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Proud Boys leader Henry ‘Enrique’ Tarrio banned from Washington DC ahead of Donald Trump election protest
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 vandalising a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic Black church and found with high-capacity firearm magazines when he was arrested.
Key points:
- A Black Lives Matter sign was ripped from a church and set alight in December
- Police say Henry “Enrique” Tarrio was seen with the sign in a YouTube video
- Officers said he had two unloaded magazines with the Proud Boys logo
The order bans Henry “Enrique” Tarrio, 36, from entering the District of Columbia, with very limited exceptions to meet with his attorney or appear in court.
It comes a day after he was arrested arriving in Washington ahead of protests planned by…
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