Joe Biggs was indicted on seditious conspiracy charges in June 2022, along with four other Proud Boy leaders, for his alleged role in that attack.
12 Facts About Joe Biggs
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Joe Biggs has described himself as a US Army veteran who was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and was raised there.
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Joe Biggs is a leading figure and organizer of the Proud Boys, an extremist group with nationalist, neofascist, and self-proclaimed "Western-chauvinist" views.
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In January 2017, Joe Biggs announced that he was doing a pilot show for Right Side Broadcasting Network, a pro-Trump online channel.
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Joe Biggs is an organizer for the Proud Boys and a former InfoWars staff member, where he was an "on-camera personality".
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Joe Biggs organized the End Domestic Terrorism rally in Portland, Oregon, in August 2019.
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In 2019, Joe Biggs advocated for laws to ban protesters from wearing masks.
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In March 2021, Biggs' lawyer, J Daniel Hull, stated in a court filing that Biggs had acted as an FBI informant in 2019 and 2020, reporting on planned locations and routes for Proud Boys rallies as well as the activities by Antifa that he observed.
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Joe Biggs used a walkie-talkie to issue instructions, while Nordean used a bullhorn to communicate with the crowd.
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In 2021, Joe Biggs was arrested on charges arising from his participation in the Capitol attack.
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Joe Biggs was initially granted pretrial release on condition of home confinement, but his bail was revoked after more serious charges were brought against them and new evidence emerged regarding their leading role in planning the attack on the Capitol.
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Joe Biggs's home is in Volusia County, Florida, in an unincorporated area near Ormond Beach, Florida.