This article was published more than 2 years agoGift ShareFour men have been charged in connection with an attempt to tear down the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square, the U.S. attorney’s office for Washington announced Saturday.The four were charged by criminal complaint with destruction of federal property, acting U.S. attorney Michael R. Sherwin said.They were identified as Lee Michael Cantrell, 47, of Virginia; Connor Matthew Judd, 20, of the District; Ryan Lane, 37, of Maryland; and Graham Lloyd, 37, of Maine.The attempt to tear down the statue was followed by an...…This article was published more than 2 years agoGift ShareFour men have been charged in connection with an attempt to tear down the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square, the U.S. attorney’s office for Washington announced Saturday.The four were charged by criminal complaint with destruction of federal property, acting U.S. attorney Michael R. Sherwin said.They were identified as Lee Michael Cantrell, 47, of Virginia; Connor Matthew Judd, 20, of the District; Ryan Lane, 37, of Maryland; and Graham Lloyd, 37, of Maine.The attempt to tear down the statue was followed by an...WW…

This article was published more than 2 years agoGift ShareThe leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, was arrested by D.C. police Monday afternoon on a warrant charging him with burning a Black Lives Matter banner taken from a historic Black church during a demonstration last month, officials said.Police stopped a vehicle Tarrio had been in shortly after it entered the District, said Dustin Sternbeck, a D.C. police spokesman. He said it is believed that Tarrio, who lives in Miami, was coming into the District from the airport.Sternbeck said Tarrio is charged with one misdemeanor...…This article was published more than 2 years agoGift ShareThe leader of the Proud Boys, Enrique Tarrio, was arrested by D.C. police Monday afternoon on a warrant charging him with burning a Black Lives Matter banner taken from a historic Black church during a demonstration last month, officials said.Police stopped a vehicle Tarrio had been in shortly after it entered the District, said Dustin Sternbeck, a D.C. police spokesman. He said it is believed that Tarrio, who lives in Miami, was coming into the District from the airport.Sternbeck said Tarrio is charged with one misdemeanor...WW…