Police in the nation’s capital on Monday arrested the leader of the Proud Boys, who is accused of burning a Black Lives Matter banner that was torn down from a historic Black church in downtown Washington last month.
Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, 36, was arrested by Metropolitan Police Department officers after he arrived in Washington ahead of protests planned by supporters of President Donald Trump to coincide with the congressional vote expected Wednesday to affirm Joe Biden’s election victory.
Tarrio was taken into custody after a warrant was issued for his arrest for destruction of property, police said. He was also facing a weapons charges after officers found him with two high-capacity firearm magazines when he was arrested, a police spokesman said.
A pro-Trump rally in December ended in violence as hundreds of Trump supporters, some wearing the signature black and yellow of the Proud Boys, sought out confrontations with a collective of activists and counterprotesters attempting to bar them from Black Lives Matter Plaza, an area near the White House. By nightfall, vandals tore down a Black Lives Matter banner and sign from two historic Black churches in downtown Washington and set the banner ablaze.
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Inflammatory headline, the arrest isnt because it was a BLM banner, it’s because it was something that belonged to someone else. Not that I’m a fan of blm, but it’s not some sort of 1st amendment fascism.
So lets get this straight
Nobody gets arrested for burning the American Flag even though the law says so
But for a BLM flag burning they throw the guy in the slammer
I cant wait until this goes to the court
No sympathy for him here but in fairness had he done the same things as the leader of a left wing group nothing would happen to him
WOW!!! The inconsistencies in who gets arrested for what is appaulling. I mean, the BLM can burn down buildings, american flags, trump posters and what not and a man gets arrested for burning down their flag.. Unreal!!!!!!!!
Did any BLM people destroy property? Can they be arrested also?
wow now that is sacred…different monuments have been destroyed throughout the country and police have stood by and watched. This country is going down just like the rest of them.
He admitted it. He also was carrying weapons. He is making money off this he has a go fund me page.