Why Are Borachio and Conrade Arrested?

The watchmen, who have quietly listened to this whole secretive exchange, now reveal themselves and arrest Borachio and Conrade for “lechery,” by which they mean treachery. They haul them away to Dogberry

Dogberry
Dogberry is a character created by William Shakespeare for his play, Much Ado About Nothing. He is described by The Nuttall Encyclopædia as a "self-satisfied night constable" with an inflated view of his own importance as the leader of a group of comically bumbling police watchmen.
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and Verges for questioning.

What did Borachio and Conrade do?

Borachio and Conrade work with Don John to slander Hero and spoil Don Pedro's festivities, so they are not trustworthy characters. ... Borachio then suggests another deception. He says that he can “covertly” ruin Claudio and Hero's wedding by pretending that his lover Margaret is Hero.

Why do Dogberry and Verges go to Leonato?

Dogberry and Verges head off to question the prisoners on their own, and Leonato enters the church in order to participate in the wedding ceremony about to take place.

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