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Former Marine Dominic Pezzola was seen on video smashing a window with a stolen police riot shield; William Pepe was photographed inside building
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Marine veteran among two Proud Boys facing federal conspiracy charges in Capitol riot This photo provided by the FBI shows Dominic Pezzola. (FBI via AP) NEW YORK — Two men identified as members of the Proud Boys have been indicted on federal conspiracy and other charges in the Capitol riot as prosecutors raise the stakes in some of the slew of cases stemming from the Jan. 6 insurrection. Dominic Pezzola, a former Marine who authorities say was seen on video smashing a Capitol window with a stolen Capitol Police riot shield, and William Pepe, who authorities said was photographed inside ...
Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/Washington Post/Getty Images Two members of the Proud Boys, a far-right hate group, have been charged with conspiracy for their involvement in the violent storming of the US Capitol on January 6. On Friday night, federal prosecutors announced the charges against Dominic Pezzola, 43, of Rochester, New York, and William Pepe, 31, of Beacon, New York, saying they “engaged in a conspiracy to obstruct, influence, impede, and interfere with law enforcement officers engaged in their official duties in protecting the U.S. Capitol and its grounds on Jan. 6, 2021.” Pezzola a...
Federal conspiracy charges for 2 Proud Boys in Capitol riot This photo provided by the FBI shows Dominic Pezzola. The Department of Justice announced Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, two New York men identified as members of the Proud Boys have been indicted on federal conspiracy and other charges in the Jan. 6, Capitol riot. Pezzola and William Pepe were arrested earlier in the month on federal charges including illegally entering a restricted building. (FBI via AP) Associated Press Updated 1/30/2021 2:49 PM NEW YORK -- Two men identified as members of the Proud Boys have been indi...
NEW YORK (AP) — Two men identified as members of the Proud Boys have been indicted on federal conspiracy and other charges in the Capitol riot as prosecutors raise the stakes in some of the slew of cases stemming from the Jan. 6 insurrection. Dominic Pezzola, a former Marine who authorities say was seen on video smashing a Capitol window with a stolen Capitol Police riot shield, and William Pepe, who authorities said was photographed inside the building, were arrested earlier in the month on federal charges that included illegally entering a restricted building. The two, both from New York ...