A jury has convicted four members of the far-right Proud Boys militia group, finding they plotted to attack the US Capitol in a failed bid to block Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's 2021 election victory.
Nordean, Biggs, Rehl and Tarrio were acquitted on a charge of assaulting or impeding police, though Pezzola was convicted on that count.
Jurors did not reach a verdict on seditious conspiracy or conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding for Pezzola. In addition, the jury remained deadlocked on a second assault charge against the five defendants tied to Proud Boys member Charles Donohoe, who threw a water bottle at police.Joseph Biggs and Ethan Nordean seen walking towards the US Capitol in Washington on January 6, 2021.More than 500 people have pleaded guilty to charges brought by the Justice Department related to the Capitol riot and about 80 others have been convicted during trials.
Prosecutors told the jury that Tarrio and the other defendants, some of whom led state chapters, purchased paramilitary gear for the attack and urged members of the self-described "Western chauvinist group" to descend on Washington.
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