A former Proud Boys leader who was pardoned for his actions at the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol rioting was arrested for an assault on a protester during a celebration of the pardons.
Video captured the moment Enrique Tarrio was confronted by a woman who was shoving her cell phone in his face. He reacted by slapping the phone out of her hand, and Capitol Police officers swooped in quickly to arrest him.
‘The woman told our officers that she wanted to be a complainant, and the man was arrested for the simple assault.’
Tarrio had just finished speaking at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., when the protester approached him.
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The USCP released a statement to WUSA-TV saying that Tarrio was
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