May 19 D.C. police officer charged with feeding information to Proud Boys leader By Associated Press An indictment alleges that Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Shane Lamond, 47, of Stafford, Virginia, warned Enrique Tarrio, then national chairman of the far-right group, that law enforcement had an arrest warrant for him. Continue reading
Apr 25 Jury deliberates on major Jan. 6 case against Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press Dozens of witnesses testified over more than three months in one of the most serious cases to emerge from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Dec 19 Jury selection to begin in Jan. 6 sedition trial for Proud Boys leader, members By Michael Kunzelman, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Jury selection is expected to get underway Monday in the seditious conspiracy trial of former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four other members of the extremist group. Continue reading
Jun 06 Proud Boys leader, members charged with seditious conspiracy in Capitol insurrection By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press More than three dozen people charged in the Capitol siege have been identified by federal authorities as Proud Boys leaders, members or associates. Continue reading
May 28 Former Proud Boys leader to remain jailed until Capitol riot trial By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press The former top leader of the Proud Boys will remain jailed while awaiting trial on charges that he conspired with other members of the far-right extremist group to attack the U.S. Capitol and stop Congress from certifying Joe Biden's presidential… Continue reading
Mar 08 Proud Boys leader arrested and charged with conspiracy in Capitol insurrection By Michael Kunzelman, Colleen Long, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press A leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group was arrested Tuesday on a conspiracy charge for what federal prosecutors say was his role in a coordinated attack on the U.S. Capitol to stop Congress from certifying President Joe Biden's… Continue reading
Aug 23 Proud Boys leader who burned Black Lives Matter flag gets 5 months in jail By Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press Tarrio was convicted of burning a BLM 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. Continue reading