Asbury United Methodist Church

A leader of the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys pleaded guilty Monday in the burning of a Black Lives Matter banner taken from a church in downtown D.C.

The leader of the Proud Boys, a far-right hate group, was arrested when he arrived in D.C. News4’s Darcy Spencer has the latest on those charges.

The Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church filed a lawsuit against the Proud Boys and their leader, Enrique Tarrio, in D.C. Superior court Monday, saying the group trespassed on its property and destroyed its Black Lives Matter banner.

D.C. churches attacked during previous pro-Trump protests say they need help this time. News4’s Darcy Spencer explains what the congregations are asking from the D.C. government.

Some churches are bracing themselves for another round of protests surrounding the results of the presidential election, and asking for special security after pro-Trump protesters destroyed Black Lives Matter banners several times.

Asbury United Methodist Church is one of the historically black churches in D.C. that had their signs destroyed last weekend. The incidents are being investigated as possible hate crimes.

“Why is this not being denounced at the highest levels of our nation?” asked the pastor of one of two historical black churches in the District targeted by members of a white supremacist group last weekend. News4’s Jackie Bensen has an interview filled with pain and resolve.