Proud Boys leader arrested on US Capitol attack conspiracy charge

Enrique Tarrio was not physically in Washington on 6 January but is charged with directing, mobilising and leading crowd

Enrique Tarrio, the former leader of the Proud Boys far-right nationalist group, has been arrested and charged with conspiracy over the attack on the US Capitol on 6 January 2021.

Tarrio, 38, faces counts of conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding and obstruction of an official proceeding, and two counts each of assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers and destruction of government property.