MIAMI — Federal agents on Tuesday arrested former Proud Boys national chairman Henry “Enrique” Tarrio in Miami on conspiracy charges alleging he played a leadership role in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol while Congress was certifying the presidential election.
At Tarrio’s first appearance in Miami federal court, prosecutors said they want to detain him before trial because he is a danger to the community and a risk of flight, without providing further explanation.
Tarrio, 38, has a federal criminal history in Miami that will be a major factor for a magistrate judge in deciding whether to detain him or grant him a bond before trial. A decade ago, Tarrio pleaded guilty in a healthcare-related fraud case and then assisted federal investigators in targeting a dozen other suspects, court records show.
