Former Proud Boys leader Henry 'Enrique' Tarrio and Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes have been released from prison after receiving pardons from President Donald Trump. Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years for seditious conspiracy related to the January 6 Capitol riots, while Rhodes received an 18-year sentence.
Former Proud Boys leader Henry 'Enrique' Tarrio, who was jailed for 22 years for seditious conspiracy over the January 6 riots, has been released from prison after being pardoned by President Donald Trump . Tarrio, who warned of a second US civil war, was handed the longest sentence for any Capitol Riots defendant for his role in planning the insurrection that sought to stop Joe Biden's 2020 victory being certified.
Pezzola, who was accused of assaulting former Capitol Police Officer Mark Ode by stealing his riot shield and using it to smash a window at the Capitol, was sentenced to 10 years. All four have had their sentences commuted. Elmer Stewart Rhodes Rhodes, the founder of the militant Oath Keepers group, was convicted of seditious conspiracy. While he did not enter the US Capitol building, he was convicted for plotting to use force against Congress to prevent the election certification.
TRUMP PARDONS CAPITOL RIOTS PROUD BOYS OATH KEEPERS SEDITIOUS CONSPIRACY
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