(CNN) The Justice Department unsealed conspiracy charges against five people associated with the Proud Boys on Thursday in the latest and largest move against the far-right group's coordinated role in the insurrection last month.
In a criminal complaint, an FBI agent described how the group "moved closely to each other" inside the Capitol on January 6 and wore pieces of fluorescent orange tape affixed to their clothing or gear.
Some are accused of leading crowds of rioters as they pushed through multiple police lines and made their way through the Capitol grounds. They all wore tactical-style gear, including helmets and gloves. One had a wooden club or ax handle that was initially disguised as a flag.
Authorities arrested the men and women in an early morning sweep Thursday. William Chrestman, Louis Enrique Colon and Christopher Kuehne were taken into custody near Kansas City, Missouri, and Cory and Felicia Konold, brother and sister, were arrested in Arizona, according to the Justice Department.
All but Chrestman are charged in a joint conspiracy filing -- the greatest charge of organized activity by number to come out of the massive federal investigation -- underscoring authorities' focus on the Proud Boys, several of whom have already been charged in recent weeks. Chrestman is charged separately with conspiracy but grouped together with the others by an FBI agent in an affidavit.
sharkzbyte on February 11st, 2021 at 18:47 UTC »
Skinheads and non-racists skinheads were around since the late 70"s, early 80's. Punk scene. Been there. Not a part of either, but the non-racists were a much cooler group to hang with. Racist skins generally looked for someone to outnumber and beat them up. Dead Kennedys made them very unpopular with the song, "Nazi Punks - Fuck Off."
SalanderRobot on February 11st, 2021 at 18:23 UTC »
The Justice Department unsealed conspiracy charges against five people associated with the Proud Boys on Thursday in the latest and largest move against the far-right group's coordinated role in the insurrection last month.
The five are charged with conspiracy and some are accused of leading crowds as they pushed through multiple police lines to make their way into the Capitol building on January 6. They were arrested early Thursday.
StevenSanders90210 on February 11st, 2021 at 18:20 UTC »
Conspiracy charges is a whole new level. I'm interested and excited to see the government's case here.