Key takeaways:
- Dominic Pezzola, a Proud Boy member, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his involvement in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
- Pezzola was found guilty of obstruction of an official proceeding and destruction of government property.
- Pezzola’s sentence is one of the longest handed down so far and serves as a warning to those who participated in the attack that they will be held accountable for their actions.
A federal judge sentenced Proud Boy member Dominic Pezzola to 10 years in prison on Friday for his involvement in the attack on the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Pezzola was found guilty of obstruction of an official proceeding and destruction of government property.
Pezzola was one of the more recognizable faces of the attack after video showed him smashing a Capitol window with a stolen police shield. He was the first person to break through the window, and prosecutors argued he should spend 20 years behind bars.
Pezzola’s sentence is significantly less than the 20 years prosecutors sought, but more than the three years recommended by his defense team. Unlike his co-defendants, including Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, Pezzola was acquitted of a charge of conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States.
The attack on the Capitol was one of the most serious security breaches in U.S. history, and the government has been cracking down on those involved. Pezzola’s sentence is one of the longest handed down so far, and it serves as a warning to those who participated in the attack that they will be held accountable for their actions.
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