Joe Biggs, the leader of the group Proud Boys, has been sentenced to 17 years in prison after being involved in events pertaining to January 6.
Judge Timothy Kelly, appointed by Trump, said the January 6 U.S. Capitol event “broke our tradition of peacefully transferring power.”
“The mob brought an entire branch of government to heel,” Kelly stated, according to Politico.
Biggs is among several Proud Boys members charged with seditious conspiracy.
Proud Boys member and co-defendant Zach Rehl received a 15-year prison sentence.
A member of Proud Boys who was not charged with seditious conspiracy, Dominic Pezzola, has yet to have his hearing.
Reporting from The Post Millennial:
Earlier this week, all five defendents gathred before Kelly in the DC court room to hear victim impact statements from Capitol Police officers who were there on January 6. ... [Officer Shae Cooney's] sentiments were shared by fellow former officer Marc Ode, who referred to the events of January 6 as a "planned and organized attempt to overthrow our constitutional process by individuals who determined that their opinion of the few were superior to our constitution and decided to use violence and terror to impose their will."
