Enrique Tarrio
American far-right activist
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| May 3 2025 | Tarrio and his mother dined at Mar-a-Lago, where he spoke with Trump and personally thanked him for the pardon. |
| March 2025 | The acting U.S. attorney in Washington, Ed Martin, announced he would not prosecute Tarrio for the incident at the Capitol. |
| February 2025 | Tarrio attended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Washington, D.C., and was later arrested for striking a female protester's arm at the Capitol building. |
| February 2025 | Arrested again for assault one month after being pardoned. |
| January 22 2025 | Tarrio returned to his home in Miami after being pardoned, expressing desire for 'retribution' against those responsible for his incarceration. |
| January 20 2025 | Pardoned by U.S. president Donald Trump after Trump's return to office. |
| January 20 2025 | President Trump pardoned Tarrio, who was originally scheduled for release in 2040. |
| September 2023 | Sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy. |
| September 2023 | Sentenced to 22 years in prison for his involvement in the Capitol attack. |
| September 5 2023 | Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison, the longest sentence for a January 6 offender, with a terrorism enhancement. He was incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Pollock, Louisiana. |
| June 2023 | Ordered by D.C. Superior Court to pay $36,626.78 in compensatory damages and $1 million in punitive damages for the Black Lives Matter banner incident. |
| May 2023 | Tarrio was convicted of seditious conspiracy along with three other Proud Boys leaders for his role in the January 6th Capitol attack. |
| May 2023 | Convicted of seditious conspiracy for his role in the 2021 United States Capitol attack. |
| May 4 2023 | Jury found Tarrio guilty of seditious conspiracy, obstruction of Congress, obstructing law enforcement, and two additional conspiracy counts. |
| January 12 2023 | Opening statements were made in Tarrio's seditious conspiracy trial. |
| December 19 2022 | Jury selection began for Tarrio's trial, with US District Judge Timothy J. Kelly denying defense attorneys' request for a delay. |
| June 2022 | A federal grand jury indicted Tarrio and four other top Proud Boys lieutenants on seditious conspiracy charges. |
| March 2022 | Tarrio was indicted in D.C. federal court on a conspiracy charge by the Justice Department for his involvement in organizing the January 6 attack. |
| February 2022 | Gave a deposition to the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack under subpoena. |
| January 2022 | Released from D.C. Jail after serving four months and a week. |
| 2021 | Involved in the United States Capitol attack, leading to his later conviction for seditious conspiracy. |
| November 2021 | Subpoenaed by the House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack and gave a deposition to committee investigators in February 2022. |
| September 6 2021 | Began serving a 155-day sentence in D.C. Jail for burning the Black Lives Matter banner. |
| July 2021 | Pleaded guilty to destruction of property and attempted possession of a high-capacity magazine as part of a plea agreement. |
| June 2021 | Tarrio publicly acknowledged that the Proud Boys had been 'hemorrhaging money' since January 2021, coinciding with payment processors and financial services banning the group. |
| June 2021 | Tarrio announced his intention to step down as national chairman of the Proud Boys in September 2021, claiming he wanted to focus on local political involvement and the Florida chapter. |
| January 2021 | Revelation that Tarrio had been an informant to federal and local law enforcement between 2012 and 2014 emerged, causing internal rifts within the Proud Boys organization. |
| January 2021 | Tarrio's role as an informant was first made public after Reuters obtained court records and interviewed investigators and lawyers involved in his case. |
| January 6 2021 | Following the United States Capitol attack, multiple Proud Boys chapters began splitting from the national organization due to internal tensions and financial challenges. |
| January 4 2021 | Arrested by D.C. police on a warrant, with the FBI stating the arrest was to prevent the January 6 Capitol attack. |
| 2020 | Ran as a candidate in the Republican primary election for Florida's 27th congressional district, but subsequently withdrew from the race. |
| December 12 2020 | Marched in Washington, D.C. with the Proud Boys to support Trump's election claims, and participated in burning a Black Lives Matter banner from Asbury United Methodist Church. |
| December 11 2020 | Appeared in a video with Roger Stone the day before a 'Stop the Steal' rally. |
| August 17 2019 | Helped organize the End Domestic Terrorism rally in Portland, Oregon, co-organized with Joe Biggs, in response to the beating of conservative blogger Andy Ngo. |
| 2018 | Became a fourth-degree member of the Proud Boys by engaging in a physical altercation with a person believed to be aligned with antifa. |
| November 2018 | Confronted and shouted expletives at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Coral Gables. |
| November 29 2018 | Assumed the role of chairman of the Proud Boys, succeeding Jason Lee Van Dyke. |
| August 2017 | Attended the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, protesting the removal of Confederate monuments and memorials. |
| May 2017 | Tarrio volunteered at a Miami event for Milo Yiannopoulos and first encountered a Proud Boys member who encouraged him to join the organization. |
| 2014 | During a federal court hearing, Tarrio was revealed to have been a 'prolific' informant who assisted in investigations involving anabolic steroids, gambling, human smuggling, and marijuana cultivation. |
| 2013 | Tarrio was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison, of which he served 16 months. |
| 2012 | Began serving as an informant to federal and local law enforcement, continuing until 2014. |
| 2012 | Tarrio was indicted for a scheme to rebrand and resell stolen diabetic test strips. He cooperated with investigators, helping to prosecute more than a dozen others. |
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