D.C. Police Arrest Leader Of The Proud Boys Ahead Of Far-Right Protests

Demonstrators wearing clothes linked to the far-right extremist group Proud Boys attend a pro-Trump rally in Washington last month.

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Updated at 8:44 p.m. ET

The head of a far-right extremist group, the Proud Boys, was arrested in Washington, D.C., Monday evening less than a day before thousands of pro-Trump and far-right demonstrators are expected in the city.

Enrique Tarrio, 36, was taken into police custody and charged with destruction of property, according to a statement from the Metropolitan Police Department.