![]() The last of the Proud Boys await sentencing I fully realize the gravity of my actions."Ī government official carries a police shield used as evidence against Dominic Pezzola from federal court in Washington, D.C., on May 4, 2023. 6, "This was the worst, most regrettable decision of my life. To Judge Kelly he said: "I stand before you with a heart full of regret." He expressed deep regret for leaving his wife to care for their family and for missing major events in his daughters' lives. He cried as he addressed his two daughters and his wife. He said he stood before the court "a changed man." ![]() In his plea to Judge Kelly and before his outburst, Pezzola, of Rochester, N.Y., was far more emotional. ![]() Nordean, from Auburn, Wa., admitted to being a leader of the Proud Boys on that day, but said, "I came to keep people safe." However, he noted, he had several opportunties to deescalate the situation. "No rally should hold value over anyone's life," Nordean said in court. When it was his turn to address the court, Nordean expressed regret for those who were injured and killed during and after Jan. Nordean's sister and wife spoke on his behalf arguing mercy for a good person, they said. Capitol in Washington, in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. Proud Boy member Ethan Nordean walks toward the U.S. Pezzola became known for taking a shield from a police officer during the riots and using it to bash in a Capitol window, allowing other members of the mob to rush into the building. ![]() In his plea for leniency to the court, Pezzola said he had given up politics, yet as he was being escorted out of the courtroom he shouted, "Trump won!" repeating the baseless claim of election fraud that led rioters to storm the Capitol on Jan. Kelly said his sentence reflects Pezzola's lesser role in comparison to his co-defendants and his conduct that day and that his actions that day "warrant significant deterrence." 6, Nordean used social media to add new members to the Proud Boys, raised money and collected military-style equipment. They also said that in weeks leading up to Jan. Nordean coordinated members' storming of the Capitol all with the aim of interrupting the Electoral College certification of President Biden's victory, prosecutors said. The punishment reflects the seriousness of what he was convicted of, Kelly said. Yet, his sentencing decision Friday is half of what prosecutors sought for Pezzola and nine years less for Nordean. In his address to Pezzola, 45, and Nordean, 32, Judge Timothy Kelly called the events of Jan. ![]()
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