Proud Boys
North American neo-fascist organization since 2016
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| February 3 2025 | A District of Columbia court awarded the trademarked name and symbols of the Proud Boys to the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church after the group failed to satisfy the monetary judgment from the previous civil penalties. |
| January 20 2025 | Trump commuted sentences of individuals convicted of seditious conspiracy and granted a full pardon to all individuals convicted of offenses related to the January 6, 2021 events at the US Capitol. |
| January 20 2025 | A large group of Proud Boys marched through Washington, DC during Donald Trump's second inauguration, wearing black and yellow attire. They chanted 'Free our boys' and '51st state', referencing Trump's remarks about annexing Canada. |
| January 20 2025 | Upon Trump's inauguration, he granted a full pardon to most Capitol attack participants, with five Proud Boys leaders (Nordean, Biggs, Rehl, Pezzola, and Bertino) exempted and having their sentences commuted to 'time served'. |
| January 2024 | Christopher Worrell was sentenced to 10 years in prison. |
| January 12 2024 | William Chrestman was sentenced to 55 months in prison for his actions during the Capitol attack. |
| October 16 2023 | William Chrestman, a Proud Boys member, pleaded guilty to obstructing a congressional proceeding and threatening to assault a federal officer. |
| August 23 2023 | Christopher Worrell cut off his ankle monitor and disappeared four days before his sentencing, with a warrant issued for his arrest. |
| June 2023 | District of Columbia Superior Court Judge Neal E. Kravitz imposed civil penalties of over $1 million on the Proud Boys and four of its members for engaging in 'hateful and overtly racist conduct' during the church attack. |
| June 25 2023 | A physical altercation occurred between a dozen Proud Boys members and the neo-Nazi Rose City Nationalists, leading to a reported split of 10 Proud Boy chapters sympathetic to neo-Nazi ideas from the national organization. |
| May 19 2023 | DC police lieutenant Shane Lamond was arrested for allegedly sharing over 500 text messages with Enrique Tarrio warning him about investigations. |
| May 4 2023 | Dominic Pezzola was convicted of multiple charges including obstruction of Congressional proceedings, civil disorder, and assaulting an officer, though acquitted of seditious conspiracy. |
| May 4 2023 | Enrique Tarrio, Ethan Nordean, Joe Biggs, and Zachary Rehl were convicted of seditious conspiracy and related charges for their roles in the January 6 Capitol attack. |
| March 22 2023 | Federal prosecutors revealed that a witness Enrique Tarrio planned to call in his defense had been a government informant for nearly two years. |
| March 4 2023 | Enrique Tarrio and four other Proud Boys leaders were convicted of seditious conspiracy, a landmark verdict that significantly undermined the organization's leadership and structure. |
| 2022 | James Hoel, a Proud Boys member, was elected to the Sarasota County Republican Executive Committee, demonstrating the organization's involvement in local political structures in Florida. |
| December 19 2022 | The seditious conspiracy trial of top Proud Boys leaders began, with U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly allowing prosecutors to play a 2020 video of Donald Trump asking the Proud Boys to 'stand back and stand by'. |
| October 2022 | Government extended a plea offer to five Proud Boys leaders, which they rejected. |
| August 2022 | Trial for Proud Boys leaders was originally scheduled but postponed to wait for January 6 House committee interview transcripts. |
| August 2022 | Proud Boys leaders Enrique Tarrio and other members were indicted on seditious conspiracy charges related to the January 6th insurrection. |
| June 2022 | In a landmark legal case, Enrique Tarrio and other Proud Boys leaders were found guilty of seditious conspiracy, marking a significant legal action against the organization's leadership. |
| June 2022 | New Zealand's Police Commissioner Andrew Coster and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern officially designated the Proud Boys as a terrorist organization, making it illegal to have financial or property dealings with the group under the Terrorism Suppression Act, with potential prosecution and up to seven years imprisonment. |
| June 12 2022 | Proud Boys members stormed a Drag Queen Story Time event at San Lorenzo Library in Alameda County, California. The group was reported as 'extremely aggressive', shouting homophobic and transphobic slurs, causing distress to children. The incident was being investigated as a potential hate crime by the Sheriff's Office. |
| June 6 2022 | Justice Department announced indictments of five Proud Boys leaders for 'seditious conspiracy', including Enrique Tarrio, Joe Biggs, Ethan Nordean, Dominic Pezzola, and Zachary Rehl. |
| April 2022 | Charles Donohoe, leader of the North Carolina Proud Boys chapter, became the first member of Proud Boys leadership to plead guilty to conspiracy and agree to cooperate with prosecutors. |
| March 7 2022 | Justice Department issued Second Superseding indictment against six Proud Boys leaders, including Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Charles Donohoe, Enrique Tarrio, and Dominic Pezzola. |
| January 23 2022 | A group of Proud Boys participated in a large anti-vaccination rally organized by Children's Health Defense, featuring prominent anti-vaccination movement leaders Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Del Bigtree. |
| 2021 | Alan Swinney was found guilty of attempted assault, second-degree unlawful use of mace, and pointing a firearm, resulting in a 10-year prison sentence for his actions during the Portland march. |
| 2021 | After the Capitol attack, it was revealed that Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys, had been an informant to federal and local law enforcement between 2012 and 2014. |
| 2021 | The Alabama chapter of the Proud Boys publicly rejected and disavowed Enrique Tarrio on Telegram, distancing themselves from him after his history as an informant was exposed. |
| December 2021 | Enrique Tarrio and four other Proud Boys leaders were arrested and charged with seditious conspiracy related to their actions during the January 6 Capitol riot. |
| November 23 2021 | Enrique Tarrio and Proud Boys International LLC were subpoenaed by the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack. |
| August 24 2021 | Tarrio was sentenced to almost six months in jail for the previous charges, with his sentence to start on September 6. |
| August 23 2021 | Proud Boys held a rally in Portland, Oregon, which resulted in confrontations with antifa counter-demonstrators. During this event, Alan Swinney was involved in violent actions including spraying mace, shooting a paint ball gun, and threatening marchers with a loaded gun. |
| June 2021 | Federal judge Royce Lamberth declined to release Proud Boys member Christopher Worrell prior to his trial due to threatening Facebook posts. |
| June 9 2021 | Documentary filmmaker Nick Quested testified to the January 6th Committee about the Proud Boys' role in the Capitol attack. |
| May 2 2021 | Proud Boys Canada announced its dissolution, denying accusations of being a terrorist or white supremacy group. |
| April 2021 | Charles Donohoe, leader of the North Carolina chapter, became the first Proud Boys leadership member to plead guilty to conspiracy and agree to cooperate with prosecutors. |
| March 2021 | The New York Times reported that the January 6 incident caused the Proud Boys and other far-right groups to splinter due to disagreements about the attack's success and leadership. |
| February 2021 | The U.S. Department of Justice indicted Proud Boys members for conspiracy related to the January 6th United States Capitol attack. The Canadian arm of the group was also designated as a terrorist organization and subsequently disbanded. |
| February 2021 | The Washington Post reported that the FBI was investigating Roger Stone's potential role in influencing the Proud Boys' participation in the Capitol attack. |
| February 2021 | In the aftermath of the January 6th Capitol attack, the Alabama state chapter of the Proud Boys rejected national leadership, with Indiana and Oklahoma chapters endorsing this stance, revealing significant internal organizational disarray. |
| February 2021 | The Canadian arm of the Proud Boys disbanded after being officially designated as a terrorist organization. |
| February 26 2021 | Six more Proud Boys members were charged with conspiracy. |
| February 11 2021 | Five additional Proud Boys members were charged with conspiracy. |
| February 3 2021 | The Proud Boys were officially designated as a terrorist entity in Canada by Bill Blair, who added the group to the Criminal Code list of terrorist entities. |
| February 3 2021 | Justice Department announced the first indictments of two Proud Boys members for conspiracy related to the Capitol attack. |
| January 2021 | Bill Blair, Canada's minister of public safety and emergency preparedness, announced Canada was considering designating the Proud Boys a terrorist organization. |
| January 25 2021 | The House of Commons of Canada unanimously passed a motion calling for the government to designate the Proud Boys as a terrorist entity. |
| January 7 2021 | MSNBC's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell incorrectly reported an antisemitic image was taken during the January 6 United States Capitol attack. |
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