Proud Boys member pleads guilty to role in US Capitol attack
by Ramon Antonio Vargas in New York from US news | The Guardian on (#5Y0PF)
Charles Donohoe will co-operate, giving prosecutors a boost in pursuit of high-ranking members of the far-right group
A member of the far-right Proud Boys group has pleaded guilty to conspiring to attack the US Capitol in a bid to stop Congress certifying Joe Biden's victory in the 2020 election, giving prosecutors a win in their pursuit of high-ranking members.
As part of an agreement with prosecutors that will require him to cooperate against co-defendants, Charles Donohoe, 34, pleaded guilty on Friday in US district court in Washington to charges of conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding and assaulting Capitol police.
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