The former leader of the right-wing organization Proud Boys, Enrique Tario, was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Tuesday, in a trial that was held against him for his role in the attack on the headquarters of the US Congress on January 6, 2021.
It is the longest prison sentence ever handed down for an attack on the Capitol.
Tarrio was previously found guilty of several crimes, such as conspiratorial rebellion, as well as his role in planning an attack on the Capitol, when a section of former US President Donald Trump's supporters tried to violently prevent Congress from confirming the election victory of current President Joe Biden.
Prosecutors asked Judge Timothy Kelly to sentence Tario to 33 years in prison. He was not in Washington on the day of the violent invasion of Congress, because a court order was imposed on him.
Prosecutors say he instead coordinated the attack from Baltimore City.
The defense, on the other hand, asked for a significantly lighter sentence.
Last week, Judge Kelly sentenced one of the leaders of the far-right group, Ethan Nordean, to 18 years in prison, nine less than prosecutors had requested.
It was the longest prison sentence handed down to one of the perpetrators of the attack before Tarij's verdict.
Before him, Stuart Rhodes, the founder of the ultra-right organization Oath Keepers, was sentenced to the same prison sentence in May.
More than 1.100 people have been arrested on charges related to the attack on the Capitol, of which at least 630 have pleaded guilty.
110 of them were convicted in court proceedings.
The attack on the Capitol in January 2021, during or shortly after the riots, killed five people – including a police officer.
More than 140 law enforcement officers were injured, and the seat of the US Congress suffered millions of dollars in damage.
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