Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses newest bid for launch from jail

Could 28 (Reuters) - A decide has denied the newest request by Enrique Tarrio, the previous high chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail while he awaits trial on legal charges referring to 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 evidence 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 said that Tarrio "has the skill set, resources, and networks to plan comparable challenges to the lawful functioning of america government in the future."

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

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of more than 775 individuals criminally charged for his or her roles within the assault on the Capitol by supporters of then-President Donald Trump in an effort to keep 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 leadership role behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media not to go away the Capitol, and later, in the encrypted chat, telling them: "We did this."

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

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

Hundreds of people stormed the Capitol that day to try to hold Congress from certifying present 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, Modifying by Louise Heavens

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