The document set forth a plan to occupy a few “crucial buildings” in Washington, D.C ., on January 6, including House and Senate office buildings around the ...
Between December 30 and December 31, 2020, TARRIO communicated multiple times with an individual whose identity is known to the grand jury. Effectively, this indictment adds Tarrio and Dominic Pezzola to the Leader conspiracy. Enrique Tarrio was finally indicted in the Proud Boy conspiracy.
FBI agents arrested Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, of extremist group the Proud Boys, on conspiracy charges in relation to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack.
In the brief Tuesday court hearing, Tarrio appeared by video in a T-shirt and wearing a face covering. As a result, the Proud Boys has largely splintered since Jan. 6, 2021. Since the insurrection, he has publicly criticized the actions of other Proud Boys who attacked the Capitol, saying the riot was a "bad idea." Last year, Reuters reported that he was a "prolific" informant for the FBI. Since that revelation, his relationship with the Proud Boys has been fractious at best, with several chapters rejecting his leadership of the group. The indictment is unusual because Tarrio was not present at the Capitol on Jan. 6. Tarrio was the national leader of the Proud Boys in the months leading up to the Jan. 6 attack.
Driving the news: Tarrio is among the most high-profile individuals charged by the Justice Department in connection with the attack. Tarrio, 38, was arrested in ...
We use it to describe ideal Axios employees: They have killer talent, but put the cause above their own ambition. - Tarrio also allegedly "continued to direct and encourage the Proud Boys prior to and during the events" of Jan. 6 and claimed credit for the attack on social media. State of play: "Although Tarrio is not accused of physically taking part in the breach of the Capitol, the indictment alleges that he led the advance planning and remained in contact with other members of the Proud Boys during their breach of the Capitol," the Justice Department said in a statement.
Enrique Tarrio may not have physically taken part on the Jan. 6 breach, but the Justice Department has charged him for allegedly leading the advance ...
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Tarrio was indicted in U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C. He and Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes are the most high-profile individuals charged by ...
On Jan. 5, 2021, the indictment says, he met in a parking garage in the city with Rhodes and other individuals “known and unknown to the grand jury, for approximately 30 minutes. The federal conspiracy charges against Proud Boys members stemming from Jan. 6 are distinct from the charges filed against Rhodes and 10 other Oath Keepers or associates who were accused in January of seditious conspiracy, a historically rare charge that carries a maximum 20-year prison term. For some, the Capitol attack was a kind of Christian revolt. The indictment also charges that after Tarrio’s arrest over the banner, he continued to communicate electronically in a message group with other Proud Boys leaders as they coordinated their actions Jan. 6. Officials familiar with that part of the investigation said authorities had found evidence suggesting communications between Shane Lamond, a 22-year police veteran, and Tarrio. The new indictment also charges that Dominic Pezzola, 44, of Rochester, N.Y. was part of the alleged Proud Boys conspiracy. Tarrio has described his contacts with Lamond as professional, saying the Proud Boys would give him or other police officials advance notice when the Proud Boys planned to rally or march in the District. Proud Boys are known for brandishing batons at rallies and gatherings and for being eager to spar with their perceived enemies in the leftist antifa movement. Reffitt’s trial featured video he took with a camera mounted on his helmet and searing testimony from his own son, who tipped the FBI to concerns about his father. In striking down the most frequently charged felony count against Jan. 6 defendants, U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols broke from other U.S. trial judges in Washington who have ruled on that question in Capitol riot cases. Tarrio spoke briefly at the hearing, saying he had little money and had only recently gotten a job printing T-shirts. A bond hearing is scheduled for Friday. Prosecutors say Tarrio conspired with other Proud Boys to obstruct an official proceeding.
WASHINGTON – Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the former national chairman of the Proud Boys, was arrested today following his indictment on conspiracy and other ...
As alleged in the indictment, from in or around December 2020, Tarrio and his co-defendants, all of whom were leaders or members of the Ministry of Self Defense, conspired to corruptly obstruct, influence, and impede an official proceeding, the certification of the Electoral College vote. In mid-December, Tarrio created a special chapter of the Proud Boys known as the “Ministry of Self Defense.” The investigation remains ongoing. He was released at approximately 5 p.m. on Jan. 5, 2021. Although Tarrio is not accused of physically taking part in the breach of the Capitol, the indictment alleges that he led the advance planning and remained in contact with other members of the Proud Boys during their breach of the Capitol. Tarrio was arrested on Jan. 4, 2021, on a warrant charging him in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia with destruction of property in the Dec. 12, 2020, burning of a Black Lives Matter banner. WASHINGTON – Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, the former national chairman of the Proud Boys, was arrested today following his indictment on conspiracy and other charges related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress that was in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
Tarrio was arrested on Tuesday at his home in Miami.
The defendant in that other case, Guy Reffitt, is facing a five-count indictment that accuses him of bringing guns to DC to support a “civil disorder,” bringing a handgun holstered on his hip to the Capitol, obstructing Congress, interfering with police trying to guard the building against the mob, and threatening his family not to report him to the FBI. Prosecutors said Pezzola and Donohoe worked together to carry the shield, and that Donohoe sent a message at 1:37 p.m. that stated, “Got a riot shield.” Donohoe is also accused of throwing two water bottles at police. Later on Jan. 4, Tarrio was arrested in Washington in connection with a demonstration by the Proud Boys in December 2020 where people had burned a “Black Lives Matter” banner stolen from a local church. At the start of January, prosecutors said Tarrio and other defendants continued to message one another about their plans for Jan. 6 and to recruit other members. Tarrio has also been subpoenaed by the special congressional committee investigating Jan. 6. Although Tarrio had been ordered to leave DC on Jan. 5, prosecutors say he didn’t depart right away. After Tarrio’s arrest, prosecutors say his codefendants created new group chats without him and began discussing how to delete messages from the other thread. In the latest indictment, prosecutors described how he’d posted messages that supported the lie pushed by Trump and other supporters that the election had been stolen. Although Tarrio is now identified as the former leader of the group, on Jan. 6, 2021, he was still the national chairman. Tarrio’s codefendants include five men with various ties to the Proud Boys who had already been charged in connection with the insurrection. Wearing a t-shirt and shorts, Tarrio told the court via Zoom that he recently got a job printing t-shirts and makes about $400 to $500 a week. Tarrio is scheduled to appear again on Friday morning for a detention and removal hearing.