Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses latest bid for launch from jail

Could 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 while he awaits trial on criminal prices referring to final 12 months's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday evening, U.S. District Decide Timothy Kelly said the evidence towards Tarrio is "very strong" and that measures like a bond and home confinement "don't adequately mitigate the specter of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly said that Tarrio "has the ability set, resources, and networks to plan similar 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 release, which is frequent in the U.S. authorized system because of the presumption of innocence given to individuals accused of crimes. Tarrio requested Kelly to overview the Florida decide's order.

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of greater than 775 folks criminally charged for their 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 charge for which he later served four months in jail.

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

Tarrio's attorney Nayib Hassan advised 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 we've reviewed proper now that the evidence is weak," Hassan mentioned.

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

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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