Joshua Pruitt , the militant of the far-right group Proud Boys who came almost face to face with leader of senators dem Chuck Schumer on the day of Donald Trump's fan assault on the Capitol in January 2021, was sentenced to four years and seven. months : it would play a role in obstructing the certification of the constituency vote , which sanctioned the victory of Joe Biden.
"He was at the forefront of that crowd that broke our hitherto unbroken tradition of a peaceful transition of power," said Judge Timothy Kelly.
"Your plans were not limited to fighting Antifa (the anti-fascist movement, ed)", continued the judge, explaining that the group had anticipated that he wanted to go to Congress to block the certification of the vote and face the agents who had put themselves on its way . Pruitt pleaded guilty in June.
At the time of the attack on Capitol Pruitt, one of the first to break in, he was a rookie waiting to join the organization. He was sworn in on Biden's inauguration day.
(Unioneonline / D)