Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail

Might 28 (Reuters) - A decide has denied the latest 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 expenses relating to last yr's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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

Kelly stated that Tarrio "has the skill set, resources, and networks to plan comparable challenges to the lawful functioning of the United States authorities sooner or later."

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

Tarrio is among the most high-profile of greater than 775 folks criminally charged for their roles in 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 said Tarrio maintained an active leadership function behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media to not depart the Capitol, and later, within the encrypted chat, telling them: "We did this."

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

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

Hundreds of individuals 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. Greater than 800 face criminal expenses.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Enhancing by Louise Heavens

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