The leader of a self-styled gang involved in a violent altercation in Manhattan last week is something of a delinquent himself, according to New York state.

Gavin McInnes, whose group, the Proud Boys, clashed with left-wing activists on the Upper East Side Oct. 12, and his wife Emily owe the state $2,531.19 according to a tax warrant issued Sept. 21.

Reached by phone, McInnes said, "I don't know what you're talking about," and did not respond to either an email or text message containing documentation of the lien. Crain's did receive a subsequent email from his attorney, but it did not comment on the tax lien, which property records indicate was issued to the same Gavin McInnes who sold a Williamsburg condominium in 2016 and now resides in Westchester County.

Before gaining notoriety as a far-right agitator and television personality, McInnes was a hipster icon and co-founder of the Vice media group, which he left in 2008. He has made numerous controversial public comments about women, racial minorities and Jews, and two years ago founded the Proud Boys, a group of self-declared violent "Western chauvinists."

The incident last week, at the Metropolitan Republican Club, has been typical of his activities in recent years: The announcement of his appearance apparently prompted vandals to spraypaint anarchist symbols on the doors of the GOP institution and damage several of its windows the night before.

Physical confrontations between leftist demonstrators and Proud Boys ensued in the street following McInnes's presentation, leading police to arrest three individuals and issue warrants for nine more. Video footage released on social media appears to show several Proud Boys beating protesters.

McInnes himself did not partake in the violence and faces no allegations of wrongdoing related to it.