Jeremy Bertino | |
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_(3x4_cropped).jpg) Bertino in 2020 | |
| Born | 1979 or 1980 (age 45–46) |
| Organization | Proud Boys |
| Known for | Seditious conspiracy, Proud Boys' leadership, court testimony |
Jeremy Bertino (born 1979 or 1980) is an American former member of theProud Boys who testified againstEnrique Tarrio during his trial forseditious conspiracy for his role in the2021 United States Capitol attack. Bertino was the first Proud Boys member to plead guilty to the same charge. On January 20, 2025, PresidentDonald Trump commuted his sentence to time served.[1]
Bertino was born 1979 or 1980.[2] In 2004, he was found guilty ofreckless endangerment and briefly was jailed inNew York State and sentenced to five years of probation.[3] He later lived inBelmont, North Carolina.[4]
Bertino joined the Proud Boys in 2018 and was briefly (2.5 months) the Vice President of a localSouth Carolina chapter.[5][4] As a Proud Boys member, he did a media interview in 2021.[6]
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Bertino did not attend theJanuary 6, 2021, riot due to a stabbing injury that he received on December 12, 2020,[2] at a rally inWashington, D.C., supportingDonald Trump;[7][8] on that day, Bertino, along with other Proud Boys and far-right activists, attacked theMetropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church.[9] He used digital communications to support the insurrectionists on January 6.[2]
At his criminal trial after the riot, Bertino pleaded guilty toseditious conspiracy and later agreed to be a witness against other members of the Proud Boys.[2] He also pleaded guilty to unlawfully being afelon in possession of a firearm.[10] after twoAR-15 style rifles, two pistols, a shotgun, and a rifle were confiscated from his home by theFBI.[11][3] At the time of his plea, he was the first Proud Boys member to plead guilty to seditious conspiracy.[7] While testifying against Proud Boys members, including group leaderEnrique Tarrio, Bertino stated that efforts to overthrow the U.S. government on January 6 failed due to the intervention ofCapitol Police.[2]
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In May 2023, Bertino spoke of his regret about wearing aRight Wing Death Squad patch, the same patch worn by the perpetrator of the2023 Allen, Texas outlet mall shooting who killed eight people.[12]
In June 2023, District of Columbia Superior Court JudgeNeal E. Kravitz imposed civil penalties of over $1 million on Bertino and three others,Enrique Tarrio,Joe Biggs andJohn Turano in connection with the 2020 attack on the Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church. Kravitz said that the four men had engaged in "hateful and overtly racist conduct."[9]
commute the sentences of the following individuals convicted of offenses related to events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, to time served as of January 20, 2025: Stewart Rhodes, Kelly Meggs, Kenneth Harrelson, Thomas Caldwell, Jessica Watkins, Roberto Minuta, Edward Vallejo, David Moerschel, Joseph Hackett, Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Dominic Pezzola, Jeremy Bertino