DOJ drops charges against Jan. 6 rioter who used riot shield to breach Capitol
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The Department of Justice has dropped the remaining charges against Dominic Pezzola, the Proud Boys member convicted in 2023 who helped ignite the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the Capitol. Pezzola smashed a Senate-wing window with a stolen police riot shield, creating the first entry point for hundreds of rioters, later celebrating the breach in […]
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Pezzola used a riot shield to break a Senate window, initiating the breach of the Capitol. He was previously sentenced to 10 years but was acquitted of seditious conspiracy.
- • The DOJ dismissed all remaining charges against Dominic Pezzola with prejudice.
- • Pezzola was a Proud Boys member convicted of assaulting law enforcement and damaging property.
- • The dismissal follows President Trump's clemency actions and pardons for Jan. 6 defendants.
Pezzola used a riot shield to break a Senate window, initiating the breach of the Capitol. He was previously sentenced to 10 years but was acquitted of seditious conspiracy.
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