Proud Boys Leader Sentenced to More Than 5 Months in Jail

Proud Boys Leader Sentenced to More Than 5 Months in Jail
Members of the Proud Boys, including leader Enrique Tarrio (C), at a rally in Washington, on Nov. 14, 2020. Hannah McKay/Reuters
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The leader of the Proud Boys was sentenced to more than five months in prison on Aug. 23 for burning a “Black Lives Matter” banner and for having been found with two high-capacity firearm magazines at the time of his arrest.

Enrique Tarrio, also known as Henry Tarrio, pleaded guilty in July to a misdemeanor charge of destruction of property, and separately, to a felony charge of attempted possession of a large-capacity ammunition feeding device.
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