim Kelly, a Trump appointee, is less than the 33-year sentence sought by prosecutors but still the longest of any Jan. 6 defendant, according to multiple reports.
Three other Proud Boys leaders who were convicted by a jury of seditious conspiracy alongside Tarrio in May, Zach Rehl, Joe Biggs and Ethan Nordean, received sentences of 15, 17 and 18 years, respectively.
Three fellow Proud Boys found guilty by a Washington jury of the rarely used sedition charge were sentenced last week to prison terms ranging from 15 to 18 years.
Ethan Nordean, a leader of the Proud Boys was sentenced on Friday to 18 years in prison over the U.S. Capitol attack, equaling the longest punishment in the case so far, while another member sentenced to 10 years yelled “Trump won” as he left court.
In a statement to the judge, Nordean called Jan. 6 a “complete and utter tragedy” and said he had gone to the Capitol to be a leader and to keep people out of trouble.
His wife and sister pleaded for mercy.
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According to Reuters, Nordean’s attorney, Nick Smith, had argued for a sentence of 15 to 21 months.
Dominic Pezzola, a member of the Proud Boys, did not play a leadership role but was convicted of felonies including obstructing an official proceeding and assaulting police. He yelled, “Trump won!” as he left the courtroom after being sentenced to 10 years in prison, according to the AP.
Prosecutors said Pezzola’s assault on former Capitol Police Officer Mark Ode, in which he stole Ode’s riot shield and used it to smash at a window at the Capitol, helped to justify a lengthy prison term.
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