Nicholas Ochs
American convicted felon
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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 39–40)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Hawaiʻi |
| Employer | United States Marine Corps |
| Organization | Proud Boys |
| Known for | Participation in the January 6 United States Capitol attack |
| Political party | Republican |
| Conviction | 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. He was pardoned on January 20, 2025, by Donald Trump.
Education
Ochs attended the University of Hawaiʻi.[2]
Career
Ochs has worked as a U.S. Marine, based in Hawaii.[3]
Politics
In November 2020,[2] Ochs ran as a Republican candidate to represent the Waikiki[4] neighborhood 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
Ochs is a high ranking "elder" of the Proud Boys right wing extremist organization.[2] In 2021 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 prison, and three years of supervised release.[3][8] In November 2024, his conviction was vacated following the Supreme Court's decision in Fischer v. United States, and he was released pending a new trial.[9] On January 16, 2025, he and co-defendant Nicholas DeCarlo were re-indicted on nine counts in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.[10] He was pardoned on January 20, 2025, by Donald Trump.[11]