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Another Proud Boy who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 has pleaded guilty
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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/another-proud-boy-stormed-capitol-jan-6-pleaded-guilty-rcna31745
WASHINGTON — A Proud Boys member and former D.C. bartender who was caught on video joining a mob pursuing police officers and smashing a sign inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, pleaded guilty Friday to a felony count of obstruction of an official proceeding.
Joshua Pruitt, 40, appeared from jail for a virtual hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Timothy J. Kelly, where he admitted that he joined the mob that stormed the Capitol. Pruitt had been indicted on eight counts, including civil disorder, obstruction of an official proceeding, and destruction of government property. Under a plea deal with the government, the other seven charges will be dropped after Pruitt is sentenced. His recommended sentencing guidelines range is 51-63 months in federal prison.
Pruitt, who was arrested after violating the curfew imposed by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser the night of Jan. 6, is currently in custody at the Rappahannock Regional Jail in Virginia. Pruitt was initially granted pretrial release, but Judge Kelly ordered him jailed in January because Pruitt had repeatedly violated curfew.
Pruitt is one of several members of the right-wing Proud Boys who have entered guilty pleas in Jan. 6 cases. Louis Enrique Colon, a member of the Proud Boys from Missouri, pleaded guilty to a felony charge in April, as did Charles Donohoe, a Proud Boys chapter leader in North Carolina.
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