Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail

Could 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 launch from jail while he awaits trial on legal prices relating to last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night time, U.S. District Decide Timothy Kelly said the proof against Tarrio is "very strong" and that measures like a bond and residential 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 the USA authorities in the future."

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

Tarrio is among the most high-profile of more than 775 individuals criminally charged for his or her 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 said Tarrio maintained an energetic leadership position behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media to not go away 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 attack on the Capitol.

"It is our estimation so far as what now we have reviewed proper now that the proof is weak," Hassan said.

1000's of people 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. More than 800 face criminal fees.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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