Enrique Tarrio, a leader of the extremist group the Proud Boys, pleaded guilty Monday to burning a Black Lives Matter banner stolen Dec. 12 from a historic African American church in Washington during a tumultuous demonstration by far-right supporters of President Donald Trump.Tarrio, 37, who lives in Miami, also pleaded guilty in D.C. Superior Court to one count of attempting to possess a high capacity ammunition magazine, which is illegal in the District. That offense, and the destruction of property charge related to the banner, are misdemeanors, each punishable by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. Police said four Washington, D.C., churches were vandalized the night of Dec. 12 as the Proud Boys and other groups marched through downtown, supporting Trump’s effort to delegitimize President Biden’s election victory. The BLM banner that Tarrio admitted to burning was taken from Asbury United Methodist Church in the 900 block of 11th Street NW. After the incident, but before he was arrested, Tarrio told The Washington Post that if he were charged with a crime, he would be willing to plead guilty to destruction of property and pay the church the cost of the banner.
via washington post: Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio pleads guilty in burning of Black Lives Matter banner in D.C.