Washington State “Proud Boy” sentenced to six years in prison for actions during and after January 6 Capitol Breach
Thursday, January 25, 2024
During the sentencing hearing, Bru continued to express no remorse, telling Chief Judge Boasberg, “You could give me 100 years and I would still do it all over again.”
WASHINGTON –A Washington state man was sentenced to prison today after he was found guilty of multiple felony and misdemeanor charges related to his conduct during and after the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
Marc Bru, 44, of Vancouver, Washington, was sentenced to 72 months – or six years – in prison and 36 months of supervised release, as well as a fine of $7,946 and $2,000 in restitution, by U.S. District Chief Judge James E. Boasberg. Bru was found guilty of two felonies, including obstruction of an official proceeding and civil disorder, and five misdemeanor charges following a bench trial before Judge Boasberg on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.
According to court documents, on Jan. 5, 2021, Bru, a member of the Proud Boys, flew from Portland, Oregon, to Washington, D.C. The next morning, ready for violence, Bru donned a pair of clear goggles and a neck gaiter to hide his face and headed to the National Mall. On the morning of Jan. 6, 2021, Bru gathered with other members of the Proud Boys on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Intent on obstructing the certification of the Electoral College vote, Bru, along with the group of Proud Boys, did not attend the former president’s “Stop the Steal” rally and instead marched to the grounds of the U.S. Capitol.
Bru was among the first to breach the restricted perimeter on the west side of the Capitol grounds.
Bru then quickly made his way to the front of the mob on the West Plaza, where he spent nearly two hours verbally harassing a group of U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) officers. In one such instance, Bru pointed at the officers and repeatedly yelled, “You’ll die for the corporation!”
At one point, as police officers attempted to secure the area with bike rack barricades, Bru rushed in to join a struggle between rioters and police. Bru used his full body weight to push back against the bike rack barricade that police were attempting to use to re-establish control of a small area on the West Plaza. The officers attempted to repel Bru with pepper spray but were ultimately unsuccessful.
Eventually, the police line broke in other locations, and the mob of rioters, including Bru, surged forward up the steps of the Capitol to the Upper West Terrace. Bru made his way to the exterior Upper West Terrace Doors and joined other rioters in chanting, “Let us in!” as alarms sounded overhead. Bru entered the building at approximately 2:35pm.
In under ten minutes, Bru made his way through the Rotunda, up the Gallery Stairs, and to the Senate Gallery.
While standing in the Senate Gallery, Bru took several selfies with the empty Senate Floor in the background -- the floor from which, just twenty minutes prior, Secret Service agents had evacuated the Vice President, his family, Senators, and their staffs. In one of the selfies, Bru flashed a hand sign associated with the Proud Boys.
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