{"id":113444,"date":"2021-01-30T15:46:47","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T20:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=113444"},"modified":"2021-01-31T10:30:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T15:30:23","slug":"two-proud-boys-indicted-on-conspiracy-charges-for-alleged-role-in-u-s-capitol-riot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-proud-boys-indicted-on-conspiracy-charges-for-alleged-role-in-u-s-capitol-riot\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Proud Boys Indicted On Conspiracy Charges For Alleged Role In U.S. Capitol Riot"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-proud-boys-indicted-on-conspiracy-charges-for-alleged-role-in-u-s-capitol-riot%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=113444&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Department of Justice issued a news release on Friday night stating that two New York men had been indicted for their alleged role in the violent riot at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/01\/29\/nyregion\/proud-boys-charged-with-conspiracy-in-capitol-riot.html\">reported<\/a> that the DOJ announced the agency\u2019s \u201cfirst conspiracy charges against the Proud Boys,\u201d identifying Dominic Pezzola, of Rochester, and William Pepe, of Beacon, as \u201ctwo members of the far-right nationalist group.\u201d According to the Times, they are accused of \u201cworking together to obstruct and interfere with law enforcement officers protecting Congress during the final certification of the presidential election.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As of now, the indictment does not accuse the men of conspiring to plan the January 6 attack on the Capitol before traveling to Washington, D.C. The Times reports, it &#8220;describes only a two-person conspiracy that lasted only through the day of the rally when, it notes, a large group of Proud Boys traveled to Washington and gathered near the Capitol grounds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">That said, govt is alleging the two defendants, Dominic Pezzola &amp; William Pepe, conspired w\/others &quot;known &amp; unknown to the grand jury,&quot; which means 1. There&#039;s a grand jury (apparently) still investigating and 2. There could easily be more charges on this indictment. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zc00U2uxT9\">pic.twitter.com\/zc00U2uxT9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alan Feuer (@alanfeuer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alanfeuer\/status\/1355552527660572677?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 30, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The outlet described Mr. Pezzola, 43, as \u201ca former boxer and Marine,\u201d and Mr. Pepe, 31, as \u201can employee of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.\u201d Both defendants were already in custody, facing lesser charges connected to the Capitol breach. Prosecutors say Pezzola was part of the mob that confronted a Capitol Police officer in the stairway and posted a video on social media smoking a cigar inside the Capitol Building. Prosecutors said Pepe had been photographed inside the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, they were indicted in D.C. federal court on charges of conspiracy, civil disorder, unlawfully entering restricted buildings or grounds, and disorderly and disruptive conduct in restricted buildings or grounds.<\/p>\n<p>The charging documents said Pezzola and Pepe are members of the Proud Boys, stated that they have attended various Proud Boys gatherings and protests, and alleged that both possess tactical vests branded with the Proud Boys logo.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ provides more details on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/two-members-proud-boys-indicted-conspiracy-other-charges-related-jan-6-riots\">accusations<\/a> in the indictment filed on Friday:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><em>Pezzola and Pepe engaged in a conspiracy to obstruct, influence, impede, and interfere with law enforcement officers engaged in their official duties in protecting the U.S. Capitol and its grounds on Jan. 6, 2021. It is alleged that Pezzola and Pepe took actions to evade and render ineffective the protective equipment deployed by Capitol Police in active riot control measures, including actions to remove temporary metal barricades erected by the Capitol Police for the purpose of controlling access to the Capitol Grounds, and the stealing and purloining of property belonging to Capitol Police.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0It is further alleged that Pezzola confronted a Capitol Police officer attempting to control the crowd and ripped away the officer\u2019s riot shield, while the officer was physically engaging with individuals who had gathered unlawfully in the west plaza of the Capitol. Pezzola can be seen on video that has been widely distributed, using that riot shield to smash a window at the U.S. Capitol.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Proud Boys were founded in 2016. The group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-dc\/pr\/two-members-proud-boys-indicted-conspiracy-other-charges-related-jan-6-riots\">describes<\/a> itself as a \u201cpro-Western fraternal organization for men who refuse to apologize for creating the modern world; aka Western Chauvinists.\u201d The Times article says they have \u201cmaintained links with both overt white supremacists and more mainstream Republicans,\u201d and been \u201cvocal\u201d and \u201coften violent\u201d supporters of former President Donald J. Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Michael Sherwin, the U.S. attorney in Washington, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2021\/01\/29\/nyregion\/proud-boys-charged-with-conspiracy-in-capitol-riot.html\">said<\/a> earlier this week that prosecutors had prioritized bringing \u201cmore complicated conspiracy cases.\u201d He <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/fbi-identifies-more-400-suspects-capitol-riot-n1255757\">mentioned<\/a> \u201cpossible coordination among militia groups from different states that had a plan\u201d to descend on Washington, D.C., \u201cto engage in criminal conduct.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A CNN analysis of court documents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/01\/29\/politics\/proud-boys-conspiracy-charges-capitol-riot\/index.html\">claims<\/a> at least eight of the approximately 175 defendants facing charges related to the Capitol riot \u201care affiliated with the Proud Boys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/proud-boys-leader-denies-new-report-that-claims-he-was-prolific-law-enforcement-informant\">Proud Boys Leader Denies New Report That Claims He Was \u2018Prolific\u2019 Law Enforcement Informant<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Justice issued a news release on Friday night stating that two New York men had been indicted for their alleged role in the violent riot at the &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1892228,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4038,3878,4035,3985,4032,3876],"class_list":["post-113444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-alleged","tag-boys","tag-charges","tag-conspiracy","tag-indicted","tag-proud"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1892228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}