15 Facts About Ethan Nordean

Ethan Nordean, known as Rufio Panman, is an American far-right political activist, convicted felon and a leader of the Proud Boys, an all-male neo-fascist organization that engages in political violence.

Ethan Nordean played a prominent role in the January 6,2021, attack against the US Capitol, and was arrested four weeks later on federal criminal charges.

Ethan Nordean was indicted on seditious conspiracy charges in June 2022, along with four other Proud Boy leaders, for his role in the attack.

In May 2023, Ethan Nordean was found guilty of seditious conspiracy and multiple other felonies; three other members of the Proud Boys were convicted at trial.

In mid-2017, Ethan Nordean started attending rallies in Seattle and Portland, Oregon organized by the far right Patriot Prayer group.

Video showed Ethan Nordean shoving one counter protester to the ground before another approached with a metal baton.

Ethan Nordean was wearing shin guards on his forearms and deflected the baton, then punched the man in the face, knocking him to the ground unconscious.

Shortly thereafter, Ethan Nordean was interviewed at length on The Alex Jones Show, with the video playing constantly in the background.

Ethan Nordean was later interviewed by Alex Jones a second time.

Ethan Nordean set up a private Facebook page to vet the fighting abilities of Proud Boys recruits.

Ethan Nordean was designated "Proud Boy of the Week" by the group's magazine.

On December 11,2020, Ethan Nordean was on the stage during a demonstration before the December 12 Stop The Steal rally in Washington, DC, alongside Roger Stone and fellow Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio.

On January 4,2021, Ethan Nordean posted a video on his Rebel Talk with Rufio podcast that was captioned, "Let them remember the day they decided to make war with us".

Ethan Nordean has lived in or near Auburn, Washington, his entire life.

Ethan Nordean's alias derives from a character in the 1991 Peter Pan movie Hook.