Addressing the court before his sentencing, Enrique Tarrio said he had been 'humbled' and felt 'shame and disappointment'
Enrique Tarrio, 39, was convicted on charges including seditious conspiracy over the attack, which saw supporters of Mr Trump storm Congress in a bid to stop lawmakersJudge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, on Tuesday rejected pleas from Tarrio’s defence team seeking to contest a “terrorism adjustment” for sentencing, increasing the recommended sentence under federal guidelines.
Tarrio, who had been arrested two days prior to 6 January in a separate case, was not physically present with the Proud Boys at the time — but prosecutors say he helped put in motion and encourage the violence that stunned the world and interrupted Congress’ certification of Biden’s electoral victory.
The judge said there was no indication that Tarrio was remorseful for the specific charge of seditious conspiracy, but said he would grant him some leniency as “I don’t think Mr Tarrio intended to kill anyone”.Ethan Nordean, who prosecutors said was the Proud Boys’ leader on the ground on 6 January, was last week sentenced to 18 years in prison, tying the record for the longest sentence in the attack.
Lawyers for the Proud Boys deny that there was any plot to attack the Capitol or stop the transfer of presidential power. Tarrio’s lawyer, Sabino Jauregui, told the judge that his client had no intentions of overthrowing the government, and that the Proud Boys’ only plans that day were to protest the election and confront antifa activists.
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