Michael Kunzelman

Man with beard wears dark glasses, baseball cap and bulletproof armor.

Jury to deliberate in major Jan. 6 case against Proud Boys

Michael Kunzelman

The seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants has gone to the jury.

FILE - Rioters wave flags on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.

Politics

Prosecutors rest in sedition case against Proud Boys leaders

Michael Kunzelman

Federal prosecutors have rested their seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants charged with plotting to stop the transfer of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 election.

FILE - Rioters wave flags on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021. Federal prosecutors are employing an unusual strategy to prove leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group orchestrated a violent plot to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House, even though some of the defendants didn't carry out the violence themselves. AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Government & Politics

Feds: Proud Boys deployed foot soldiers in sedition plot

Michael Kunzelman

Prosecutors are employing an unusual strategy to prove that leaders of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group orchestrated a violent plot to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's 2020 electoral victory.

Proud Boys member Jeremy Joseph Bertino, second from left, joins other supporters of President Donald Trump who are wearing attire associated with the Proud Boys as they attend a rally at Freedom Plaza, Dec. 12, 2020, in Washington.

National

Ex-member: Proud Boys were 'tip of the spear' after election

Michael Kunzelman

A jury is hearing testimony from a former high-ranking Proud Boys member who pleaded guilty to plotting with group leaders to violently stop the transfer of presidential power from Donald Trump to Joe Biden.