The Department of Justice said Monday that five alleged members of the Proud Boys were indicted for seditious conspiracy.
The leader of the Proud Boys will speak in Miami.
Tarrio and the other four defendants were charged with conspiracy and several other offenses in March, but the more serious charge of seditious conspiracy was added Monday.
It appears that a group has been charged with seditious conspiracy for the second time during the DOJ's Capitol riot investigation.
The DOJ alleged that leaders of Proud Boys encouraged their members to go to Washington on January 6 and used radios and messaging apps to coordinate the attack on the Capitol that afternoon.
Tarrio was in Maryland on the day of the attack, after he was arrested and ordered to leave D.C., but he was still in contact with the Proud Boys during the riot.
Tarrio will have his day in court and will be vindicated of the allegations, according to his attorney.
One of the largest federal criminal investigations in U.S. history has resulted in the charging of over 800 people for their involvement in the Capitol riot. The DOJ has focused on investigating far-right groups with ties to the riot, even though many of the defendants were charged with less serious crimes. Stewart Rhodes hasn't been accused of entering the Capitol building, but he was charged with organizing groups of rioters to move in formation towards the Capitol, part of an alleged plot to derail the transfer of power to then- President-elect Joe Biden. Several members of the Three Percenters have been charged in relation to the attack.
Tarrio, a former leader of theProud Boys, was charged for his role in the Capitol Riot.
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