Body armor-clad Proud Boy who admitted to assaulting cops on Jan. 6 wants out of prison early

Source: Law & Crime

Mar 7th, 2024, 7:02 pm


A helmeted Proud Boy clad in armor and spiked gloves who hit an officer with a flagpole during the Jan. 6 riots and shouted a “guttural” battle cry from the movie “300” wants to get out of prison early.

In a handwritten letter filed this week in federal court, Jim Robert Elliott — sentenced last year to 37 months in prison after his guilty plea for assaulting officers — said he regretted his actions. He said he’s ashamed that his wife and children carry the financial burden without him due to his recklessness on Jan. 6.

“During the course of my sentence, I have had a lot of time to think back and reflect on my actions and I honestly do regret the part that I played in the riot,” he wrote. “Through this whole experience I have used it to put my priorities back where they should have been all along and when I return to my family I plan to pour all of my energy into raising my kids right and making sure that I am there and STAY there to instill them with good values and a faith that is strong enough to stand against life’s many trials.”

He says he is eligible for a reduction because he is a first-time offender, has complied with court orders, and has earned positive reviews from his supervisors for his work as a commissary clerk at FCI Ashland, a low-security federal lockup in Kentucky. He said he’s paid his fine by having his family sell one of his cars back home. He surrendered to begin serving his sentence last July and has been in custody since.

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