A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to more than three years behind bars for joining a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol nearly three years ago. A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to more than three years behind bars for joining a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol nearly three years ago. His sentence could be a bellwether for other Proud Boys conspirators who agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors. He was a lieutenant of former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio, who was sentenced to 22 years in prison — the longest prison term so far in a Capitol riot case. But he wasn't called to testify at the trial of Tarrio and other Proud Boys earlier this year.

Source: ABC News December 20, 2023 17:35 UTC