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obituario/u.s. news Diasabra 20 Maart 2021

4 men linked to Proud Boys charged in

plot to attack Capitol

“Señor ta mi wardador, mi’n tin falta di nada
Den cunucu di yerba berde e ta ponemi
sosega. (AP) - Four men described as leaders of the "regrouping with a second force" as some rioters
E ta hibami na awa trankil, far-right Proud Boys have been charged in began to leave the Capitol, according to the indict-
Pa mi bolbe haña forsa”. the U.S. Capitol riots, as an indictment or- ment.
Salmo: 23 dered unsealed on Friday presents fresh evi-
dence of how federal officials believe group "This was not simply a march. This was an incred-
Nos ta anuncia fayecimento di: ible attack on our institutions of government," As-
members planned and carried out a coordi-
nated attack to stop Congress from certifying sistant U.S. Attorney Jason McCullough said dur-
President Joe Biden's electoral victory. ing a recent hearing for Nordean's case.

So far, at least 19 leaders, members or associates of Prosecutors have said the Proud Boys arranged for
the neo-fascist Proud Boys have been charged in members to communicate using specific frequen-
federal court with offenses related to the Jan. 6 ri- cies on Baofeng radios. The Chinese-made devices
ots. The latest indictment suggests the Proud Boys can be programmed for use on hundreds of fre-
deployed a much larger contingent in Washington, quencies, making them difficult for outsiders to
with over 60 users "participating in" an encrypted eavesdrop.
messaging channel for group members that was
created a day before the riots. After Tarrio's arrest, Donohoe expressed concern

Zhaohui Wu that their encrypted communications could be
*05-04-1957 - †17-03-2021 The Proud Boys abandoned an earlier channel and "compromised" when police searched the group
created the new "Boots on the Ground" channel chairman's phone, according to the new indict-
Na nomber di su: after police arrested the group's top leader, Enrique ment. In a Jan. 4 post on a newly created chan-
Casa: Huiqiong Wu Tarrio, in Washington. Tarrio was arrested on Jan. 4 nel, Donohoe warned members that they could be

Yiu: Yong Hao Wu and charged with vandalizing a Black Lives Matter "looking at Gang charges" and wrote, "Stop every-
banner at a historic Black church during a protest thing immediately," the indictment says.
Rumannan: Hui Giang Wu y Liyan Cen in December. He was ordered to stay out of the
Hui Xin Wu y Hilda Wu District of Columbia. "This comes from the top," he added.
Hui Chun Wu y Yun Mou He
Hui Mou Wu y Qixiang Tang
Tarrio hasn't been charged in connection with the A day before the riots, Biggs posted on the "Boots
Sobrino(a)nan: Yangjiam Wu, riots, but the latest indictment refers to him by his on the Ground" channel that the group had a
Xingqun Wu,
Yustin Wu, title as Proud Boys' chairman. "plan" for the night before and the day of the riots,
Micheal Wu, according to the indictment.
Johnny He, Ethan Nordean and Joseph Biggs, two of the four
Anita He,
Minqing Wu, defendants charged in the latest indictment, were In Nordean's case, a federal judge accused pros-
Zhi Hao Wu, arrested several weeks ago on separate but related ecutors of backtracking on their claims that he
Johnny Wu, charges. The new indictment also charges Zachary instructed Proud Boys members to split up into
Yiqing Wu, Rehl and Charles Donohoe. smaller groups and directed a "strategic plan" to

Swa y cuña: Huilin Wu y Xueying Wu breach the Capitol.
Nordean, 30, of Auburn, Washington, was a Proud "That's a far cry from what I heard at the hearing
Demas famia, amigo y conocirnan mucho hopi pa Boys chapter president and member of the group's today," U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell said on
menciona.
national "Elders Council." Biggs, 37, of Ormond March 3.
Acto di entiero lo tuma lugar diamars 23 di maart Beach, Florida, is a self-described Proud Boys or-
2021 di 2’or pa 4’or di atardi na Aurora Funeral ganizer. Rehl, 35, of Philadelphia, and Donohoe, Howell concluded that Nordean was extensively
Home, despues saliendo pa Saantana centraal na
Sabana Basora. 33, of North Carolina, serve as presidents of their involved in "pre-planning" for the events of Jan.
local Proud Boys chapters, according to the indict- 6 and that he and other Proud Boys "were clear-
ment. ly prepared for a violent confrontation" that day.
However, she said evidence that Nordean direct-
A lawyer for Biggs declined to comment. Attor- ed other Proud Boys members to break into the
neys for the other three men didn't immediately building is "weak to say the least" and ordered him
respond to messages seeking comment Friday. freed from jail before trial.
“Señor ta mi wardador, mi’n tin falta
di nada Proud Boys members, who describe themselves On Friday, Howell ordered Proud Boys member
as a politically incorrect men's club for "Western Christopher Worrell detained in federal custody
Den cunucu di yerba berde e ta chauvinists," have frequently engaged in street pending trial on riot-related charges. Prosecutors
ponemi sosega. fights with antifascist activists at rallies and pro- say Worrell traveled to Washington and coordinat-
E ta hibami na awa trankil, tests. Vice Media co-founder Gavin McInnes, who ed with Proud Boys leading up to the siege.
Pa mi bolbe haña forsa”. founded the Proud Boys in 2016, sued the South-
Salmo: 23 ern Poverty Law Center for labeling it as a hate "Wearing tactical gear and armed with a canister of
group. pepper spray gel marketed as 67 times more pow-
erful than hot sauce, Worrell advanced, shielded
Nos ta anuncia fayecimento di: The Proud Boys met at the Washington Monu- himself behind a wooden platform and other pro-
ment around 10 a.m. on Jan. 6 and marched to the testors, and discharged the gel at the line of offi-
Capitol before then-President Donald Trump fin- cers," prosecutors wrote in a court filing.
ished addressing thousands of supporters near the
White House.

Around two hours later, just before Congress con-
vened a joint session to certify the election results,
a group of Proud Boys followed a crowd of people
who breached barriers at a pedestrian entrance to
the Capitol grounds, the indictment says. Several
Proud Boys also entered the Capitol building itself
Cynthia Marjorie Henriquez after the mob smashed windows and forced open
*20-11-1952 - †19-03-2021 doors.

Acto di entiero lo wordo anuncia At 3:38 p.m., Donohoe announced on the "Boots
despues. on the Ground" channel that he and others were