Now, two local Superior Court judges in Washington, DC have ordered Tarrio to appear at a hearing on February 22 to explain why his bail should not be revoked after a dispute over whether Tarrio kept in touch with DC court officials while waiting judgment.
One judge said Tarrio allegedly “violated the conditions of release”, while another judge said he “did not make the report over the phone as required and is considered a loss of contact,” according to court records.
Federal investigators said Tarrio’s arrest was scheduled to keep him out of DC on January 6, but many Proud Boys were among the rebels who invaded the Capitol.
Tarrio took responsibility for burning the Black Lives Matter banner in December in a post on the social media site Parler. He also took responsibility in a podcast interview in December, referring to himself as the “person who went ahead and put the lighter in it and engulfed it in flames”.
The Proud Boys, known for their philosophy of aggressive male rights and confrontations with Antifa, have become a central target for prosecutors in Washington as they assess the extent of coordinated activity on the Capitol.
Investigators have accumulated charges related to fundraising efforts before the insurrection.