U.S. Capitol riots

Former “Proud Boys” Leader Joseph Biggs Sentenced To 17 Years For U.S. Capitol Insurrection

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According to several confirmed reports, Joseph Biggs, a former organizer of the right-wing extremist group The Proud Boys was sentenced to 17 years in prison for his role in the January 6 Capitol Insurrection, which is the most time given to anyone connected to the meleé besides Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who was sentenced to 18 years. 

Biggs was convicted of seditious conspiracy, conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction of an official proceeding conspiracy to use force, intimidation, or threats to prevent officers of the United States from discharging their duties, interference with law enforcement during a civil disorder, and destruction of government property.

Five people lost their lives and hundreds others were injured in the Jan. 6 Trump protest, which was dubbed the Capitol Insurrection in 2021.

Biggs originally faced 33 years behind bars for his role in the insurrection, which prosecutors called “terrorism”. Biggs addressed the prosecutors’ claims in court, telling the judge at his sentencing, “I know that I messed up that day, but I’m not a terrorist.”

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U.S. Capitol Insurrection’s “Qanon Shaman” Released 14 Months Early From Prison

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Several news reports have confirmed that Jacob Chansely aka the “Qanon Shaman”, the man who was sentenced in 2021 to 41 months in prison was released more than a year early to a halfway house to complete his sentence.

The 35-year-old aspiring actor was moved to a “residential re-entry management” facility in Phoenix and is expected to be released from custody on May 25.

Chansley, who received the longest jail term of any of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol rioters, was convicted of a single count of felony obstruction of justice. He was one of nearly 1,000 people who were charged in the 6 January 2021 riot. Supporters of the riot stormed the Capitol as lawmakers certified President Joe Biden’s election win in 2020.

Chansley’s lawyer Albert Watkins said in a statement that the early release of his client was “appropriate” and he should be “permitted to move forward with the next stage of what undoubtedly will be a law-abiding and enriching life”.

He recently re-emerged in the national spotlight after Fox News host Tucker Carlson argued the riot was mostly peaceful, airing footage of the self-styled QAnon Shaman wandering the halls of Congress with police officers either escorting him, or making no attempt to bar his way.

His alias was a reference to a baseless conspiracy theory whose adherents believe former President Donald Trump was waging a secret war against elite Satan-worshipping paedophiles.

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