Washington, D.C. (AP)-Proud Boys extremist Leader, Enrique Tarrio, was sentenced Monday to five months in jail by a judge in the District of Columbia.
Tarrio was convicted of burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington and for bringing two high-capacity firearm magazines into the nation’s capital two days before the Jan. 6 riot. Thousands of supporters of then-President Donald Trump descended on the U.S. Capitol and disrupted the certification of the Electoral College vote.
Tarrio pleaded guilty last month. Several leaders and members of the Proud Boys are facing charges in the Jan. 6 riot.
The leader of the Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to more than 5 months in jail for burning a Black Lives Matter banner and bringing high-capacity firearm magazines to Washington days before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. https://t.co/7lCxUw94pJ
— The Associated Press (@AP) August 23, 2021
The Proud Boys is a far-right extremist, neo-fascist, and exclusively male organization that promotes and engages in political violence in the United States.
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