Ethan Nordean | |
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![]() Nordean on January 6, 2021 | |
Born | 1990 or 1991 (age 33–34)[1] |
Nationality | American |
Other names | Rufio Panman |
Organization | Proud Boys |
Known for | Proud Boys recruiter and leader |
Criminal charges | Disorderly conduct
Obstructing an official proceeding Seditious conspiracy |
Criminal penalty | 18 years in prison[2] |
Criminal status | Sentenced |
Children | 1 |
Ethan Nordean, also 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.
He played a prominent role in the January 6, 2021, attack against the U.S. Capitol, and was arrested four weeks later on federal criminal charges. In March 2021, a federal grand jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia indicted Nordean and three other Proud Boys members for conspiracy.[3] He was subsequently indicted on seditious conspiracy charges in June 2022, along with four other Proud Boy leaders, for his role in the attack.[4] In May 2023, Nordean was found guilty of seditious conspiracy and multiple other felonies; three other members of the Proud Boys were also convicted at trial.[5] On September 1, 2023, he was sentenced to 18 years in prison.[2]