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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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John Bowden

Founder of Proud Boys chapter in Hawaii pleads guilty in connection to Capitol riot

REUTERS

The Hawaii chapter leader of the Proud Boys has plead guilty to charges stemming from the riot at the US Capitol.

Department of Justice officials announced in a news release on Friday that 36-year-old Nicholas Ochs of Honolulu had pleaded guilty to obstructing an official proceeding. The charge is more serious that some unaffiliated participants of the riot have faced, but ultimately far less than some members of right-wing militia groups now face.

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