REPORT: Proud Boys face conspiracy charges after Capitol riot

JANUARY 30, 2021

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Federal prosecutors Friday night announced the first conspiracy charges against members of the Proud Boys over the group’s role in the deadly Jan. 6 riot in the Capitol.

Prosecutors said in a news release that two members of the far-right “Western Chauvinist” group conspired to obstruct law enforcement officers’ efforts to protect the Capitol from the mob. The members, Dominic Pezzola of Rochester, N.Y., and William Pepe of Beacon, N.Y., had already been charged with lesser offenses from their activities on Jan. 6.

The article goes on to state the following:

The new charges represented a substantial step up in prosecutors’ actions against Proud Boys members. More than 170 people have been charged over the riot, though most have been over minor allegations such as disorderly conduct and unlawful entry.

Federal prosecutors said the two men “engaged in a conspiracy to obstruct, influence, impede, and interfere with law enforcement officers engaged in their official duties in protecting the U.S. Capitol and its grounds on Jan. 6, 2021.”

A press release from the Justice Department reads, “It is alleged that Pezzola and Pepe took actions to evade and render ineffective the protective equipment deployed by Capitol Police in active riot control measures, including actions to remove temporary metal barricades erected by the Capitol Police for the purpose of controlling access to the Capitol Grounds, and the stealing and purloining of property belonging to Capitol Police.”

MSNBC Producer Kyle Griffin tweeted, “Federal prosecutors investigating the violent riot at the Capitol have announced their first conspiracy charges against the Proud Boys, accusing two members of working together to obstruct and interfere with law enforcement officers protecting Congress.”

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