Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses latest bid for launch from jail

Might 28 (Reuters) - A decide has denied the most recent request by Enrique Tarrio, the previous high leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail while he awaits trial on felony prices regarding final yr's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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

Kelly said that Tarrio "has the skill set, assets, and networks to plan related challenges to the lawful functioning of the USA authorities sooner or later."

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A decide in Florida beforehand denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial release, which is frequent within the U.S. legal system due to the presumption of innocence given to individuals accused of crimes. Tarrio requested Kelly to evaluate the Florida decide's order.

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of greater than 775 individuals 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 role behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media to not go away the Capitol, and later, within the encrypted chat, telling them: "We did this."

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

"It's our estimation as far as what we've got reviewed proper now that the proof is weak," Hassan said.

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

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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