Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail

Might 28 (Reuters) - A judge has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former high chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for launch from jail whereas he awaits trial on prison prices referring to final year's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night, U.S. District Choose Timothy Kelly stated the evidence towards Tarrio is "very robust" and that measures like a bond and home confinement "do not adequately mitigate the threat of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly mentioned that Tarrio "has the ability set, assets, 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 beforehand denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial launch, which is common in the U.S. authorized system due to the presumption of innocence given to folks accused of crimes. Tarrio requested Kelly to review the Florida judge's order.

Tarrio is among the most high-profile of greater than 775 individuals criminally charged for his or her 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 4 months in jail.

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

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

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

Thousands of individuals stormed the Capitol that day to attempt to hold Congress from certifying present President Joe Biden’s victory over then-President Donald Trump, a Republican. Greater than 800 face criminal expenses.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Modifying by Louise Heavens

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