The Latest Breaking News from Proud Boys

Some of the most prominent members of the Proud Boys, a far-right militant group that functions more like a street gang than a militia, have been sentenced to long terms in federal prison for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Eric Munchel carried a Taser and stole zip-tie handcuffs from the Capitol as they looked for senators

Members of the gang face some of the longest sentences to date among hundreds of cases tied to January 6

Enrique Tarrio’s admission – more than two years after the Capitol riot – came too late to save him from the longest January 6 sentence to date

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, sentenced to 22 years in prison for organizing the storming of the Capitol, and other convicted seditionists are viewed as patriots by conservatives.

The former Alaska governor said that the sentences were ‘100 per cent’ about ‘taking Trump down. They had to grab on to something, right?’

The group was born in the far-right Taki’s Magazine in 2016 and its recently jailed leader was head of Florida group Latinos for Trump

Vice-president says ex-president should ‘absolutely’ be held accountable after Proud Boys leader sentenced over Capitol attack

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Far-right group’s former leader charged under law enacted in aftermath of American Civil War

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