The leader of the Proud Boys, Henry "Enrique" Tarrio, was arrested in Washington, DC, for allegedly burning a Black Lives Matter banner taken from a Black church last month during protests in the city after a "Stop the Steal" rally [_link]

— CNN (@CNN) January 5, 2021

Proud Boys leader arrested for destruction of property ahead of DC protests against election results

Tarrio did not answer his phone or respond to text messages on Monday afternoon after the arrest. Tarrio, who lives in Miami, also serves as chief of staff of Latinos for Trump, a booster group with links to the White House.

On the social media site Parler, favored by the Proud Boys, Tarrio's followers expressed anger and frustration at the news of his arrest.

"They are going to try there hardest to STOP PATRIOTS from getting into DC" one user wrote.