Joseph Biggs was the first of the Proud Boys co-defendants to be sentenced after a jury found them guilty of numerous felony counts tied to the Jan. 6 riot.
— A top lieutenant of former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 17 years in prison on Thursday after a jury convicted him, Tarrio, and two others of seditious conspiracy, the most severe crime charged in the Justice Department's investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
"Biggs appreciated the tactical advantage that his force had that day, and he understood the significance of his actions against his own government," The Justice Department wrote in a sentencing memorandum earlier this month,"Biggs understood that the outnumbered forces attempting to hold the Capitol would be powerless due to his side's overwhelming numbers."
"I'm not a terrorist," Biggs said, adding,"I'm so sorry," as he spoke through tears, explaining he wanted to be home to care for his daughter. Tarrio was not present in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 6, but Biggs, Rehl, Nordean, and Pezzola gathered with over 100 Proud Boys at the Washington Monument and, according to prosecutors, marched toward the Capitol.
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