ORLANDO, Fla. – An organizer for the right-wing extremist group the Proud Boys is facing federal charges in connection with the Jan.
6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Joseph Randall Biggs, 37, of Ormond Beach, was arrested Jan. 20 in the Middle District of Florida and is being prosecuted in Orlando on federal charges.
He is charged with obstruction of an official proceeding, entering a restricted building or grounds and violent and disorderly conduct.
According to the indictment, Biggs is a self-described organizer of certain Proud Boys events. [MORE COVERAGE: Proud Boys organizer arrested in Central Florida for role in deadly Capitol attack | FBI: Brevard man plotted with Oath Keepers before Capitol riot] Prosecutors unsealed the arrest