Shawn Price, Violent Entry and Disorderly Conduct, New Jersey 2021

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Proud Boy Arrested for Jan. 6 Violence

Shawn Price, 26, of Rockaway, New Jersey, has been arrested and charged with federal offenses related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.

Price, a self-identified Proud Boy, is charged with violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds; obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder; and obstruction of justice. He made his initial court appearance this afternoon in the District of New Jersey.

According to court documents, Price held a leadership position in the northern New Jersey chapter of the Proud Boys, a group self-described as a “pro-Western fraternal organization for men who refuse to apologize for creating the modern world; aka Western Chauvinists.” As alleged, Price attended multiple events and rallies from November 2020 to January 2021.

In photographs taken at the Capitol on Jan. 6, Price was on the lower west terrace helping to push other individuals forward into a line of law enforcement officers while the officers resisted and deployed a chemical irritant in an apparent attempt to disperse the crowd. On Jan. 6, Price sent Facebook messages to other users stating, “I led the storm!”, “[I] got really f***** up but me and 4 of my chapter brothers pushed that line and started it ourselves had to be done.”

The case is being prosecuted by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia and the Department of Justice National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section. Valuable assistance was provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Jersey.

The investigation is ongoing, with approximately 465 individuals arrested on charges related to the Jan. 6 Capitol breach in the 150 days since the incident. Anyone with tips can call 1-800-CALL-FBI (800-225-5324) or visit tips.fbi.gov.