The Proud Boys' Ethan Nordean was sentenced to 18 years in prison, while Dominic Pezzola received a 10-year sentence.
— Members of the far-right Proud Boys, Dominic Pezzola and Ethan Nordean, were sentenced Friday for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot.
FILE - Proud Boys members Ethan Nordean, right, and Zachary Rehl, left, walk toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington, in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021.Nordean apologized for his actions in court Friday, noting that"people were seriously hurt and some people lost their lives." FILE: In this Jan. 6, 2021, photo, rioters, including Dominic Pezzola, center with police shield, are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. Despite his acquittal on this charge, prosecutors asked Judge Kelly to sentence Pezzola to 20 years in prison, a request the judge denied during Friday's hearing.
In a selfie video he took from inside the Capitol Crypt during the attack, Pezzola proclaimed,"I knew we could take this motherf***** over if we just tried hard enough."
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Proud Boys member Dominic Pezzola sentenced to 10 years in Jan. 6 riot casePezzola was convicted of assaulting, resisting or impeding certain officers and robbery involving government property. He was acquitted on seditious conspiracy charges. Prosecutors wanted 20 years.
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