A former leader in the Proud Boys organization pleaded guilty on Oct. 6 to seditious conspiracy related to the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.
Jeremy Bertino, 43, pleaded guilty to the seditious conspiracy charge and a charge of illegally possessing a firearm during a hearing in Washington.
The second charge stems from a search of Bertino’s apartment in March.
The two charges collectively carry up to 30 years in prison.
Bertino joined the Proud Boys, a group that bills itself as a “pro-Western fraternal organization for men,” in 2018 and was a vice president of a chapter in South Carolina, according to a statement of offense (pdf) entered as part of the guilty plea….