Charles Donohoe admitted to both organizing the pro-Trump attack on Congress and assaulting law enforcement officers.
. He has been ordered held in jail until trial along with the other six defendants. Those other defendants include Donohoe, who has been jailed since March 2021. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and assaulting police officers.
As early as Jan. 4, prosecutors said, “Donohoe was aware that members” of the Ministry of Self Defense leadership “were discussing the possibility of storming the Capitol” and “believed that storming the Capitol would achieve the group’s goal of stopping the government from carrying out the transfer of presidential power. Donohoe understood that storming the Capitol would be illegal.”Donohoe had not planned to be in Washington on Jan. 6, the statement of offense said.
By 1 p.m., the Proud Boys were being instructed in messages to “push inside!” Donohoe reposted the message to other group leaders. Donohoe admitted throwing two water bottles at police trying to prevent the mob from advancing. Shortly after 1:30 p.m., Donohoe took a picture of defendant Dominic Pezzola holding a riot shield that had been snatched from police.
Nordean, Biggs and Pezzola all pleaded not guilty. Donohoe is the third member of the Proud Boys group to plead guilty. On Wednesday, Jeffery Finley, president of the West Virginia Proud Boys chapter, admitted being part of an effort to help Trump supporters overwhelm police officers outside the Capitol and pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor of trespassing on restricted grounds but did not agree to cooperate with the government.
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