Justice Department Seeks Longer Prison Sentences For Leaders Of The Proud Boys After Judge Goes Below Guidelines

The Department of Justice filed notice of its plan to seek harsher prison sentences for five members of the Proud Boys, who were incarcerated for their participation in the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The DOJ is calling on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to extend sentences for the leaders of the right-wing group: Enrique Tarrio, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Dominic Pezzola and Ethan Nordean.

Officials had originally asked for 33-year sentences for Tarrio and Biggs, 30-year sentences for Rehl, 27 sentences for Nordean and 20 years for Pezzola.

Instead, U.S. District Court Judge Timothy Kelly gave Tarrio 22 years, Biggs 17 years, Nordean 18 years, Rehl 15 years, and Pezzola 10 years – all were below sentencing guidelines.

The men were convicted in September and are currently incarcerated at FDC Philadelphia.

The Proud Boys are a paramilitary group that espouses white nationalist views. They aligned themselves with former President Donald Trump and took the lead in storming the Capitol on January 6, 2021.