Proud Boys member appeals Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy conviction

A Proud Boys member has appealed his seditious conspiracy conviction in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, according to court documents obtained by CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane.

Ethan Nordean was sentenced last week to 18 years on the conviction, MacFarlane reports.

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Nordean and fellow Proud Boys member Dominic Pezzola were convicted after a five-month trial with co-defendants Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl and former Proud Boys chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio.

The Washington Post reports that: “Nordean, 33, of Washington state, was tapped to head the “boots on the ground” in D.C. after Tarrio was banned from the city because of a Jan. 4 arrest. Nordean and Biggs, a far-right online personality and associate of broadcaster Alex Jones, used bullhorns to direct about 200 men away from a rally featuring Trump.”