Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail

Could 28 (Reuters) - A choose has denied the most recent request by Enrique Tarrio, the previous high leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail while he awaits trial on felony charges regarding last year's assault on the U.S. Capitol.

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

Kelly said that Tarrio "has the ability set, assets, and networks to plan related challenges to the lawful functioning of the United States government sooner or later."

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A judge in Florida previously denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial launch, which is widespread in the U.S. authorized system due to 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 his or her 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 cost for which he later served 4 months in jail.

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

Tarrio's lawyer Nayib Hassan advised 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 so far as what we have reviewed right now that the evidence is weak," Hassan said.

1000's of individuals 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 felony fees.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Modifying by Louise Heavens

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