Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses newest bid for release from jail

Could 28 (Reuters) - A choose has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former high chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for launch from jail whereas he awaits trial on criminal expenses relating to last yr's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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

Kelly mentioned that Tarrio "has the talent set, sources, and networks to plan similar challenges to the lawful functioning of america authorities sooner or later."

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A choose in Florida beforehand denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial release, which is frequent in the U.S. legal system due to the presumption of innocence given to individuals 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 people criminally charged for his or her roles within 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 cost for which he later served four months in jail.

Prosecutors said Tarrio maintained an active leadership role behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media not to leave the Capitol, and later, in 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 before the assault on the Capitol.

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

Hundreds of people stormed the Capitol that day to try to preserve Congress from certifying present President Joe Biden’s victory over then-President Donald Trump, a Republican. Greater than 800 face felony costs.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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