Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail

May 28 (Reuters) - A choose has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former prime chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail whereas he awaits trial on criminal costs relating to last 12 months's assault on the U.S. Capitol.

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

Kelly stated that Tarrio "has the talent set, resources, and networks to plan related challenges to the lawful functioning of the United States authorities in the future."

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

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

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

Tarrio's legal professional Nayib Hassan told 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 as far as what we have reviewed proper now that the proof is weak," Hassan said.

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. Greater than 800 face prison expenses.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Enhancing by Louise Heavens

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