Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail

Might 28 (Reuters) - A judge has denied the most recent request by Enrique Tarrio, the previous high leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for launch from jail while he awaits trial on felony costs referring to final year's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night time, U.S. District Decide Timothy Kelly mentioned the proof against Tarrio is "very strong" 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 talent set, resources, and networks to plan similar challenges to the lawful functioning of the USA government sooner or later."

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A decide in Florida previously denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial launch, which is frequent in the U.S. legal system because of the presumption of innocence given to folks accused of crimes. Tarrio asked Kelly to evaluate 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 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 4 months in jail.

Prosecutors stated Tarrio maintained an lively 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 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 as far as what we've got reviewed proper now that the proof is weak," Hassan said.

Hundreds of individuals stormed the Capitol that day to try to keep Congress from certifying current 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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