WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two former Central Florida members of law enforcement — and members of the alt-right group The Proud Boys — pleaded guilty on Friday to their involvement in the violence at the U.S. Capitol in 2021.
Kevin Tuck, a former Windermere police officer, and his son Nathaniel, a former Apopka police officer, were arrested on July 15, 2021.
At the time, Windermere police Chief David Ogden told News 6 another officer brought concerns about Kevin Tuck to the command staff. The department contacted the FBI on Jan. 11 and then interviewed him the next day, records show.
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The chief said that the officer initially denied being inside the Capitol, saying that he had only attended a political rally.
A News 6 investigation later showed Nathaniel Tuck was a chapter president for the Proud Boys.
Both men resigned their positions with their respective police departments, and they both faced six federal charges.
On Friday, Nathaniel Tuck entered a guilty plea to entering and remaining in a restricted area and civil disorder.
The civil disorder charge carries a possible maximum sentence of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, while the first charge carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison.
Kevin Tuck pleaded guilty to remaining in a restricted building or grounds, which carries a maximum sentence of one year in prison.
Both will be sentenced on Jan. 8, which is two days after the four-year mark of the violence at the U.S. Capitol.
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