We Should Have Pitchforks In The Streets.

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39. "How many people has Garland prosecuted who weren't present at the 1/6 insurrection?"

https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/pr/leader-proud-boys-indicted-federal-court-conspiracy-and-other-offenses-related-us-capitol

The United States Department of Justice
District of Columbia

Department of Justice
U.S. Attorney’s Office
District of Columbia

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Leader of Proud Boys Indicted in Federal Court for Conspiracy and Other Offenses Related to U.S. Capitol Breach
Five Others Facing Charges in Case

WASHINGTON – Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the former national chairman of the Proud Boys, was arrested today following his indictment on conspiracy and other charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.

Tarrio, 38, of Miami, Florida, was arrested in Miami and is to make his initial appearance today in the Southern District of Florida. He was named in a superseding indictment returned Monday in the District of Columbia that also includes five previously charged defendants.

Others named in the superseding indictment include Ethan Nordean, 31, of Auburn, Washington; Joseph Biggs, 38, of Ormond Beach, Florida; Zachary Rehl, 36, of Philadelphia; Charles Donohoe, 34, of Kernersville, North Carolina; and Dominic Pezzola, 44, of Rochester, New York. All previously were detained. They earlier pleaded not guilty to charges.

According to court documents, the Proud Boys describes itself as a “pro-Western fraternal organization for men who refuse to apologize for creating the modern world, aka Western Chauvinists.” Through at least Jan. 6, 2021, Tarrio was the national chairman of the organization. In mid-December, Tarrio created a special chapter of the Proud Boys known as the “Ministry of Self Defense.”

As alleged in the indictment, from in or around December 2020, Tarrio and his co-defendants, all of whom were leaders or members of the Ministry of Self Defense, conspired to corruptly obstruct, influence, and impede an official proceeding, the certification of the Electoral College vote. On Jan. 6, the defendants directed, mobilized, and led members of the crowd onto the Capitol grounds and into the Capitol, leading to dismantling of metal barricades, destruction of property, and assaults on law enforcement.

Although Tarrio is not accused of physically taking part in the breach of the Capitol, the indictment alleges that he led the advance planning and remained in contact with other members of the Proud Boys during their breach of the Capitol. Tarrio was arrested on Jan. 4, 2021, on a warrant charging him in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia with destruction of property in the Dec. 12, 2020, burning of a Black Lives Matter banner. He was released at approximately 5 p.m. on Jan. 5, 2021. As a condition of his release, he was ordered by the Court to stay out of Washington.

The indictment alleges that Tarrio nonetheless continued to direct and encourage the Proud Boys prior to and during the events of Jan. 6, 2021, and that he claimed credit for what had happened on social media and in an encrypted chat room during and after the attack.

Tarrio was indicted on one count of each conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and obstruction of an official proceeding, as well as two counts each of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and destruction of government property.

This case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section. Valuable assistance was provided by U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Florida.

The case is being investigated by the FBI’s Washington and Miami Field Offices. The charges in the investigation are the result of significant cooperation between agents and staff across numerous FBI Field Offices, and law enforcement agencies.

In the 14 months since Jan. 6, more than 775 individuals have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol, including over 245 individuals charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement. The investigation remains ongoing.

Anyone with tips can call 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) or visit tips.fbi.gov.

An indictment is merely an allegation, and all defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.


Attachment(s):
Download Tarrio et al Indictment
Topic(s):
Violent Crime
Component(s):
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
National Security Division (NSD)
USAO - District of Columbia
USAO - Florida, Southern
Press Release Number:
22-58
Updated March 8, 2022

Tarrio "wasn't there" at the time but was charged with directing the actions of others.

Enrique Tarrio, longtime Proud Boys leader, pleads not guilty in Jan. 6 riot

By Tom Jackman
April 5, 2022 at 3:49 p.m. EDT


Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, a longtime national chairman of the far-right group the Proud Boys, pleaded not guilty Tuesday to seven federal counts that accuse him of organizing an assault on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, to disrupt the certification of Joe Biden’s presidential victory.

Tarrio had been arrested Jan. 4, 2021, for vandalizing a D.C. church in December, and was ordered to stay out of the city, and so was not at the Capitol during the riot two days later. But an indictment unsealed last month alleged that he was deeply involved in recruiting members of the group and directing their actions before Jan. 6. Five other Proud Boys also are charged in that indictment. All six have been ordered detained until trial.

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A trial set for May was continued by U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly, at the prosecution’s request. Prosecutors agreed to provide all pretrial discovery by June 17. Another hearing was set for April 21 to discuss a trial date, since some of the lawyers have other trials already scheduled.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2022/04/05/tarrio-pleads-not-guilty/

Next hearing is next week (4/21/22) with trial tentatively set for May.

The Oathkeepers fiasco - particular those involved with Stone, are another set - https://apnews.com/article/donald-trump-capitol-siege-new-york-roger-stone-riots-b99cb89e867aa891dffbb3bf3afbd041

Here is DOJ's current set of cases - https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/capitol-breach-cases (original link is alphabetical but the table can be sorted various ways)

Sort view by the most recent entries - https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/capitol-breach-cases?combine=&order=changed&sort=desc