Biggs, Proud Boy got 17 YRS in prison. No other source

[irisblue]

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Nothing as of 12:45 on WaPo or CNN

[blogslug]

1. Not enough but more than expected

He'll be in his mid fifties if he serves the whole time sentenced.

[vlyons]

2. Ouch!

Do the crime; do the time!

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. This sentence should be longer

Link to tweet

[PCIntern]

10. "There's no crying in Prison!!"

Another Tough-guy. Big mouthed asshole -

[Aristus]

17. Baseball cap, scraggly beard, florid, hypertensive complexion.

They may as well be wearing signs.

Or in his case, a number.

Enjoy the slam, you traitorous asshole...

[Recycle_Guru]

4. slap on the wrist for conspiracy to commit insurrection

He'll probably use prison tome to recruit, network and plan next attack when he gets out in 5 yrs.

[bigtree]

6. generally federal sentences require at least 85% served

...so 14.5 years IF he's granted parole.

[Recycle_Guru]

7. that's a little better

hopefully he does stupidstuff in prison and had time added

[calimary]

26. DEFINITELY not long enough!

[EYESORE 9001]

5. Shit just got real for this 'proud boy'

[Tomconroy]

8. Most judges try to be consistent with other sentences.

Stewart Rhodes got 18 so that will be the top range for those who have been convicted so far.
The masterminds like tfg should get more.
His guideline range was around 30. all of the Jan 6 defendants are getting big breaks from what federal sentencing guidelines suggest.

[Irish_Dem]

11. Yes the masterminds and those who abused their power should be held to a higher standard.

The elected officials, attorneys, professors, etc.

[Tomconroy]

12. Note that none of the lawyers involved were criminal

Defense lawyers.
We always tried to remember the basic rule: Your client may not be going home, but make sure that you are able to go home.

[Irish_Dem]

19. Good point. Criminal defense attorneys see the FAFO reality every day up close.

I think professionals who are in the trenches/deep weeds working with clients every day understand
a great deal more than the professionals in the same field who work primarily in academia
or higher up in the ranks of power.

[sinkingfeeling]

9. More here

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/proud-boy-joe-biggs-faces-decades-prison-jan-6-seditious-conspiracy-ca-rcna102597

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/08/31/proud-boys-joseph-biggs-sentencing-jan6-seditious-conspiracy/

[CatWoman]

13. I saw "Briggs" and zeroed in on this thread

as Briggs is my surname.

You need to edit your OP as this guy's name is "Biggs"

[irisblue]

15. Sorry, it has been corrected

[CatWoman]

16. ty

[republianmushroom]

14. thank you, I do like this

[LetMyPeopleVote]

18. Proud Boys member Joe Biggs has been sentenced to 17 years

Link to tweet

[gratuitous]

20. I'd like to say that's too bad

But I'd be lying. Seventeen years seems a bit light, but since these are felony convictions, maybe Mr. Biggs won't be allowed to own or possess a firearm for the rest of his miserable life. That wouldn't be too bad, either.

[calimary]

29. He might not be allowed to own or possess a gun,

but would he follow that order?

Why don’t I feel like trusting an individual like him, especially on that?

[4lbs]

21. He should try to spin it as "Hey man, they only gave me like half what that

Biden DOJ wanted, so I win!"

Yup.

[twodogsbarking]

22. I am hoping his bed is uncomfortable for the entire sentence,

and his cellmate has excessive gas that peels the paint off walls.

[irisblue]

23. Awgeez, a cruse I will steal. Well done clapclapclao

[struggle4progress]

24. ... The government sought 33 years for Biggs, an Army veteran who sustained a head injury

in Iraq and then served as a correspondent for the conspiracy website Infowars. Prosecutors argued that he was a “vocal leader and influential proponent of the group’s shift toward political violence” and used his “outsized public profile” and his military experience as he “led a revolt against the government in an effort to stop the peaceful transfer of power.”

U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly handed down Biggs' sentence. He ruled earlier in Thursday's hearing that Biggs’ tearing down of a fence that stood between police and rioters qualified him for a terrorism sentencing enhancement sought by prosecutors. Destroying the fence was a “deliberate, meaningful step” that contributed to the disruption of the electoral vote count occurring in the Capitol, Kelly said ...

Biggs receives 17 years
Aug. 31, 2023, 7:00 AM EDT
pdated Aug. 31, 2023, 2:49 PM EDT
By Ryan J. Reilly and Daniel Barnes

[boston bean]

25. Another FAFO'd.

[SayItLoud]

27. Still no intel on why yesterday "emergency" stopped Tarrio's sentencing. NT

[irisblue]

30. Apparently Judge Kelly was sick.

https://www.voanews.com/a/judge-s-illness-delays-sentencing-for-ex-proud-boys-leader-in-capitol-riot-case/7247444.html

The Judge at the start of sentencing apologized

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[masmdu]

28. Ha! Ha! ... Idiot