Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses newest bid for launch from jail

Could 28 (Reuters) - A choose has denied the newest request by Enrique Tarrio, the previous top chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail whereas he awaits trial on legal costs relating to final yr's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night time, U.S. District Choose Timothy Kelly said the evidence against Tarrio is "very strong" and that measures like a bond and residential confinement "do not adequately mitigate the specter of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly said that Tarrio "has the talent set, resources, and networks to plan comparable challenges to the lawful functioning of the USA government in the future."

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A choose in Florida beforehand denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial release, which is widespread in the U.S. authorized system because of the presumption of innocence given to individuals accused of crimes. Tarrio requested Kelly to assessment the Florida decide's order.

Tarrio is among the most high-profile of greater than 775 people criminally charged for their roles within 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 charge for which he later served four months in jail.

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

Tarrio's attorney Nayib Hassan advised 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 now we have reviewed proper now that the proof is weak," Hassan stated.

1000's of people stormed the Capitol that day to try to maintain Congress from certifying current President Joe Biden’s victory over then-President Donald Trump, a Republican. More than 800 face criminal charges.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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