Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses latest bid for launch from jail

Could 28 (Reuters) - A judge has denied the most recent request by Enrique Tarrio, the previous top leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail whereas he awaits trial on criminal charges referring to last yr's assault on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night time, U.S. District Choose Timothy Kelly mentioned the proof towards Tarrio is "very robust" 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, assets, and networks to plan similar challenges to the lawful functioning of the US authorities sooner or later."

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A decide in Florida beforehand 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 people accused of crimes. Tarrio requested Kelly to evaluate the Florida judge's order.

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of greater 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 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 stated Tarrio maintained an active leadership function 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 instructed 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 as far as what we have now reviewed right now that the evidence is weak," Hassan stated.

Hundreds of individuals stormed the Capitol that day to try to preserve 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, Editing by Louise Heavens

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