A federal judge on Wednesday ordered an alleged member of the Proud Boys group detained pending trial over his role in the Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol, with the defendant’s attorney seeking to portray his client as being spurred to action out of a “delusional belief” he developed on account of President Donald Trump’s contest-of-election rhetoric.
Dominic Pezzola, also known as “Spaz,” was indicted in federal court in the District of Columbia on charges that include civil disorder, unlawfully entering restricted buildings or grounds, and disorderly and disruptive conduct. Pezzola also faces charges of robbery of personal property of the United States; assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers; destruction of government property; and engaging in physical violence in a restricted buildings or grounds, prosecutors said.
