Proud (little) Boy Jan. 6 defendant who shot at law enforcement is sentenced to prison.

[Lunabell]

WASHINGTON — A member of the Proud Boys who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and shot at law enforcement officers this year after the FBI asked him to surrender was sentenced to two years in federal prison Wednesday.

Nathan Pelham, of Texas, pleaded guilty to a federal felony charge of possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade of the Northern District of Texas imposed the sentence, according to court records.

An FBI special agent had said Pelham was informed of the Capitol attack charges on April 12. Federal court records show that Pelham's case was not initially placed under seal, as criminal cases almost always are until law enforcement executes an arrest.

Local authorities went to Pelham’s home that night after his father requested a welfare check, according to the filing. Pelham fired several shots toward the law enforcement officials, the FBI special agent said, and one of the officers said a shot “came in so close proximity to myself that I could hear the distinct whistling sound as the bullet traveled by me and then strike a metal object to my right side.”

Pelham was sentenced to time served by U.S. District Judge John D. Bates in his Jan. 6 case in September. Prosecutors said Pelham "was dishonest with law enforcement, both before and after his arrest, about what he did at the Capitol."

Prosecutors in the Jan. 6 case said Pelham was "apparently drunk" when he shot several rounds on April 12.

"According to subsequent police reports, Pelham called his wife, told her goodbye, and said that he planned to make the police shoot him," they wrote. "Pelham paced outside, holding a gun and yelling at police. He eventually went back inside and fired the gun several times. For their own safety, police left the property that night, and let Pelham sleep off his drinking."

They let this WHITE MAN sleep off his drinking and surrender to police at a later date. And so far, no charges for shooting at cops and attempting to murder them!! WTF? If this guy were a POC, he'd be dead today!!!


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/proud-boy-jan-6-defendant-shot-law-enforcement-sentenced-prison-rcna127221

[Chainfire]

1. Hang on a second. This guy shoots at cops, so they leave him to sober up before making an arrest?

That makes no sense.

[Lunabell]

4. Texass.

Where the only good guy with a gun is a white guy with a gun.

[MagickMuffin]

2. Whew 2 years in prison for the insurrection plus a shootout, that'll teach him

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It amazes me and puzzles me all the extremely light sentences these thugs are getting. The message these lackluster judges are sending is you can still participate in an insurrection and if caught your sentence will be time served, you can go home and drink, shoot at the enforcers and still enjoy your freedom.


White supremacy in action.

[NutmegYankee]

5. The case isn't over.

This trial was only for the gun charge so that this defendant could be placed behind bars while the rest of his charges proceed to court.

[Johnny2X2X]

3. Absolutely insane

2 years after threatening police with a gun and firing several shots. And, “Hey, sure he theater law enforcement with a gun and fired several rounds, but he’s drunk so we’ll just let him sleep it off and come back tomorrow.” What the hell? This is ridiculous. If this man had been black this would have been one of those stories where they have trouble counting how many times he was shot by the police. “Well, after every officer in scene ran out of bullets they called for a truck to drop off more ammo so they could reload and pump another several dozen rounds into his lifeless body, ya know, just to make sure.”