Key takeaways:
- Enrique Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Zachary Rehl and Joseph Biggs were convicted of numerous felonies including seditious conspiracy.
- The convictions are the first under the seditious conspiracy charge since the Civil War.
- The Justice Department has said it will continue to pursue those responsible for the attack on the Capitol.
Four members of the far-right Proud Boys organization were found guilty Thursday of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The jury reached a partial verdict and remains split on whether Dominic Pezzola is guilty of the seditious conspiracy and conspiracy to obstruct charges.
Enrique Tarrio, the one-time president of the far-right Proud Boys group, and three subordinates were convicted of numerous felonies including seditious conspiracy for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack. The jury found Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Zachary Rehl and Joseph Biggs guilty of conspiring to prevent the peaceful transfer of power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden and using force and prior planning to hinder the 2020 presidential election certification.
All four were found guilty of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and obstructing Congress. Tarrio was also found guilty of the rare charge of seditious conspiracy under a Civil War-era statute.
The convictions are the first under the seditious conspiracy charge since the Civil War. The Justice Department has said it will continue to pursue those responsible for the attack on the Capitol and will not hesitate to bring charges against anyone who participated in the violence.
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