Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses latest bid for launch from jail

Might 28 (Reuters) - A decide has denied the newest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former top leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for launch from jail while he awaits trial on criminal prices referring to last yr's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night time, U.S. District Choose Timothy Kelly said the evidence against Tarrio is "very robust" and that measures like a bond and residential confinement "don't adequately mitigate the specter of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly stated that Tarrio "has the talent set, resources, and networks to plan related challenges to the lawful functioning of the USA government sooner or later."

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

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of more than 775 individuals 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 active leadership 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 told reporters in March Tarrio left Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2021 - a day before the attack on the Capitol.

"It is our estimation as far as what we have now reviewed right now that the evidence is weak," Hassan mentioned.

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 legal prices.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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