Judge reduces Proud Boy Jan 6 rioter's sentence by one year

A federal judge in Washington on Friday reduced the prison sentence of a Proud Boy member for his role in the January 6 riot on Capitol Hill by one year, despite the man's behavior during his sentencing.

Marc Bru, who was one of over 1,500 protesters charged with crimes stemming from the riot, publicly berated Chief Judge James Boasberg during his sentencing in January. Bru called Boasberg a “clown” and a “fraud” and said he was presiding over a “kangaroo court," at the time.

Boasberg resentenced Bru to five years in prison on Friday, after removing an obstruction charge due to a Supreme Court ruling that limited who could be charged with the crime, per the Associated Press. Bru has served 15 months of the sentence so far.

The judge admitted that Bru was not one of the most violent protesters, but claimed his behavior afterward was “the worst I think I’ve seen of anyone." Bru did not lob more insults at the judge during his resentencing.

“In my 22 years as a judge, I’ve never seen a defendant say the things he said at sentencing,” Boasberg said in court.

Bru was at the Capitol that day as a member of the Proud Boys extremist group and pushed a barricade against police officers. He later went inside the Capitol complex and into the Senate gallery. He was convicted of seven charges, including two felonies, for his role that day.

Misty Severi is an evening news reporter for Just the News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.