Judge Refuses To Dismiss Alleged Proud Boys Leaders' Charges
More than 700 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol riot.
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More than 700 people have been charged with federal crimes related to the Capitol riot.
Proud Boys members describe themselves as a politically incorrect men's club for "Western chauvinists."
Tarrio pleaded guilty last month to destruction of property and attempted possession of a large-capacity ammunition feeding device.
Former President Donald Trump's lies about a stolen 2020 election united right-wing supporters, conspiracy theorists and militants on Jan. 6. But the aftermath of the insurrection is roiling two of the most prominent far-right extremist groups at the U.S. Capitol that day.
Two Florida men, including a self-described organizer for the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group, were arrested Wednesday on charges of taking part in the siege of the U.S. Capitol earlier this month, authorities said.
A judge has banned the leader of the Proud Boys, a far-right extremist group, from the nation's capital after he was accused of vandalizing a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic Black church and found with high-capacity firearm magazines when he was arrested.
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.