The Latest Breaking News from the Proud Boys

Christopher Worrell pepper-sprayed police during the attack on the Capitol, according to court documents

Some of the most prominent members of the Proud Boys, a far-right militant group that functions more like a street gang than a militia, have been sentenced to long terms in federal prison for their roles in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

When I watched the members of the US far-right group the Proud Boys from afar before and during the Capitol riots of January 6 2021, I thought their name was quite apt. They always seemed proud – arrogant, even – and entitled.

Abraham Lincoln is portrayed making arguments that sound like modern Proud Boys begging a judge for forgiveness

Members of the gang face some of the longest sentences to date among hundreds of cases tied to January 6

The group was born in the far-right Taki’s Magazine in 2016 and its recently jailed leader was head of Florida group Latinos for Trump

Proud Boys faked remorse, but the truth slipped out as one yelled "Trump won!" after being sentenced

Enrique Tarrio’s admission – more than two years after the Capitol riot – came too late to save him from the longest January 6 sentence to date

The leader of the far-right group was not in Washington DC at the time of the attack but encouraged it from afar

Enrique Tarrio’s sentence is the longest among more than 1,100 Capitol riot cases. He was not in Washington Jan. 6, but prosecutors say he organized, led the assault from afar.

The sentence is the largest to date connected to the attack, reflecting his singular role organizing members of the mob that brought American democracy to the brink