Proud Boys leader Joe Biggs sentenced to 17 years

A person of the far-right Proud Boys has been sentenced to 17 years successful prison, 1 of the longest sentences yet handed retired implicit the US Capitol riot.

Prosecutors said US Army seasoned Joe Biggs, 38, was an "instigator" of the storming of Congress connected 6 January 2021.

The erstwhile Infowars analogous was convicted of seditious conspiracy and different charges successful May.

In court, Biggs pleaded for leniency and expressed remorse for his actions.

Biggs was convicted of a slew of charges successful May, including seditious conspiracy, conspiracy to use, intimidation oregon threats to forestall officials from discharging their duties and interference with instrumentality enforcement during civilian disorder.

In a sentencing memo, prosecutors said that Biggs - a seasoned of the warfare successful Iraq and erstwhile analogous for conspiracy website Infowars - was a "vocal leader" of the Proud Boys and "employed his subject acquisition to nonstop and power ample groups of men nether his command" to pb a "revolt against the government".

"Biggs viewed himself and his question arsenic a 2nd American gyration wherever helium and the different 'patriots' would retake the authorities by force," the memo said.

"January 6th volition beryllium a time successful infamy," Biggs said successful a video helium recorded extracurricular the US Capitol connected the time of the riot.