Joe Biggs was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for his role in the January 6 riot after a judge applied a “terrorism” enhancement.
is among the longest of the January 6 cases, second to the 18-year sentence Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes received. Biggs will also be placed on supervised release for 36 months after he completes his sentence. Biggs faced a maximum of 33 years in prison, according to the sentencing guidelines.
Biggs, a U.S. Army veteran, previously worked for InfoWars as a correspondent. At trial, Biggs was represented by Norm Pattis, who also represents InfoWars founder Alex Jones.“What happened here? A $32,000 fence was an obstacle to the Capitol,” Pattis Biggs grew emotional as he talked about his daughter, swearing on her life that he intended Jan. 6 to be his last event with the Proud Boys.
Although Kelly applied the terrorism enhancement, he agreed the enhancement “overstates” Biggs’s conduct. “It’s not my job to label you a terrorist and my sentence today won’t do that, no matter what it is,” Kelly told Biggs at the sentencing hearing.
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