Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio's sentencing was abruptly canceled because of an 'emergency' at court

• Proud Boys Enrique Tarrio and one co-defendant were due to be sentenced Wednesday for their roles in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.
• But the hearing was abruptly canceled at the last minute because of an "emergency" at the court.
• Prosecutors were seeking 33 years behind bars for Tarrio, who was convicted of seditious conspiracy and other charges in May.

A sentencing hearing for Proud Boys  Enrique Tarrio and Ethan Nordean was abruptly canceled on Wednesday because of an "emergency" at the court.

"Due to an emergency, the court is not proceeding today with sentencings in the Proud Boy cases," the Justice Department said.

Defense lawyers also received a text at 8:38 a.m. from court officials saying that due to an "emergency," the two defendants would not be sentenced on Wednesday.

"This was not from the DOJ," said a source involved in the case, who asked to speak anonymously because they were not authorized to comment. "It was court initiated. There was no explanation. All we know is that at this point, nothing is going to happen today."

Prosecutors were seeking 33 years behind bars for Tarrio, the former leader to the extremist group. He was convicted in May of seditious conspiracy and other charges related to his role in the deadly January 6 Capitol riot.

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