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A member of the Proud Boys and his brother are being held without bond for their alleged involvement in the Jan. 6 mob of Donald Trump supporters that stormed the U.S. Capitol Building, the Justice Department announced Monday.
Jonathanpeter Klein and his brother, Matthew Leland Klein, were charged last month with conspiracy, obstruction of an official proceeding, obstruction of law enforcement during civil disorder and other counts over the Washington, D.C. riot.
Jonathanpeter, 21, a self-identified member of the Proud Boys, told his boss on Dec. 27 that he wanted to take off from Jan. 4 to Jan. 8 so that he and his brother could attended the stop the steal rally in D.C.," according to an indictment filed in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
He and Matthew, 24, flew from Oregon to Philadelphia on Jan. 4, then traveled to D.C. on Jan. 5, the indictment said.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/proud-boys-member-brother-held-170051090.html
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