Proud Boy known as 'Milkshake' pleads not guilty to U.S. Capitol riot charges

[September 25, 2021]  By Mark Hosenball

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A self-identified member of the far right Proud Boys group nicknamed "Milkshake" pleaded not guilty on Friday to assaulting police and other charges stemming from the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot.

Daniel Scott, 27, a Florida man who has also lived in the Seattle area, faces a total of 10 criminal charges, including civil disorder and obstructing an official proceeding.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation says Scott pushed police officers backwards up the steps of a staircase on the Capitol's west terrace during the riot and then pulled an officer into the crowd of protesters.
 

The FBI says Scott wore a blue hat inscribed "GOD, Guns & TRUMP" and that the words "Proud Boy" were tattooed on one of his arms. Court documents include a picture of Scott standing with Ethan Nordean, suspected of being one of the Proud Boys leaders on that day.

Although Scott formally entered a not guilty plea in federal court in Washington, D.C., prosecutor William Dreher told U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan that plea discussions could take place.

A mob of supporters of then-U.S. President Donald Trump climb through a window they broke as they storm the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. REUTERS/Leah Millis

The Proud Boys are one of three right-wing militia groups targeted by prosecutors for their role in the riot by supporters of then-President Donald Trump that broke out as Congress met to certify Joe Biden's November presidential election victory.

More than 600 defendants have been arrested on riot-related charges.

(Reporting By Mark Hosenball; Editing by Andy Sullivan and Grant McCool)

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