Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to more than five months in jail Monday for tearing a Black Lives Matter banner down from a historic Black church and setting it ablaze. "What I did was wrong," Tarrio told the court in a video conference hearing, noting that he was "profusely" sorry for actions he considered a "grave mistake," according to the Associated Press. Police say members of the Proud Boys stole the Black Lives Matter banner off of Asbury United Methodist Church on Dec. 12 before dousing it with lighter fluid and setting it on fire. PROUD BOYS LEADER WAS INFORMER FOR FEDERAL, LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT: REPORTThe church's senior pastor, Rev. Tarrio told police that he sells the magazines and he was dropping them off to a customer who had already paid for him.

Source: Fox News August 23, 2021 21:39 UTC