Another Judge Refuses to Dismiss Jan. 6 Obstruction Charge, This Time Against Four Members of the Proud Boys – By Marisa Sarnoff (Law & Crime) / December 28, 2021
A third federal judge has rejected an effort by Jan. 6 defendants to get a federal obstruction charge dismissed.
U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly, a Donald Trump appointee, denied a motion to dismiss from four defendants: Ethan Nordean, Joseph R. Biggs, Zachary Reh, and Charles Donohoe. They are all accused of holding leadership positions or planning roles with the right-wing extremist “Proud Boys” group and allegedly conspired and coordinated their Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
The defendants were among the scores of Trump supporters who overran police at the Capitol building on Jan. 6 in an attempt to stop the Electoral College certification of Joe Biden‘s win in the 2020 presidential election.
