Proud Boys frontman Enrique Tarrio pleaded not guilty this Tuesday (5) to the conspiracy related to the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Tarrio, 38, was indicted in March along with five other previously accused Proud members. The other men – Ethan Nordean, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Charles Donohoe and Dominic Pezzola – also pleaded not guilty. All six remain in prison.
The case, one of the biggest handled by the Justice Department, is due to go to trial next month, but prosecutors have asked to delay the trial because they may add additional defendants to the indictment.
Prosecutors told a federal judge in March that they are continuing to investigate the Prouds, and that they believe they have found information to support additional charges. Others could be charged in the conspiracy case in the coming weeks, the Justice Department said.
According to the indictment, Tarrio helped create a command structure within the Prouds until January 6. Text messages and signs highlighted in the indictment suggest Tarrio was gearing up for a “revolution”, and reviewed documents that set out a plan to occupy some “crucial buildings” in Washington, including House and Senate office buildings around Capitol Hill. .
Tarrio was not in Washington on the day of the attack. He was arrested on January 4th for bringing high-capacity shotgun magazines to DC and forced to leave the city.
Prosecutors say that before Tarrio left, he allegedly met with Oath Keeper leader Stewart Rhodes in a parking garage in Washington.
The two met for approximately 30 minutes, according to the indictment, and at least one participant “referenced the Capitol.” Tarrio then traveled to Baltimore, prosecutors say, where he helped instruct and encourage other members of the organization as they stormed the Capitol.
Source: CNN Brasil
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