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class="infobox-data">1990 or 1991 (age 33–34)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Nationality</th><td class="infobox-data category">American</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Other names</th><td class="infobox-data nickname">Rufio Panman</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Organization</th><td class="infobox-data org"><a href="/wiki/Proud_Boys" title="Proud Boys">Proud Boys</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Known for</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Proud_Boys" title="Proud Boys">Proud Boys</a> recruiter and leader</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Criminal charges</th><td class="infobox-data">Disorderly conduct <p><a href="/wiki/Obstructing_an_official_proceeding" title="Obstructing an official proceeding">Obstructing an official proceeding</a> </p> <a href="/wiki/Seditious_conspiracy" title="Seditious conspiracy">Seditious conspiracy</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Criminal penalty</th><td class="infobox-data">18 years in prison<sup id="cite_ref-CBS2023_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBS2023-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Criminal status</th><td class="infobox-data category">Sentenced</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">1</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Ethan Nordean</b>, also known as <b>Rufio Panman</b>, is an American <a href="/wiki/Radical_right_(United_States)" title="Radical right (United States)">far-right</a> political activist, convicted felon and a leader of the <a href="/wiki/Proud_Boys" title="Proud Boys">Proud Boys</a>, an all-male <a href="/wiki/Neo-fascism" title="Neo-fascism">neo-fascist</a> organization that engages in <a href="/wiki/Political_violence" title="Political violence">political violence</a>. </p><p>He played a prominent role in the <a href="/wiki/2021_United_States_Capitol_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 United States Capitol attack">January 6, 2021, attack</a> against the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Capitol" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Capitol">U.S. Capitol</a>, and was arrested four weeks later on federal criminal charges. In March 2021, a <a href="/wiki/Federal_grand_jury" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal grand jury">federal grand jury</a> in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._District_Court_for_the_District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia">U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia</a> indicted Nordean and three other Proud Boys members for conspiracy.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was subsequently indicted on <a href="/wiki/Seditious_conspiracy" title="Seditious conspiracy">seditious conspiracy</a> charges in June 2022, along with four other Proud Boy leaders, for his role in the attack.<sup id="cite_ref-charges_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-charges-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2023, Nordean was found guilty of <a href="/wiki/Seditious_conspiracy" title="Seditious conspiracy">seditious conspiracy</a> and multiple other felonies; three other members of the Proud Boys were also convicted at trial.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On September 1, 2023, he was sentenced to 18 years in prison.<sup id="cite_ref-CBS2023_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBS2023-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Activism">Activism</h2></div> <p>In mid-2017, Nordean started attending rallies in <a href="/wiki/Seattle" title="Seattle">Seattle</a> and <a href="/wiki/Portland,_Oregon" title="Portland, Oregon">Portland, Oregon</a> organized by the <a href="/wiki/Far_right" class="mw-redirect" title="Far right">far right</a> <a href="/wiki/Patriot_Prayer" title="Patriot Prayer">Patriot Prayer</a> group.<sup id="cite_ref-ST3_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST3-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Dave Neiwert, a journalist and author who covers far right political groups, "He's particularly noteworthy for the extraordinary levels of thuggish violence he brings to these events". On June 30, 2018, Nordean and other members of the Proud Boys participated in a demonstration in Portland organized by <a href="/wiki/Joey_Gibson_(political_activist)" title="Joey Gibson (political activist)">Joey Gibson</a>, founder of Patriot Prayer. Police declared the event a riot after violent street fighting broke out amid tensions between anti-fascist activists and Patriot Prayer supporters.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Video showed Nordean shoving one counter protester to the ground before another approached with a metal baton.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nordean was wearing shin guards on his forearms and deflected the baton, then punched the man in the face, knocking him to the ground unconscious.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to a police report, the counter-protester was hospitalized with a concussion.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following that incident, a meme featuring video of that punch went viral, and <a href="/wiki/Gavin_McInnes" title="Gavin McInnes">Gavin McInnes</a>, founder of the Proud Boys, praised Nordean's role in the violent episode, calling it "the turning point in our war against <a href="/wiki/Antifa_(United_States)" title="Antifa (United States)">antifa</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-ST_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> McInnes compared it to the <a href="/wiki/Assassination_of_Archduke_Franz_Ferdinand" title="Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand">assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand</a>, which triggered <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The footage of the incident was used in recruiting videos for the Proud Boys that featured special effects and dramatic music. By October 2019, five of the most popular videos had over 1.5 million views on <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-PM_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PM-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Shortly thereafter, Nordean was interviewed at length on <i><a href="/wiki/The_Alex_Jones_Show" class="mw-redirect" title="The Alex Jones Show">The Alex Jones Show</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the video playing constantly in the background.<sup id="cite_ref-PM_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PM-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his interview with Jones, Nordean said "Like Gavin McInnes says, violence isn't great, but justified violence is amazing."<sup id="cite_ref-guardian_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Describing left-wing counter-protesters, Nordean told Jones and his audience that "these are no longer people who are necessarily Americans, per se, but they're kind of anti-American" and "you just have to eliminate them as a threat".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Joe_Rogan" title="Joe Rogan">Joe Rogan</a> discussed Nordean's role in the violent incident on his podcast, in a segment about <a href="/wiki/Antifa_(United_States)" title="Antifa (United States)">antifa</a> and street fighting.<sup id="cite_ref-PM_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-PM-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nordean was later interviewed by <a href="/wiki/Alex_Jones" title="Alex Jones">Alex Jones</a> a second time.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nordean set up a private <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a> page to vet the fighting abilities of Proud Boys recruits. Despite complaints in 2018, Facebook declined to take down that page.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rise_to_Proud_Boys_leadership">Rise to Proud Boys leadership</h3></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ethan_Nordean_cropped.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Ethan_Nordean_cropped.png/260px-Ethan_Nordean_cropped.png" decoding="async" width="260" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Ethan_Nordean_cropped.png/390px-Ethan_Nordean_cropped.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Ethan_Nordean_cropped.png/520px-Ethan_Nordean_cropped.png 2x" data-file-width="4985" data-file-height="3289" /></a><figcaption>Nordean leads a Proud Boys contingent past the <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress">Library of Congress</a> near the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Capitol" title="United States Capitol">Capitol Building</a> on January 6, 2021</figcaption></figure> <p>Nordean was designated "Proud Boy of the Week" by the group's magazine.<sup id="cite_ref-guardian_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 25, 2018, the Proud Boys released their revised bylaws on <a href="/wiki/Scribd" title="Scribd">Scribd</a> with the names of the top leadership supposedly redacted. Due to a technical error, the names could be recovered, and Nordean was listed as a member of the eight man "Elder Chapter", the top level leadership group, under his alias, Rufio Panman.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the years that followed, Nordean took a leading role as an organizer of Proud Boys events and rallies. Devin Burghart, president of the <a href="/wiki/Leonard_Zeskind" title="Leonard Zeskind">Institute for Research & Education on Human Rights</a>, said, "He's been helping map the direction of the organization and recruiting members ... In no small part, he's been responsible for moving the group even more to the extreme far right and on a more violent path forward."<sup id="cite_ref-ST_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Nordean operated a video podcast called "Rebel Talk with Rufio".<sup id="cite_ref-ST_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Following_the_2020_U.S._presidential_election">Following the 2020 U.S. presidential election</h3></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election">Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election</a></div> <p>On December 11, 2020, Nordean was on the stage during a demonstration before the December 12 <a href="/wiki/Stop_The_Steal" class="mw-redirect" title="Stop The Steal">Stop The Steal</a> rally in Washington, DC, alongside <a href="/wiki/Roger_Stone" title="Roger Stone">Roger Stone</a> and fellow Proud Boys leader <a href="/wiki/Enrique_Tarrio" title="Enrique Tarrio">Enrique Tarrio</a>. <a href="/wiki/InfoWars" title="InfoWars">InfoWars</a> personality <a href="/wiki/InfoWars#Owen_Shroyer" title="InfoWars">Owen Shroyer</a> also spoke to the crowd, claiming that the Supreme Court had stabbed people in the back.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On December 27, 2020, Nordean posted on <a href="/wiki/Parler" title="Parler">Parler</a>, saying "Anyone looking to help us with safety/protective gear, or communications equipment it would be much appreciated, things have gotten more dangerous for us this past year, anything helps".<sup id="cite_ref-ST_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On January 4, 2021, Nordean posted a video on his <i>Rebel Talk with Rufio</i> podcast that was captioned, "Let them remember the day they decided to make war with us".<sup id="cite_ref-ST_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the run-up to the <a href="/wiki/2021_United_States_Capitol_attack" class="mw-redirect" title="2021 United States Capitol attack">events at the Capitol on January 6</a>, Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio urged the Proud Boys to set aside their usual black and yellow garb, and attempt to blend in with the crowd. 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class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="2020 United States presidential election">2020 presidential election</a> <br /> and other causes</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li>Previous claims of election fraud by President Trump <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_United_States_presidential_election#Trump's_2012_accusations_of_electoral_fraud" title="Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election">in 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump_2016_presidential_campaign#Uncertainty_over_accepting_the_election_results" title="Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign">in 2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_reactions_to_Donald_Trump%27s_claims_of_2020_election_fraud" title="Republican reactions to Donald Trump's claims of 2020 election fraud">Republican reactions</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_30_storming_of_the_Michigan_State_Capitol" title="April 30 storming of the Michigan State Capitol">Michigan State Capitol storming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_United_States_election_protests" title="2020–21 United States election protests">2020–21 presidential election protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_United_States_Electoral_College_vote_count" title="2021 United States Electoral College vote count">2021 Electoral College vote count</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election">Attempts to overturn the presidential election</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Trump_fake_electors_plot" title="Trump fake electors plot">Trump fake electors plot</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chesebro_memos" class="mw-redirect" title="Chesebro memos">Chesebro memos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastman_memos" title="Eastman memos">Eastman memos</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Clark_letter" title="Jeffrey Clark letter">Jeffrey Clark letter</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_backsliding_in_the_United_States" title="Democratic backsliding in the United States">Democratic backsliding in the US</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_media_use_by_Donald_Trump" title="Social media use by Donald Trump">Social media use by Donald Trump</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trumpism" title="Trumpism">Trumpism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/QAnon" title="QAnon">QAnon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_fascism" title="Donald Trump and fascism">Donald Trump and fascism</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Related groups and persons</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ali_Alexander" title="Ali Alexander">Ali Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Epps_(military_veteran)" title="Ray Epps (military veteran)">Ray Epps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Fuentes" title="Nick Fuentes">Nick Fuentes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani" title="Rudy Giuliani">Rudy Giuliani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jericho_March" title="Jericho March">Jericho March</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Jones" title="Alex Jones">Alex Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sedition_Caucus" title="Sedition Caucus">Sedition Caucus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enrique_Tarrio" title="Enrique Tarrio">Enrique Tarrio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump_Jr." title="Donald Trump Jr.">Donald Trump Jr.</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Participants</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible"><div class="sidebar-list-title" 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A video <a href="/wiki/Livestreaming" class="mw-redirect" title="Livestreaming">livestreamer</a> who is a member of the Proud Boys described Biggs and Nordean as "Two men on a mission, with about 500 behind them ready to kick some butt for the benefit of this country".<sup id="cite_ref-ST_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>They marched south past the <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress" title="Library of Congress">Library of Congress</a> and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Supreme_Court_Building" title="United States Supreme Court Building">Supreme Court building</a>, and circled around the Capitol complex, approaching from the southwest. The Proud Boys contingent constituted a "a large proportion of the first wave" that reached the Capitol, and one Proud Boys member, <a href="/wiki/Dominic_Pezzola" title="Dominic Pezzola">Dominic Pezzola</a>, used a seized police shield to break a window to gain access to the building.<sup id="cite_ref-WSJ_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WSJ-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prosecutors alleged Nordean was a chief organizer of a mob of about 100 Proud Boys<sup id="cite_ref-:1_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> that marched through Washington before the breach of the Capitol.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Arrest_and_aftermath">Arrest and aftermath</h4></div> <p>According to prosecutors, on January 8, Nordean posted an image of a Capitol Police officer shooting <a href="/wiki/Pepper_spray" title="Pepper spray">pepper spray</a> at rioters. The caption read, "If you feel bad for the police, you are part of the problem..."<sup id="cite_ref-SW_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SW-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 3, Nordean was arrested and charged with four federal crimes, including <a href="/wiki/Obstructing_an_official_proceeding" title="Obstructing an official proceeding">obstructing an official proceeding</a>, aiding and abetting injury to government property, disorderly conduct and knowingly and violently entering a restricted building. If convicted on all four charges, Nordean could be sentenced to up to 40 years in prison.<sup id="cite_ref-ST_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On February 7, federal judge <a href="/wiki/Beryl_Howell" title="Beryl Howell">Beryl Howell</a> denied Nordean's bail request, and ordered him to be returned to Washington, DC pending trial. Prosecutors argued that "There is no reason to believe that Defendant, or any of his Proud Boy associates, are any more interested in 'complacency,' or any less interested in fomenting rebellion, than they were on January 5," adding, "If nothing else, the events of January 6, 2021, have exposed the size and determination of right-wing fringe groups in the United States, and their willingness to place themselves and others in danger to further their political ideology."<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On March 3, 2021, Howell ordered Nordean released to home detention with GPS monitoring pending trial, finding that though he "indisputably participated" in the Capitol assault, the government's evidence of specific acts of violence and property damage was "weak."<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before ruling, the judge noted that evidence clearly showed Nordean had been heavily involved in organizing the Proud Boys on January 6, 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April 2021, district judge <a href="/wiki/Timothy_J._Kelly" title="Timothy J. Kelly">Timothy J. Kelly</a> revoked Nordean's pretrial release, returning him to jail. The judge cited an abundance of evidence for planned violence.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Prosecutors included in a May 2021 court filing a <a href="/wiki/Telegram_(software)" title="Telegram (software)">Telegram</a> message Nordean had sent expressing a sense of betrayal, lamenting that <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Trump</a> had pardoned "a bunch of degenerates as his last move and shit on us on the way out" and "now I've got some of my good friends and myself facing jail time cuz we followed this guys lead and never questioned it."<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sentencing">Sentencing</h2></div> <p>Nordean was sentenced to 18 years in prison by judge Timothy J. Kelly in September 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-CBS2023_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CBS2023-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The prosecution asked U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly to enhance the sentence of Nordean to 27 years on Friday by ruling that their acts to disrupt the electoral vote certification qualified as terrorism. Kelly had agreed to this request of prosecutors. <sup id="cite_ref-sentencing_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sentencing-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nordean told the judge, “the truth is, I did help lead a group of men back to the Capitol. There is no excuse for my actions, ignoring police commands, going past barricades, entering the Capitol. Adding myself to the dangerous situation was sorely irresponsible. I would like to take the time to apologize to anyone I wronged. There is no excuse for what I did. I would also like to apologize for my lack of leadership that day.”<sup id="cite_ref-sentencing_28-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sentencing-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2></div> <p>Nordean has lived in or near <a href="/wiki/Auburn,_Washington" title="Auburn, Washington">Auburn, Washington</a> his entire life. He is married and has a daughter.<sup id="cite_ref-ST_9-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>His father, Michael Nordean, owns and operates Wally's Chowder House restaurants in <a href="/wiki/Des_Moines,_Washington" title="Des Moines, Washington">Des Moines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Buckley,_Washington" title="Buckley, Washington">Buckley</a> in <a href="/wiki/Washington_(state)" title="Washington (state)">Washington</a> state, and Ethan formerly worked in the family business. A dedicated <a href="/wiki/Bodybuilder" class="mw-redirect" title="Bodybuilder">bodybuilder</a>, he also operated a now-defunct business in 2017 called Bangarang Elite Supplements that sold <a href="/wiki/Protein_powder" class="mw-redirect" title="Protein powder">protein powder</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-ST_9-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Nordean's alias derives from a character in the 1991 <a href="/wiki/Peter_Pan" title="Peter Pan">Peter Pan</a> movie <i><a href="/wiki/Hook_(movie)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hook (movie)">Hook</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-ST2_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST2-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2020, Nordean's father issued a statement calling his son's beliefs "misguided" and reported, "Ethan no longer works for our restaurants."<sup id="cite_ref-ST_9-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the storming of the Capitol and his son's arrest, he issued another statement that said, "We have tried for a long while to get our son off the path which led to his arrest today — to no avail. 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Capitol</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Capitol_Police" title="United States Capitol Police">United States Capitol Police</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Dunn_(police_officer)" title="Harry Dunn (police officer)">Harry Dunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Fanone" title="Michael Fanone">Michael Fanone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eugene_Goodman" title="Eugene Goodman">Eugene Goodman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yogananda_Pittman" title="Yogananda Pittman">Yogananda Pittman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Sund" title="Steven Sund">Steven Sund</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_violent_incidents_at_the_United_States_Capitol" title="Timeline of violent incidents at the United States Capitol">Timeline of prior security incidents</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a 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States election protests">2020–21 presidential election protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_United_States_Electoral_College_vote_count" title="2021 United States Electoral College vote count">2021 Electoral College vote count</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Predictions_of_violence_ahead_of_the_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" title="Predictions of violence ahead of the January 6 United States Capitol attack">Predictions of violence</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1776_Returns" title="1776 Returns">1776 Returns</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election">Attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Trump_fake_electors_plot" title="Trump fake electors plot">Fake electors plot</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chesebro_memos" class="mw-redirect" title="Chesebro memos">Chesebro memos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastman_memos" title="Eastman memos">Eastman memos</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post-election_lawsuits_related_to_the_2020_U.S._presidential_election" title="Post-election lawsuits related to the 2020 U.S. presidential election">Lawsuits</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Texas_v._Pennsylvania" title="Texas v. Pennsylvania">Texas v. Pennsylvania</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Clark_letter" title="Jeffrey Clark letter">Jeffrey Clark letter</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_backsliding_in_the_United_States" title="Democratic backsliding in the United States">Democratic backsliding in the United States</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_30_storming_of_the_Michigan_State_Capitol" title="April 30 storming of the Michigan State Capitol">Michigan State Capitol storming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trumpism" title="Trumpism">Trumpism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/False_or_misleading_statements_by_Donald_Trump" title="False or misleading statements by Donald Trump">False or misleading statements by Donald Trump</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_conspiracy_theories_promoted_by_Donald_Trump" title="List of conspiracy theories promoted by Donald Trump">Conspiracy theories</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_media_use_by_Donald_Trump" title="Social media use by Donald Trump">Social media use by Donald Trump</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/QAnon" title="QAnon">QAnon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comparisons_between_Donald_Trump_and_fascism" class="mw-redirect" title="Comparisons between Donald Trump and fascism">Comparisons between Donald Trump and fascism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trump_derangement_syndrome" title="Trump derangement syndrome">Trump derangement syndrome</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Involved</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Christina_Bobb" title="Christina Bobb">Christina Bobb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenneth_Chesebro" title="Kenneth Chesebro">Kenneth Chesebro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Clark" title="Jeffrey Clark">Jeffrey Clark</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_diGenova" title="Joseph diGenova">Joseph diGenova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Eastman" title="John Eastman">John Eastman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jenna_Ellis" title="Jenna Ellis">Jenna Ellis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani" title="Rudy Giuliani">Rudy Giuliani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_McEntee_(political_aide)" title="John McEntee (political aide)">John McEntee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Meadows" title="Mark Meadows">Mark Meadows</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleta_Mitchell" title="Cleta Mitchell">Cleta Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Navarro" title="Peter Navarro">Peter Navarro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Powell" title="Sidney Powell">Sidney Powell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Toensing" title="Victoria Toensing">Victoria Toensing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Troupis" title="Jim Troupis">Jim Troupis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Planning_of_the_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" title="Planning of the January 6 United States Capitol attack">Planning</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_the_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" title="Timeline of the January 6 United States Capitol attack">Timeline of attack</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_response_to_the_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" title="Law enforcement response to the January 6 United States Capitol attack">Law enforcement response</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Killing_of_Ashli_Babbitt" title="Killing of Ashli Babbitt">killing of Ashli Babbitt</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Death_of_Brian_Sicknick" title="Death of Brian Sicknick">Death of Brian Sicknick</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Participants</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Proud_Boys" title="Proud Boys">Proud Boys</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Enrique_Tarrio" title="Enrique Tarrio">Enrique Tarrio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biggs" title="Joe Biggs">Joe Biggs</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ethan Nordean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominic_Pezzola" title="Dominic Pezzola">Dominic Pezzola</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Oath_Keepers" title="Oath Keepers">Oath Keepers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Rhodes" title="Stewart Rhodes">Stewart Rhodes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kelly_Meggs" title="Kelly Meggs">Kelly Meggs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Bertino" title="Jeremy Bertino">Jeremy Bertino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Epps_(military_veteran)" title="Ray Epps (military veteran)">Ray Epps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roberto_Minuta" title="Roberto Minuta">Roberto Minuta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Marie_Watkins" title="Jessica Marie Watkins">Jessica Marie Watkins</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center;">Others</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Barnett_(Capitol_rioter)" title="Richard Barnett (Capitol rioter)">Richard Barnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Chansley" title="Jacob Chansley">Jacob Chansley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Evans_(politician)" title="Derrick Evans (politician)">Derrick Evans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Fuentes" title="Nick Fuentes">Nick Fuentes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baked_Alaska_(livestreamer)" title="Baked Alaska (livestreamer)">Tim "Baked Alaska" Gionet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simone_Gold" title="Simone Gold">Simone Gold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Couy_Griffin" title="Couy Griffin">Couy Griffin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Hostetter" title="Alan Hostetter">Alan Hostetter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adam_Christian_Johnson" title="Adam Christian Johnson">Adam Christian Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jay_Johnston" title="Jay Johnston">Jay Johnston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klete_Keller" title="Klete Keller">Klete Keller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Kicinski" title="Carol Kicinski">Carol Kicinski</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_James_Lyons" title="Kevin James Lyons">Kevin James Lyons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doug_Mastriano" title="Doug Mastriano">Doug Mastriano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evan_Neumann" title="Evan Neumann">Evan Neumann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Ochs" title="Nicholas Ochs">Nicholas Ochs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rachel_Powell" title="Rachel Powell">Rachel Powell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Libs_of_TikTok" title="Libs of TikTok">Chaya "Libs of TikTok" Raichik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guy_Reffitt" title="Guy Reffitt">Guy Reffitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dana_Rohrabacher" title="Dana Rohrabacher">Dana Rohrabacher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Saccone" title="Rick Saccone">Rick Saccone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Samsel" title="Ryan Samsel">Ryan Samsel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Sandlin" title="Ronald Sandlin">Ronald Sandlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Schaffer" title="Jon Schaffer">Jon Schaffer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kevin_Seefried" title="Kevin Seefried">Kevin Seefried</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Owen_Shroyer" title="Owen Shroyer">Owen Shroyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Francis_Stager" title="Peter Francis Stager">Peter Francis Stager</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WalkAway_campaign" title="WalkAway campaign">Brandon Straka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Earle_Sullivan" title="John Earle Sullivan">John Earle Sullivan‎‎</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_John_Worrell" title="Christopher John Worrell">Christopher John Worrell</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Aftermath_of_the_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" title="Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack">Aftermath</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021_United_States_inauguration_week_protests" title="2021 United States inauguration week protests">2021 U.S. inauguration week protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_that_halted_U.S._political_contributions_in_January_2021" title="List of companies that halted U.S. political contributions in January 2021">Companies that halted political contributions</a></li> <li>Reactions <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Domestic_reactions_to_the_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" title="Domestic reactions to the January 6 United States Capitol attack">domestic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_reactions_to_the_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" title="International reactions to the January 6 United States Capitol attack">international</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_impeachment_of_Donald_Trump" title="Second impeachment of Donald Trump">Second impeachment of Donald Trump</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Second_impeachment_trial_of_Donald_Trump" title="Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump">trial</a></li></ul></li> <li>Suicides <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Death_of_Howard_Liebengood" title="Death of Howard Liebengood">Howard Liebengood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Death_of_Jeffrey_L._Smith" title="Death of Jeffrey L. Smith">Jeffrey L. Smith</a></li></ul></li> <li>Proceedings <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Justice_Department_investigation_into_attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_presidential_election" title="United States Justice Department investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election">Justice Department investigation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_6_commission" title="January 6 commission">January 6 commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Select_Committee_on_the_January_6_Attack" title="United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack">House Select Committee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criminal_proceedings_in_the_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" title="Criminal proceedings in the January 6 United States Capitol attack">criminal proceedings</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cases_of_the_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" title="List of cases of the January 6 United States Capitol attack">list</a></li></ul></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fischer_v._United_States" title="Fischer v. United States">Fischer v. United States</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Public_hearings_of_the_United_States_House_Select_Committee_on_the_January_6_Attack" title="Public hearings of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack">public hearings</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thompson_v._Trump" title="Thompson v. Trump">Thompson v. Trump</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smith_special_counsel_investigation" title="Smith special counsel investigation">Smith special counsel investigation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Federal_prosecution_of_Donald_Trump_(election_obstruction_case)" title="Federal prosecution of Donald Trump (election obstruction case)">Federal prosecution of Donald Trump</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Trump_v._United_States_(2024)" title="Trump v. United States (2024)">Trump v. 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