Dominic Pezzola

“	Victory smoke in the Capitol, boys. This is f*cking awesome. I knew we could take this motherf*cker over [if we] just tried hard enough.	„
	~ Dominic Pezzola after breaking inside the Capitol building

Dominic Pezzola is a Proud Boys member from New York who participated in the 2021 United States Capitol storming. Pezzola is a former corporal of the U.S. Marines who served from 1998 to 2005.

During the riots, Pezzola was one of many Proud Boys that were following Ethan Nordean's instruction. He managed to be one of the first rioters of the mob to reach the entrance of the U.S. Capitol, where he assaulted a police officer, aggressively stole his riot shield, and used it to shatter Capitol windows and break in to the building. When Pezzola broke into the Capitol building, he was shown to pull of cigarette and smoke inside the building.

Shortly after his participation, Pezzola was arrested for his participation in the riots. Investigators have found that he had a flash drive containing recipes for creating bombs and poison. He also threatened to assassinate Vice President Mike Pence and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Both actions netted in him receiving additional criminal charges relating to domestic terrorism. He is currently imprisoned awaiting trial.

Trivia

• Childhood classmates of Pezzola described Pezzola as a man that frequently had anger issues and would often pick fights with other people.
• He also went by the nickname Spaz by other Proud Boys.