Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses newest bid for launch from jail

Could 28 (Reuters) - A choose has denied the most recent request by Enrique Tarrio, the former top chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail whereas he awaits trial on criminal charges regarding last yr's assault on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night, U.S. District Decide Timothy Kelly stated the proof in opposition to Tarrio is "very strong" and that measures like a bond and residential confinement "don't adequately mitigate the specter of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly mentioned that Tarrio "has the skill set, resources, and networks to plan comparable challenges to the lawful functioning of the United States authorities sooner or later."

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A decide in Florida previously denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial release, which is frequent within the U.S. authorized system because of the presumption of innocence given to folks accused of crimes. Tarrio asked Kelly to assessment the Florida choose's order.

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of greater than 775 folks criminally charged for their roles in the assault on the Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump in an effort to maintain Congress from certifying Joe Biden's election victory.

Police arrested Tarrio on Jan. 4, 2021, for burning a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic African-American church in December 2020, a cost for which he later served four months in jail.

Prosecutors said Tarrio maintained an energetic management function behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media to not depart the Capitol, and later, within the encrypted chat, telling them: "We did this."

Tarrio's attorney Nayib Hassan informed reporters in March Tarrio left Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2021 - a day before the assault on the Capitol.

"It is our estimation so far as what we have reviewed right now that the evidence is weak," Hassan stated.

Thousands of individuals stormed the Capitol that day to try to keep Congress from certifying current President Joe Biden’s victory over then-President Donald Trump, a Republican. More than 800 face felony charges.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Modifying by Louise Heavens

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