Hawaii Proud Boys leader to plead guilty in US Capitol case

HONOLULU (AP) — The founding father of the Hawaii chapter of the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys intends to plead responsible to fees associated to the Jan. 6 riot on the U.S. Capitol.

Nicholas Ochs entered an settlement with federal prosecutors during which he’ll plead responsible to obstructing an official continuing, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported, and the federal government will drop one other dozen fees towards him and an alleged confederate.

Ochs was arrested in Hawaii the day after the mob he was part of entered the Capitol in protest of former President Donald Trump’s election defeat. Ochs posted a photograph of himself on Twitter contained in the Capitol, grinning and smoking a cigarette.

The dropped fees will embrace theft, destruction of presidency property, partaking in bodily violence in a restricted constructing and conspiracy.

Ochs was the Republican Celebration’s candidate to signify Waikiki within the state Home of Representatives within the November 2020 election. Ochs misplaced to Democrat Adrian Tam after profitable almost 30% of the vote.

A plea listening to is scheduled for Friday.

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This story has been up to date to right the spelling of Nicholas Ochs’ first title.