Verdict In For Proud Boys Charged With January 6 Seditious Conspiracy

After six days of deliberation, a jury in Washington, D.C., has convicted four out of five Proud Boy defendants of seditious conspiracy in relation to the Jan. 6 riot at the United States Capitol. 

The men convicted of the rare charge are Enrique Tarrio, the former chairman of the Proud Boys, and other chapter leaders Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, and Zachary Rehl. Dominic Pezzola, a member of the Proud Boys from Rochester, New York, bypassed a conviction on seditious conspiracy for now, but was hit lesser convictions. 

“The jury agrees that the government has proved the existence of a seditious conspiracy,” POLITICO’s Kyle Cheney reported Thursday morning, adding that Tarrio, Nordean, Biggs, and Rehl were found guilty of the rare charge, which carries up to 20 years behind bars.