Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio pleads guilty in burning of Black Lives Matter banner in D.C.
Paul Duggan and Rachel Weiner, The Washington Post
July 19, 2021
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 12: Enrique Tarrio, leader of the Proud Boys, stands outside Harry s bar during a protest on December 12, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)Stephanie Keith/Getty Images
WASHINGTON - Henry Enrique Tarrio, a leader of the extremist group the Proud Boys, pleaded guilty Monday to burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was stolen Dec. 12 from a historic African American church in Washington during a tumultuous demonstration by far-right supporters of President Donald Trump.
Proud Boy leader Enrique Tarrio. Photo credit: Evy Mages
Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio pleaded guilty in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia today to destruction of property in connection with the theft of a Black Lives Matter banner from a local church, and to a second charge of attempted possession of a large-capacity ammunition magazine.
In December 2020, a group of people in town for a MAGA march stole a BLM banner from the Asbury United Methodist Church; Tarrio, 37, of Miami, posted a picture of himself holding an unlit lighter near the banner to his Parler account. He admitted to burning the banner on social media and in comments to news outlets. Four churches were vandalized that night, and the historic Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church filed a lawsuit against the Proud Boys and Tarrio in January, citing acts of terror.
Proud Boys leader pleads guilty in Black Lives Matter banner burning
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FILE - In this Sept. 26, 2020, file photo, Proud Boys leader Henry Enrique Tarrio wears a hat that says The War Boys during a rally in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Allison Dinner, File)
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Henry Enrique Tarrio, a leader in the extremist group the Proud Boys, has pleaded guilty Monday to burning a Black Lives Matter banner that had been stolen in mid-December from a historic church in Washington, D.C.
Tarrio also pleaded guilty to attempting to possess a high-capacity ammunition magazine, which is illegal in D.C.
Updated on July 19, 2021 at 6:34 pm
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A leader of the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys pleaded guilty Monday in the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner taken from a church in downtown D.C.
The evening of Dec. 12, a group affiliated with the Proud Boys including 37-year-old Henry “Enrique” Tarrio of Miami took the banner from Asbury United Methodist Church at 11
th and K streets Northwest, then set fire to it at the intersection of 11
th and E streets Northwest, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia.
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