Ex-Proud Boys leader Henry «Enrique» Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years behind bars after he was convicted of playing a lead role in the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot.
Former Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years behind bars for taking a lead role Jan. 6 Capitol riot — the stiffest punishment doled out in the series of cases.
Tarrio, 39, the former national chairman of the far-right extremist group, was convicted in May by a Washington, DC jury of seditious conspiracy for working with others to try to block the transfer of power in order to keep Republican President Donald Trump in office after he lost the 2020 election.
Judge Timothy Kelly handed down the hefty prison term — which was less than the 33 years that prosecutors were seeking.
While Tarrio, of Miami, wasn’t in DC the day of the insurrection — after he was arrested two days prior and ordered to stay out of the city — prosecutors said he still organized and directed the attack.
