{"id":2019788,"date":"2023-09-01T19:08:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T23:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proud-boys-leader-ethan-nordean-handed-record-18-year-prison-term-for-jan-6-attack\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T19:09:44","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T23:09:44","slug":"proud-boys-leader-ethan-nordean-handed-record-18-year-prison-term-for-jan-6-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proud-boys-leader-ethan-nordean-handed-record-18-year-prison-term-for-jan-6-attack\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethan Nordean, Proud Boys leader, gets historic 18-year sentence for Jan. 6 assault."},"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\">26<\/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%2Fproud-boys-leader-ethan-nordean-handed-record-18-year-prison-term-for-jan-6-attack%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=2019788&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--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<h2>Proud Boys Leader\u200c Sentenced to 18 Years in \u2062Prison for\u200d Capitol Attack<\/h2>\n<p>WASHINGTON\u2014In a landmark\u2062 ruling, Proud Boys leader Ethan \u200dMichael Nordean \u200chas been sentenced to \u200b18 years in prison for\u200b his role in the\u2062 attack on\u2062 the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. The sentencing,\u200c which includes\u2063 a terrorism \u200cenhancement, was handed down by\u200b United\u2063 States District Judge Timothy Kelly.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Kelly&#8217;s decision to impose a harsher sentence on Nordean compared to his co-defendants demonstrates the \u200cseverity of his actions. However,\u2063 the sentence falls short of the Department of Justice&#8217;s recommendation by nine years. Notably, this 18-year\u200c sentence\u2063 matches the record sentence given to Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III earlier this year.<\/p>\n<p>In \u2063previous hearings, Judge Kelly also \u2062sentenced other Proud Boys \u200cmembers involved in\u200d the attack. Joseph Randall Biggs received 17 years, Zachary Rehl received 15 years, and Dominic Pezzola received 10\u200c years in\u2063 prison. These sentences were lower than\u200c what the prosecutors had sought, but they still\u200c reflect the gravity of \u2063the crimes committed.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related \u2062Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/proud-boys-lieutenant-dominic-pezzola-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison-for-jan-6-post-5485013\">Proud Boys Lieutenant Dominic Pezzola Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Jan. 6<\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">9\/1\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/proud-boys-leader-joseph-biggs-sentenced-to-17-years-in-prison-for-jan-6-crimes-5484212\">Proud Boys Leaders\u200c Biggs, Rehl Sentenced to 17, 15\u2062 Years in \u2064Prison<\/a><br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">8\/31\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The sentencing of\u2064 Proud Boys chairman Henry &#8220;Enrique&#8221; Tarrio is scheduled for September 5, with the Department \u2062of\u2064 Justice\u2064 requesting a 33-year prison\u2062 term.<\/p>\n<p>Ethan Nordean, 33, from Auburn, Washington, was found guilty of multiple charges, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proud-boys-jan-6-sentencing-hearings-including-for-leader-are-postponed\/\" title=\"Sentencing hearings for Proud Boys, including their leader, delayed.\">including seditious conspiracy<\/a>, \u200bobstruction of an\u2063 official proceeding, and destruction of government property. Judge\u200b Kelly applied a terrorism enhancement \u2064to Nordean&#8217;s destruction-of-property charge, highlighting the Proud Boys&#8217; \u2062intent to intimidate and coerce the U.S. government regarding the \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/katie-couric-trump-supporters-need-to-be-deprogrammed-video\/\" title=\"Katie Couric: Trump Supporters Need to Be \u201cDeprogrammed\u201d (VIDEO)\">2020 presidential election results<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Defense attorneys David B. Smith and\u2064 Nicholas Smith disagreed with the terrorism enhancement, arguing for a sentencing range of 15\u2062 to 21\u200d months\u200b in prison. The Department of Justice, on the \u200dother hand, sought a\u200d 27-year \u2063prison term within\u200c the federal sentencing guidelines range of\u200d 27 to 33.75 years.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ&#8217;s use of an evidence-tampering statute in Jan. 6 cases \u2062is currently\u200b under review by the \u200cU.S.\u2064 Supreme\u200b Court. This novel approach alleges that defendants obstructed \u2064the \u200cadministration\u2063 of justice during the counting\u2064 of Electoral College votes, which resulted in\u2064 a seven-hour \u2064delay.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>Proud Boys defendant Ethan Nordean (right, mirror\u200b shade) on the west\u2064 side of the U.S. Capitol\u2064 on Jan. 6,\u2064 2021. (U.S. Department of\u2064 Justice\/Screenshot via The Epoch Times)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>During the sentencing \u200bhearing, Nordean, \u200calso known as Rufio Panman, expressed remorse for his\u2063 actions and acknowledged the tragic nature of the events on\u200d January 6. He apologized for his lack of leadership that day.<\/p>\n<h2>Defied Police<\/h2>\n<p>Prosecutors presented\u2062 evidence that Nordean\u2063 assumed a leadership role within the Proud\u200b Boys during\u2063 the \u200cattack. \u2064With Proud Boys chairman Tarrio absent, Nordean became the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proud-boys-leader-ethan-nordean-handed-record-18-year-prison-term-for-jan-6-attack\/\" title=\"Ethan Nordean, Proud Boys leader, gets historic 18-year sentence for Jan. 6 assault.\">de\u200b facto leader \u200ddue<\/a>\u200c to his physical presence and reputation for violence.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nordean led a group of nearly 200 men to \u200dthe Capitol and \u2064onto Capitol grounds,&#8221; prosecutors\u200c stated. &#8220;He immediately moved to the front of the throng and took\u200b action by tearing\u200c down the fence, which permitted the rioters to proceed further into the restricted\u200c area. He defied law \u200benforcement&#8217;s calls to disperse,\u2064 and \u200dhe\u2064 ignored calls \u2063from \u2064his own men to leave.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Nordean was driven by a \u2062belief in a second American revolution, \u2064promoting\u2064 a dangerous and\u200c unlawful agenda.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Proud Boys leader Ethan Michael Nordean received an 18-year prison sentence on Sept. 1. The terrorism enhancement was applied due to his involvement in tearing down a fence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Judge Timothy Kelly imposed a stricter penalty compared to three co-defendants, yet it remains significant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2374,"featured_media":2019789,"comment_status":"open","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":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2019788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"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\/2019788","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\/2374"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2019788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2019788\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2019789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2019788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2019788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2019788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}