Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses latest bid for launch from jail

May 28 (Reuters) - A judge 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 prison expenses relating to last 12 months's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night, U.S. District Choose Timothy Kelly stated the proof against 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 talent set, sources, and networks to plan comparable challenges to the lawful functioning of the United States authorities sooner or later."

Register

A choose in Florida previously 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 people accused of crimes. Tarrio asked Kelly to assessment the Florida decide's order.

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of more than 775 people 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 charge for which he later served four months in jail.

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

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

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

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

Register

Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Enhancing by Louise Heavens

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Belief Ideas.