Dominic Pezzola | |
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![]() Pezzola's 2021 mug shot | |
Nationality | American |
Known for | First to breach the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 |
Criminal charges | Obstructing law enforcement, Conspiring to obstruct the counting of the electoral votes[1] |
Criminal status | Sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and 3 years of supervised release[2] |
Dominic Pezzola is an American convicted felon[3] and member of the Proud Boys who participated in the January 6 United States Capitol attack, a violent attack at the U.S. Capitol. He is best known for stealing a police riot shield and using it to break a Capitol window on January 6, 2021, making him the first rioter to breach the building.[4] Indicted in 2021, on federal charges, he was tried in 2023 alongside Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio and his key lieutenants, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, and Zachary Rehl. In May 2023, following a five-month jury trial, Pezzola was convicted of obstructing a congressional proceeding, assaulting a police officer, and other crimes. He was acquitted of seditious conspiracy, the most serious charge (of which all his co-defendants were convicted). The jury deadlocked on other charges against Pezzola, including conspiring to obstruct the counting of the electoral votes.[1][5]
Prosecutors sought 20 years for Pezzola, who used a stolen police shield to enable the first Capitol breach.[6] Pezzola was sentenced to 10 years in prison on September 1, 2023.[7] As of March 2024, Pezzola is incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Complex, Butner in North Carolina. He is scheduled to be released on June 24, 2029.[8]
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