Founder of Proud Boys’ Hawaii Chapter, Texas Man Receive 4-Year Prison Sentences for January 6th Riot

The founder of the Hawaii chapter of Proud Boys and another person were sentenced to four years in prison for their involvement in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

According to a news release from the Department of Justice, Nicholas Ochs, a 36-year-old Proud Boys leader from Honolulu, and Nicholas DeCarlo, a 32-year-old from Fort Worth, Texas, were sentenced on Friday to 48 months in prison, followed by 36 months of supervised release.

In addition to the prison terms, Ochs was ordered to pay a $5,000 fine, $2,000 in restitution, and a $100 special assessment. DeCarlo was ordered to pay a $2,500 fine, $2,000 in restitution, and a $100 special assessment.  

Ochs and DeCarlo attended former President Trump’s at the Ellipse that took place prior to the riot, before joining rioters at the U.S. Capitol. After illegally entering the Capitol through the Senate Wing Doors, both men stayed in the building for 40 minutes. Ochs and DeCarlo threw smoke bombs at police, while the latter filmed the former writing “Murder the Media,” the name of the men’s social media channel, on a door to the Capitol.

“These were no teenage pranks,” prosecutors wrote. “Ochs’ conduct targeted the police and Congress — and like the conduct of every rioter that day, threatened democracy itself.”

The news arrives a few months after Ochs and DeCarlo pleaded guilty in September to obstruction of an official proceeding. 

Of the 900 individuals who’ve have been arrested for participating in the Jan. 6 insurrection, more than 280 people have been charged with assaulting or impeding law enforcement.