US Court Hands 'Proud Boys' Leader Tarrio 22 Years Behind Bars for Jan. 6 Unrest: Reports

© AP Photo / Allison DinnerProud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio. File photo
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio. File photo - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 06.09.2023
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The sentences come as former President Donald Trump battles charges of alleged crimes linked to efforts to overturn the 2020 US presidential election.
A US court sentenced Proud Boys group leader Enrique Tarrio to 22 years in prison for crimes linked to the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot, the US media reported.
Judge Timothy Kelly of the US District Court for the District of Columbia sentenced Tarrio to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy in helping orchestrate the breach of the US Capitol on January 6, among other offenses, the report said on Tuesday.

The sentence is the longest handed down to date in connection with the events of January 6. Prosecutors requested a 33-year sentence while the defense team asked for less than 15 years in prison, the report said.

Tarrio was not present at the US Capitol on January 6 but was charged alongside other Proud Boys members who were in Washington on that day.
Last week, several other Proud Boys members received sentences ranging from ten to 18 years in prison for crimes linked to the January 6 events at the US Capitol.
Former President Donald Trump leaves the Wilkie D. Ferguson Jr. U.S. Courthouse, Tuesday, June 13, 2023, in Miami. Trump appeared in federal court Tuesday on dozens of felony charges accusing him of illegally hoarding classified documents and thwarting the Justice Department's efforts to get the records back. - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 05.08.2023
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