Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail

Could 28 (Reuters) - A judge has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former high leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for launch from jail while he awaits trial on felony expenses regarding last yr's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night time, U.S. District Decide Timothy Kelly mentioned the evidence in opposition to Tarrio is "very sturdy" and that measures like a bond and residential confinement "do not adequately mitigate the threat of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly stated that Tarrio "has the ability set, resources, and networks to plan comparable challenges to the lawful functioning of the USA authorities sooner or later."

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A decide in Florida beforehand denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial launch, which is widespread in the U.S. legal system because of the presumption of innocence given to people accused of crimes. Tarrio asked Kelly to evaluate the Florida choose's order.

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of greater than 775 people criminally charged for their roles in 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 stated Tarrio maintained an active management function behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media not to go away the Capitol, and later, in the encrypted chat, telling them: "We did this."

Tarrio's attorney Nayib Hassan informed reporters in March Tarrio left Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2021 - a day before the attack on the Capitol.

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

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

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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