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Proud Boys member pleads guilty for role in US Capitol attack

Plea agreement filed in federal court calls for Louis Enrique Colon to admit to a single felony charge and cooperate with prosecutors

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Plea agreement filed in federal court calls for Louis Enrique Colon to admit to a single felony charge and cooperate with prosecutors

Highlights

  • Louis Enrique Colon pleads guilty to obstructing police officers in Washington, DC.
  • Plea agreement calls for Colon to admit to a single felony charge and cooperate with prosecutors.
  • Colon faces up to five years in prison and a fine of up to $250,000.
  • One of the dozens of police officers injured during the insurrection testified on Wednesday that he didn’t punch or pick a fight with a retired New York police officer charged with attacking the officer.
  • Thomas Webster, whose trial on an assault charge started this week, claims he was acting in self-defense when he tackled Metropolitan police department officer Noah Rathbun outside the Capitol on 6 January 2021.