A leader of the Proud Boys who led the far-right organization’s infamous march to the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, was sentenced Wednesday to 17 years in prison – among the longest sentence handed down yet for a convicted rioter.
Joe Biggs was convicted by a Washington, DC jury of several charges including seditious conspiracy for attempting to forcibly prevent the peaceful transfer of power from then-President Donald Trump to Joe Biden after the 2020 election.
The government wanted Biggs to serve 33 years in federal prison. That’s 15 years longer than the longest sentence in a Jan. 6 case to date: the 18-year sentence that went to Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, also convicted of seditious conspiracy, after prosecutors sought 25 years in federal prison.
1.) First of all, fuck Joe Biggs, he’s a traitor.
2.) Federal Sentencing Guidelines are a thing.
3.) 17 Years is not a slap on the wrist. He’ll be losing his military benefits & retirement as well.
4.) The government may still appeal this sentencing, as they are for Steward Rhodes.
5.) He’s subject to USMJ & has been found guilty of Sedition. They can still have a turn with him.
Americans and their life-sentence-lust. Wild.
He’s a military vet that attacked his country, he’s lucky he’s not being executed.