Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio has been charged with conspiracy in January 6 Capitol riot.
indicted by the US Department of Justice
Tuesday on charges of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, destruction of government property, and other charges that relate to the group’s alleged involvement in the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol. Five other members of the group who have been previously charged with crimes in connection with the siege of the Capitol on the day Congress certified Joe Biden’s election win over former President Trump are also named in the indictment.
that the government says Tarrio and others created for the purposes of organizing Proud Boys actions on January 6.Tarrio was not at the Capitol on January 6 but directed the actions of Proud Boys that day, according to the feds. He was arrested on January 4 on charges of property destruction as he entered DC. During the arrest, cops found two high-capacity firearm magazines, each emblazoned with Proud Boys markings, in his bookbag. High-capacity magazines are illegal in the District of Columbia.