Proud Boys leader sentenced to more than 5 months for burning Black Lives Matter banner

[George II]

Source: NBC News

Aug. 23, 2021, 3:24 PM EDT / Updated Aug. 23, 2021, 3:34 PM EDT

By Pete Williams

WASHINGTON — The leader of the far-right Proud Boys was sentenced Monday to more than five months in jail after admitting that he burned a Black Lives Matter banner taken from a historic Black church in Washington during a pro-Trump demonstration in December.

Henry Tarrio, known to followers as Enrique, was arrested Jan. 4 in Washington on a warrant stemming from an incident on Dec. 12. The Proud Boys and other groups marched in a raucous rally through downtown. The banner was stolen from Asbury United Methodist Church, one of the oldest Black churches in Washington.

Tarrio, 37, of Miami, also pleaded guilty to attempting to possess a high-capacity gun magazine, which is illegal in Washington. Investigators said he had the magazines with him when he returned to the city for the Jan. 6 protests of the electoral vote count in Congress.

Both charges were misdemeanors, punishable by up to six months in jail.

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[COL Mustard]

1. I Think He's A Snitch, And That's Why He Was Arrested On Jan. 4

And I guess he knows that snitches get stitches.

[IronLionZion]

2. Fuck around and find out

[diverdownjt]

7. easy man eeaassyy

[Ford_Prefect]

3. Would this leave him open to civil suit by the church?

[bearsfootball516]

4. 5 months? That's a badge of honor for the Proud Boys.

[PSPS]

5. Was he ROR? If not, this would be time served.

[NH Ethylene]

6. I suspect the headline is misleading.

I thought jail time was a little excessive for stealing and burning a banner. He "also pleaded guilty to attempting to possess a high-capacity gun magazine".