Two former members of the Proud Boys group were sentenced Friday for their roles in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol -- one of whom received a sentence that is tied for the longest in the Jan. 6 cases.
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly sentenced Ethan Nordean to 18 years in prison; former Proud Boy Dominic Pezzola was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Nordean's sentence is tied for the longest for any defendant charged in connection with the Capitol attack. Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes was sentenced to 18 years in prison in May.
In handing down the sentences for both Nordean and Pezzola, Judge Kelly accepted the government's recommendation to apply an enhancement that effectively labeled their crimes as acts of terrorism in seeking to influence the actions of government through threats and use of force.
