WASHINGTON − Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested Friday for simple assault after striking a protester’s phone and arm, according to Capitol police and was later released.

Enrique Tarrio, the former Proud Boys leader granted clemency by President Donald Trump last month, was arrested outside the U.S. Capitol on Friday and charged with assaulting a female protester.

Enrique Tarrio, who serves as Latinos for Trump's chief of staff, was arrested ahead of protests in Washington, D.C. challenging the 2020 election.

Police arrested former Proud Boys leader Henry “Enrique” Tarrio outside the U.S. Capitol following a confrontation with a protester on Feb. 21.

WASHINGTON — Former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio was arrested near the U.S. Capitol Friday after swatting the phone out of the hand of a protester who was heckling him.

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police for assaulting a protester on February 21 moments after a press conference where he announced plans to sue the Justice ...

Freshly pardoned Enrique Tarrio, the former national leader of the Proud Boys, was arrested on Friday near the U.S. Capitol, facing charges of assaulting a woman who was protesting a gathering ...

Enrique Tarrio says media shouldn't call him "ex-Proud Boys leader" 04:05 Former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested Friday near the U.S. Capitol on a charge that he assaulted a ...

Enrique Tarrio, the former national chairman of the Proud Boys, was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police on Friday following a press conference with other Proud Boys members and Oath Keepers’ founder ...

Tarrio was also arrested Jan. 4, 2021, and later served four months in prison for burning a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic downtown African American church during a pro-Trump ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested Friday near the U.S. Capitol on a charge that he assaulted a woman protesting a gathering attended by Tarrio and ...

WASHINGTON — Former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio was arrested Friday near the U.S. Capitol on a charge that he assaulted a woman protesting a gathering attended by Tarrio and others ...