Proud Boys member Dominic Pezzola, who broke Capitol window with riot shield, sentenced to 10 years in prison
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Washington — Dominic Pezzola, a member of the far-right Proud Boys group who became one of the more recognizable faces of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack after video showed him smashing a Capitol window with a riot shield, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday.
Pezzola was convicted of numerous felony counts stemming from his involvement in the breach — including obstruction of an official proceeding and destruction of government property. Unlike his co-defendants, including Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, Pezzola was acquitted by a jury of the most severe charge of seditious conspiracy.
Despite his acquittal on this charge, prosecutors asked federal Judge Timothy Kelly to sentence Pezzola to 20 years in prison, a request the judge denied during Friday's hearing.
