Enrique Tarrio, Ex-Leader of Proud Boys And Other Members Guilty Of Seditious Conspiracy!

Enrique Tarrio the ex-leader of Proud Boys and the other three members were found guilty of seditious conspiracy. This is in connection with the January attack on the U.S. capitol, NBC News reported.

Enrique Tarrio, Ex-Leader of Proud Boys And Other Members Guilty Of Seditious Conspiracy! (PHOTO:
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Enrique Tarrio And Other Members Convicted!

Four members of the group Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Zachary Rehl, and Joseph Biggs were convicted and found guilty of felony charges including seditious conspiracy. While the other member, Dominic Pezzola was found not guilty of seditious conspiracy.

Tarrio, Nordean, Zachary, and Biggs were also found guilty of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, while U.S. Judge Timothy J. Kelly had declared a mistrial on Pezzola on the same count.

Nine counts were charged by all five Proud Boys members, this is in connection with the U.S. capitol attack last January 6, 2021. Pezzola, who admitted to his behavior on the incident was separately charged with a 1oth count of stealing the police shield and found guilty. He was also guilty of assaulting, impeding officers, and resisting while the other four members were acquitted on these charges.

On the other hand, a high-level member of the Proud Boys Jeremy Bertino, who pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy in October has testified for the prosecution as part of a plea deal. Bertino tells the jurors that Proud Boys had to do anything necessary to save the country, that is their belief.

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Enrique Tarrio And Other Members Thirst For Violence, Prosecutors Said

Prosecutors said and argued that Proud Boys were thirsting for violence as they organized to stop in advance the certification of Biden’s win as President, any means including by force. The Justice Department was countered by defense attorneys saying, the group was used as a scapegoat behind the real person to be blamed, who is Donald Trump.

Prosecutors have faced the biggest challenge in convincing a jury that Tarrio was a part of the conspiracy, given that he stayed at a hotel in Baltimore on January 6 even if he was banned from Washington the day before.

Other Proud Boys members have pleaded guilty and went to trial while the seditious conspiracy trial has gone underway.

Overall, Enrique Tarrio and other members of Proud Boys were convicted of seditious conspiracy for their actions last January 6, 2021.

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