A member of the "Proud Boys" from Florida, Nathaniel Tuck, has entered a guilty plea to charges including a felony for obstructing law enforcement and a misdemeanor for being in a restricted area, stemming from his involvement in the January 6 Capitol riot. These events interrupted the Congressional session scheduled to confirm the 2020 presidential election results, the Department of Justice reported.

According to the Department of Justice release, Tuck, at 32 years old from Apopka, traveled to Washington, D.C., with his father and other Proud Boys members before the events of the riot, where the Proud Boys, making a choice in style, decided not to don their typical yellow and black but dressed instead in somber tones, and after convening near the Washington Monument, they moved towards the Capitol heeding the lead of Ethan Nordean and Joe Biggs, the latter of whom used a megaphone to share grievances and kindle the fire amidst the group who accused passing officers of "treason."

The group's presence on Capitol grounds was unauthorized, and Tuck was aware of this when he joined them at the Peace Circle and eventually entered the building, the Department of Justice detailed. During the intrusion, Tuck made physical contact with law enforcement officers and was inside for almost an hour; following his exit, he boasted in a text message that he had "Fought the police." Although the plea has been entered, Tuck’s sentence won't come down until Jan. 8, 2025, as scheduled by the U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Kelly.

Tuck's case is part of a larger series of legal actions related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol breach. In the 43 months since the event, over 1,488 people from nearly every state have been charged, including nearly 550 with felony charges for assaulting or obstructing law enforcement. The ongoing investigation involves several agencies, including the FBI’s Tampa and Washington Field Offices and the Metropolitan Police Department.