Feds: Rochester man among first Proud Boys charged with conspiracy after Capitol riots
Updated Jan 30, 2021;
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A Rochester man previously arrested for his alleged role in the riots at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month has now been identified by prosecutors as a member of the Proud Boys and charged with conspiracy.
Dominic Pezzola, 43, of Rochester, was charged with conspiracy Friday, along with another New York man, William Pepe, who is also a member of the Proud Boys, according to federal prosecutors. Pezzola also faces at least nine additional new charges.
He has been accused by prosecutors of stealing a riot shield from one of the members of the Capitol police and was identified as one of the first people to enter the Capitol building.