Tarrio said he knew there was an investigation into the burning of the Black Lives Matter banner and planned to get arrested to draw attention to himself and the Proud Boys.
“I confessed” and challenged law enforcement to “come arrest me,” Tarrio testified, denying it was a hate crime.
Tarrio testified that Lamond was not a member of the Proud Boys but that he couldn’t remember whether Lamond told him he supported the group.
Tarrio also said he would not speak about the Proud Boys’ being in Washington on Jan. 6.
Tarrio eventually conceded that he was sure Proud Boys were in Washington and confirmed that he had been convicted of seditious conspiracy.
Persons:
WASHINGTON —, Enrique Tarrio, Tarrio, Shane Lamond, Lamond, ”, Elizabeth Hadley, Joe Biden’s, Ronald Reagan, “, messaged, —, ” Tarrio, Amy Berman Jackson, “ I’m, It’s, ” Jackson, Jackson, “ We’ll, “ You’re
Organizations:
WASHINGTON, Proud Boys, D.C, Prosecutors, FBI, Boys, Washington, Trump, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, of Prisons, Union Station
Locations:
Washington, Miami, Ronald Reagan Washington, Virginia, Alexandria , Virginia, Tarrio, U.S, Union