Five Linked to KC Metro Chapter of Proud Boys Arrested

Five people prosecutors have linked to a Kansas City metro chapter of the Proud Boys have been arrested on federal charges for their alleged roles in the Jan. 6 breach at the U.S. Capitol.

A probable cause affidavit alleges they conspired to impede certification of the Electoral College vote.

William Norman Chrestman and Christopher Charles Kuehn, both of Olathe, Kansas, and Louis Enrique Colon, of Blue Springs, Missouri, were charged with conspiracy, civil disorder and obstruction of an official proceeding, among other charges.

Chrestman also separately faces an additional charge of threatening to assault a federal law enforcement officer.

Also arrested in Arizona were Felicia and Cory Konold who prosecutors linked to the Kansas City chapter of the Proud Boys.