Politics Jan 12 Trump administration's posts echo rhetoric linked to extremist groups By Liz Landers, Frank Carlson, Mike Fritz, Amna Nawaz
Politics Feb 21 Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio arrested on assault charge near Capitol Former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested Friday near the U.S. Capitol on a charge that he assaulted a woman protesting a gathering attended by Tarrio and others who received presidential pardons for crimes stemming from the Jan. 6, 2021, riot in the nation's… By Associated Press
Nation Feb 05 A Black DC church was vandalized by the Proud Boys. Now the church controls the group's trademark A judge has awarded a historic Black church in Washington control over the Proud Boys trademark after the far-right group defaulted on a $2.8 million judgment. By Associated Press
Politics Dec 23 Ex-police officer convicted of lying about leaking confidential information to Proud Boys leader Tarrio U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson convicted former Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Shane Lamond of obstructing justice and making false statements after a trial without a jury. By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Politics Oct 29 Nearly 4 years after far-right extremists stormed the U.S. Capitol, election threats persist American University professor Kurt Braddock says many of Donald Trump's supporters have doubled down on electoral conspiracy theories since the Jan. 6 siege. By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Jan 04 Proud Boys member who went on the run after conviction in the Jan. 6 riot gets 10 years in prison By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press Christopher Worrell, who was sentenced in federal court on Thursday, had previously went on the run after he was convicted of assaulting police with pepper spray during the riot. Continue reading
Dec 19 Ex-Proud Boys leader is sentenced to over 3 years in prison for the Capitol insurrection plot By Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press A former leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to more than three years behind bars for joining a plot to attack the U.S. Capitol nearly three years ago. Continue reading
Oct 17 Prosecutors are appealing length of prison sentences for Proud Boys leaders convicted of Jan. 6 plot By Michael Kunzelman, Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press An attorney for ex-Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio says his defense team will review federal prosecutors' reasoning for appealing his 22-year prison sentence in the U.S. Capitol insurrection. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 8:07 Far-right violence a growing threat and law enforcement's top domestic terrorism concern By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan The Proud Boys played a critical part in carrying out the Jan. 6 attack, but the group is just one part of a trend of increased white supremacist and far-right violence. Top U.S. law enforcement officials say those extremist movements… Continue watching
Sep 05 Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy By Associated Press Tarrio was sentenced Tuesday to 22 years in prison for orchestrating his far-right extremist group’s attack on the U.S. Capitol in a failed bid to stop the transfer of presidential power after Donald Trump lost the 2020 election. Continue reading