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 was sentenced on Tuesday to more than three years behind bars for joining a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol nearly three years ago.

Charles Donohoe was the second Proud Boy to plead guilty to conspiring with other group members to obstruct the Jan. 6, 2021, joint session of Congress for certifying President Joe Biden’s electoral victory. His sentence could be a bellwether for other Proud Boys conspirators who agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors.

Donohoe, 35, of Kernersville, North Carolina, apologized to his family, the law-enforcement officers who guarded the Capitol on Jan. 6 and “America as a whole” for his actions on Jan. 6.

“I knew what I was doing was illegal from the very moment those barricades got knocked down,” he said.

  • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    11 months ago

    Still pretty dystopian that they’re too cowardly to state the obvious without legal cover…

    • SCB@lemmy.world
      2·
      11 months ago

      PBS isn’t a rag, but rather a news source. News sources should be objective. You can find endless commentary online about how shitty these people are.

      • grue@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        11 months ago

        Calling Jan 6 an insurrection is stating an objective fact. It was always stating an objective fact, even before the court ruled on it.

        • SCB@lemmy.world
          1·
          11 months ago

          It was always stating an objective fact, even before the court ruled on it.

          This would be irresponsible reporting when discussing an ongoing criminal case, however.