Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio sentenced to more than five months in jail for burning a church’s Black Lives Matter banner and bringing high-capacity rifle magazines to Washington, DC. An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported his sentence.
The decision was handed down Monday by Judge Harold L. Cushenberry Jr. of DC Superior Court. Even though Tarrio was not in Washington on the day of the January 6 insurrection, the judge said Tarrio's preceding conduct in the nation's capital undermined American democracy.
apparently looking for trouble" through the streets of DC, adding,"in our opinion, this was an act of intimidation and racism."During the hearing, Tarrio apologized directly to the church's pastor and said he"made a grave mistake" by burning the Black Lives Matter banner and later gloating about it on social media. His attorney asked the judge to sentence Tarrio to community service instead of incarceration."I'd like to profusely apologize for my actions...
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