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Proud Boys leader arrested in DC ahead of planned protests

By Zach Halaschak
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Proud Boys leader arrested in DC ahead of planned protests

The leader of the Proud Boys was arrested in Washington, D.C., on Monday after being charged for burning a Black Lives Matter banner last month while he was in town.

Two days ahead of protests in support of President Trump, Enrique Tarrio, the 36-year-old chairman of the far-right organization, was arrested on Monday when police stopped his vehicle, D.C. police spokesman Dustin Sternbeck said, according to the Washington Post.

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