Posted 1/11/2024, 7:50:00 PM
Former Proud Boys Member and Florida GOP Official Sentenced to 4 Years for Role in Capitol Riot
- Gilbert Fonticoba was a former Proud Boys member and Florida GOP official sentenced to 4 years for his role in the Capitol riot
- He helped dismantle barricades and entered the Capitol behind other Proud Boys who breached police lines
- He traveled to D.C. with Proud Boys prior to Jan 6, showing it wasn't an isolated incident
- Defense said he has undergone "de-radicalization" since the riot and was naive in following partisan rhetoric
- Fonticoba wept while speaking before his sentencing, saying he brought shame upon his family