Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses newest bid for release from jail

May 28 (Reuters) - A choose has denied the newest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former high chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail whereas he awaits trial on felony fees regarding final year's assault on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night time, U.S. District Decide Timothy Kelly stated the evidence in opposition to Tarrio is "very robust" and that measures like a bond and home confinement "don't adequately mitigate the specter of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

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

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A choose in Florida previously denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial launch, which is common in the U.S. authorized system due to the presumption of innocence given to folks accused of crimes. Tarrio requested Kelly to overview the Florida judge's order.

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of more than 775 people criminally charged for their 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 charge for which he later served four months in jail.

Prosecutors stated Tarrio maintained an energetic leadership role 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 lawyer Nayib Hassan advised reporters in March Tarrio left Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2021 - a day earlier than the attack on the Capitol.

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

Hundreds of individuals stormed the Capitol that day to try to hold Congress from certifying current President Joe Biden’s victory over then-President Donald Trump, a Republican. More than 800 face legal charges.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Modifying by Louise Heavens

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