Nicholas Ochs (born 1985 or 1986), sometimes Nick Ochs, is a former U.S. Marine, a 2020 Republican Hawaii House of Representatives candidate, and the founder of the Proud Boys' Hawaii chapter.
Nicholas Ochs | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 37–38)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Hawaiʻi |
| Employer | United States Marine Corps |
| Organization | Proud Boys |
| Known for | January 6 United States Capitol attack criminality |
| Political party | Republican |
| Conviction(s) | Obstructing an official proceeding (18 U.S.C. § 1512) |
| Criminal penalty | 4 years imprisonment |
After taking part in January 6 United States Capitol attack, he pleaded guilty to obstructing a federal proceeding and was sentenced to four years in prison.
Education
editOchs attended the University of Hawaiʻi.[2]
Career
editOchs has worked as a U.S. Marine, based in Hawaii.[3]
Politics
editIn November 2020,[2] Ochs ran as a Republican candidate to represent the Waikiki[4] neighbourhood in the Hawaii House of Representatives.[1] He won the primary but lost the general election[2] to Democratic candidate Adrian Tam.[5] During the election, Ochs's campaign page was removed from Facebook for breaching the company's terms of service.[5] Ochs won 29.7% of the vote, Tam won 63%.[6] Ochs's campaign was endorsed by Roger Stone.[7]
Capitol attack
editOchs is a high ranking "elder" of the Proud Boys right wing neo-fascist organisation.[2] During the January 6 United States Capitol attack, Ochs threw smoke bombs at police officers and trespassed into the United States Capitol where he smoked cigarettes.[3] The same day, he posted a photograph in front of the words "Murder the Media".[1]
In September 2022, Ochs pleaded guilty to obstructing a federal proceeding in a joint prosecution with Nicolas DeCarlo.[3] During his court appearance, Ochs claimed he was a journalist.[2] In December 2022, he was fined $5,000, and sentenced to four years in jail, and three years of supervised release.[3][8]
Personal life
editOchs was aged 36 in 2022.[1] He is married[9] and lived in Honolulu, Hawaii.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Hawaii Proud Boys leader sentenced for actions at insurrection". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. December 10, 2022. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e Grube, Nick (November 29, 2022). "DOJ Seeks 4-Year Prison Sentence For Hawaii Proud Boys Founder". Honolulu Civil Beat. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Founder of Proud Boys' Hawaii chapter, Texas man sentenced to 4 years in Jan. 6 riot". NBC News. December 10, 2022. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ "Proud Boys Hawaii leader, friend plead guilty in Jan. 6 riot". WSB-TV Channel 2 - Atlanta. September 9, 2022. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ a b "Gay Asian American defeats local Proud Boys leader for Hawaii House seat". NBC News. November 9, 2020. Archived from the original on September 21, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ Dayton, Kevin (November 4, 2020). "Hawaii Legislature: GOP Loses A House Seat, Stays Even In The Senate". Honolulu Civil Beat. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ Chesney-Lind, Meda; Liebreich, Hannah (January 12, 2021). "Nick Ochs And Hawaii: A Harbinger Of Local, Right-Wing Politics In Our State?". Honolulu Civil Beat. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ "Texas man who wrote 'Murder the Media' on Capitol door gets 4-year sentence". East Bay Times. December 10, 2022. Archived from the original on December 11, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ Grube, Nick (October 11, 2020). "QAnon Conspiracies, Proud Boys And The Future of Hawaii's GOP". Honolulu Civil Beat. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
External links
edit- Ochs for Hawaii – official website (August 3, 2020, archive via Way Back Machine)