Bickering bogs down Capitol riot trial of Proud Boys leaders
February 11, 2023 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Capitol riot trial for Proud Boys leaders promised to be a historic showcase for some of the most compelling evidence of an alleged plot by far-right extremists to halt the transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election.
Jury selection for Proud Boys trial to resume next month
December 23, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Jury selection for the seditious conspiracy trial of former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants will resume in early January after a holiday break, according to court records.
QAnon follower who chased officer on Jan. 6 gets 5 years
December 16, 2022 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — An Iowa construction worker and QAnon follower was sentenced Friday to five years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, when he led a crowd chasing a police officer who diverted rioters away from lawmakers.
Rioter who encountered senator gets over 4 years in prison
August 29, 2022 GMTA Maryland man affiliated with the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was sentenced on Monday to more than four years in prison for storming the U.S.
‘Self-professed’ white supremacist gets jail for Jan. 6 riot
August 10, 2022 GMTA Maryland man described by the FBI as a “self-professed” white supremacist was sentenced on Wednesday to four months of incarceration for storming the U.S.
Proud Boys riot trial delayed due to committee hearings
June 22, 2022 GMTA federal judge agreed on Wednesday to postpone a trial for the former leader of the Proud Boys and other members of the extremist group charged with attacking the U.S.
Ex-Proud Boys leader to stay jailed until Capitol riot trial
May 28, 2022 GMTThe former top leader of the Proud Boys will remain jailed while awaiting trial on charges that he conspired with other members of the far-right extremist group to attack the U.S.
Judge refuses to dismiss alleged Proud Boys leaders’ charges
December 29, 2021 GMTA federal judge refused to dismiss an indictment charging four alleged leaders of the far-right Proud Boys with conspiring to attack the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's electoral victory.
Jan. 6 riot defendant returned to jail for using internet
September 2, 2021 GMTIOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday ordered a prominent participant in the Jan.
Iowa man charged in Capitol riot seeks to avoid jail return
August 23, 2021 GMTDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa man charged with taking part in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has asked a judge not to send him back to jail even though he was caught violating the terms of his pretrial release by accessing the internet.
Judge agrees to free QAnon believer charged in Capitol riot
July 13, 2021 GMTA federal judge agreed on Tuesday to free an Iowa man from jail more than six months after his videotaped confrontation of a police officer inside the U.S. Capitol became one of the most menacing images of the Jan.
Leaders of Proud Boys ordered jailed on Capitol riot charges
April 19, 2021 GMTA federal judge on Monday ordered two leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group to be arrested and jailed while awaiting trial on charges they planned and coordinated an attack on the U...
Iowa conspiracy theorist stays in custody, ordered to DC
January 23, 2021 GMTDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A right-wing conspiracy theorist from Iowa seen prominently in videos taunting a U...