Proud Boy who acted like the 'star of a war movie' on Jan. 6 is sentenced to prison
A Proud Boy who took part in "warlike maneuvers" during the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to over three years in prison, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
Prosecutors say James Robert Elliott “seemed to view himself as the star of a war movie,” repeatedly uttering a cry from the movie “300” during the Capitol riot.
“Patriots, what is your occupation? AAH-OOH, AAH-OOH, AAH-OOH!” he reportedly yelled that day.
Court records show he wore a helmet, goggles, a ballistic vest, hard-knuckle gloves, a radio and a Thor’s hammer pendant during the riot. According to prosecutors, he swung a flagpole he was carrying at police, striking an officer.
His advance on the Capitol was repelled by pepper spray.
Later that day, Elliott expressed anger towards then-President Donald Trump for not fighting harder to reverse the results of the 2020 election.
“Trump just said … that the [Jan. 6 rioters] don’t represent America,” Elliott allegedly said. “We f---ing took the Capitol Building for this motherf---er, and he has the gall to say that we don’t represent America. … And then the motherf---er bends over and lets Biden stick his f---ing shoes in his a--- and kicks him out of the f---ing White House. Whatever happened to ‘you refuse to concede no matter the results? … We f---ing fought for him, we took the f---ing Capitol for him, and then he f---ing concedes to Biden!”
In addition to the time in prison, Elliott must also pay $2,000 in restitution.