Proud Boy member Dominic Pezzola was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his involvement in the riots at the Capitol on January 6, US District Judge Timothy J Kelly announced on Friday, September 1.Pezzola was accused of being the first to smash a window to the Capitol Building using a stolen police shield, captured in this video taken by Brendan Gutenschwager. Pezzola then proceeded to light a cigar inside the breached building, according to
court documents.Judge Kelly showed “little sympathy” for Pezzola, according to
reports, saying in the courtroom: “The reality is you … smashed that window and let people stream into that Capitol building and threaten the lives of our lawmakers,” Kelly told Pezzola. “It’s not something I ever would have dreamed I would see in our country.” Credit: Brendan Gutenschwager via Storyful