Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets 22 years, longest Jan. 6 sentence yet
Enrique Tarrio, the former chairman of the far-right Proud Boys, was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison Tuesday afternoon following his conviction on a seditious conspiracy charge in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Complete list of Texas suspects charged in Jan. 6 Capitol breach; 15 from Houston area
Among the hundreds of suspects who participated in a riot and attack at the U.S. Capitol building, 14 were from the Houston area, and dozens more were from Texas. What happened on Jan. 6, 2021 is a day many say will never forget and an event which divided Americans across the nation.
Jan. 6 has been called an insurrection, so why has no one been charged with that crime?
For the past year, words like sedition, treason, and insurrection have been used to describe what happened on Jan. 6, 2021.Yet, none of the hundreds of people charged in connection with that day have been charged with those specific crimes.
Report details mishandling of police emergency system on 1/6
An inspector general's report says U.S. Capitol Police did not properly respond to officersโ use of an emergency notification system on Jan. 6, and there are no records that most calls were simulcast over the radio or that a watch commander was even aware of at least some of them.