Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio sentenced to 22 years: report

Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday in a Washington, D.C. federal district court to 22 years in prison for his role in the January 6 attack on the United States Capitol, The New York Times reports.

The United States Department of Justice sought a sentencing of 33 years for the 39-year-old, according to Associated Press, "describing him as the ringleader of a plot to use violence to shatter the cornerstone of American democracy and overturn the election victory by Joe Biden, a Democrat, over Trump, the Republican incumbent."

Still, the Times notes Tarrio's punishment is "the most severe penalty handed down so far to any of the more than 1,100 people charged in connection with the Capitol attack."

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NBC reports:

Last week, Joe Biggs was sentenced to 17 years; Zachary Rehl to 15 years; and Ethan Nordean to 18 years, tying with Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes for the longest sentence given to a Jan. 6 defendant so far. Proud Boy Dominic Pezzola, the fifth defendant in the seditious conspiracy trial, was found not guilty of the top charge of seditious conspiracy but found guilty on other charges; he was sentenced to 10 years.

Tarrio is "the final Proud Boys leader convicted of seditious conspiracy in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack to receive his punishment," according to AP.

Although, AP notes that "Tarrio wasn't in Washington on Jan. 6 — he was arrested two days earlier in a separate case — 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.

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The New York Times full report is available at this link (subscription required). Associated Press' report is here. NBC News' report is here.