Enrique Tarrio was not in Washington at the time of the invasion by order of a judge. But prosecutors say he helped lead the Jan. 6, 2020, raid from Baltimore City.
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The former leader of the far-right group Proud Boys Enrique Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison by a United States federal judge for his role in planning the invasion of the Capitol, organized by supporters of former President Donald Trump after his defeat by Joe Biden in the 2020 elections.
Enrique Tarrio was not in Washington at the time of the invasion, having been ordered by a judge to leave the city for setting fire to a “Black Lives Matter” banner hanging in a church. However, according to prosecutors, helped lead the January 6, 2020 invasion from Baltimore City.
During the reading of the sentence, federal judge Timothy Kelly defined Enrique Tarrio as “the top leader” of the seditious conspiracy”, “the person who has the last word” who organized the attack “out of revolutionary desire”. In addition, he said that he had not seen any sign of repentance on the part of the defendant and that he considers that there is a “strong need”, in the judgment of this case, to send a signal to other people: “This cannot happen again”.
Prosecutors appealed for a 33-year prison sentence to be imposed. Although the judges decided on a shorter sentence, Tarrio’s 22-year prison sentence became the longest sentence related to the Capitol attack so far, after last week Ethan Nordean, another leader of the Proud Boys , was sentenced to 18 years in prison. In fact, Kelly explained that she did not respond to the prosecutors’ request because she considered that Tarrio did not intend to kill anyone with his plan.
During the session on Tuesday, before the reading of the sentence, prosecutor Conor Mulroe stated, quoted by CNN, that the actions of the Proud Boys “were absolutely fundamental” in the course of the invasion. He also said that the far-right group directly followed the planning of Enrique Tarrio, whom he described as someone with a “toxic capacity to control others” and who sought to increase his fame and status by “fanning the flames of physical violence.” and politics”. “.
More than a thousand people were arrested on charges related to the invasion of the Capitol, which suffered damage estimated in millions of dollars. According to Reuters, of these, 630 have pleaded guilty and at least 110 have already been convicted.
Former US President Donald Trump is also accused of trying to reverse the results of the US presidential election, which culminated in the invasion of the Capitol. The start of the trial of the former ruler is scheduled for March 4, 2024, a date that greatly affects the campaign and calendar of the presidential candidate for that year.
Donald Trump knows the date of the trial in Washington: March 4, 2024
Source: Observadora
