A self-proclaimed Proud Boy involved in clashes with counter-protesters in Portland last year was found guilty by an Oregon jury of 11 charges on Tuesday including the unlawful use of a weapon. The charges stem from clashes between right-wing and left-wing demonstrators in Portland on Aug. 15 and Aug. 22 last year. Alan Swinney, 51,…
Jury Finds Self-Proclaimed Proud Boy Guilty on Several Charges Linked to Portland Clashes
Man Linked to Antifa Charged in Shooting of Proud Boys Leader
A suspected member of Antifa has been arrested and charged in the shooting of a Proud Boys leader in Washington state in early September. Benjamin Anthony Varela, a 36-year-old resident of Olympia, was taken into custody on Sept. 23 on suspicion of assault and vandalism. Varela was later charged with assault in the first degree…
Antifa Member Accused of Shooting Proud Boys Member in Daylight Clash
A member of the far-left, anarcho-communist Antifa network allegedly shot a member of an opposing group over the weekend during a clash in Washington state. Tusitala Toese, known as as Tiny, was struck in the foot on Saturday in Olympia, according to photographs, video footage, and city officials. Toese is a leader in the Proud…
Violence Breaks Out in Portland, One Arrest Made
A rally and counter-protest in Portland, Oregon on Sunday turned violent as clashes broke out between members of the Proud Boys and Antifa. Demonstrators and far-left Antifa members who arrived to disrupt the planned demonstration began arriving at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in the early afternoon, with several hundred people there by 2:30 p.m., the…
Violence Breaks Out in Portland; 1 Arrest Made
A rally and counterprotest in Portland, Oregon, turned violent on Aug. 22 as clashes broke out between members of the Proud Boys and Antifa. Demonstrators and far-left Antifa members who arrived to disrupt the planned demonstration began arriving at Tom McCall Waterfront Park in the early afternoon, with several hundred people there by 2:30 p.m….
Proud Boys Leader Enrique Tarrio Pleads Guilty to Burning Black Lives Matter Banner
The leader of the Proud Boys pleaded guilty this week to a weapons charge and to the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner. Henry Tarrio, better known as Enrique Tarrio, pleaded guilty in two separate cases filed dealing with events that transpired in Washington in December 2020 and early January. Proud Boys members were…
Riot Declared After Proud Boys, Antifa Clash in Oregon City
A brawl between members of the Proud Boys and Antifa triggered a riot declaration and police intervention in Oregon City, Oregon, on Friday. Video footage showed people wearing Proud Boys garb fighting with black-clad persons reported to be members of Antifa. The Proud Boys are a fraternal group that described itself as anti-social justice warriors…
Proud Boys Conspired on Encrypted Channels to Breach US Capitol, Prosecutors Allege
Leaders in the Proud Boys group conspired to breach the Capitol on Jan. 6 to interrupt and obstruct Congress’s certification of electoral votes, according to newly unsealed court documents. Ethan Nordean, 30, is president of a Proud Boys Chapter in Washington state; Joseph Biggs, 37, of Florida, is a self-described Proud Boys organizer; Zachary Rehl,…
FBI Does Not Consider the Proud Boys a Domestic Terrorist Group
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) does not consider the Proud Boys organization a domestic terror group, Director Christopher Wray said Tuesday. Asked about how the FBI classified the Proud Boys, Wray told lawmakers in Washington: “Well, I don’t think we have treated the Proud Boys itself as a domestic terrorism group.” “But we certainly…
Arizona Woman Charged in Capitol Breach Claims Proud Boys Recruited Her: DOJ
An Arizona woman charged for her alleged involvement in the U.S. Capitol breach earlier this year claims she was recruited by a Kansas City chapter of the Proud Boys, a group that has long forbidden female members. Felicia Konold, 26, from Tucson was taken into custody in her home state on Feb. 11 on multiple charges…
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