Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses newest bid for launch from jail

Could 28 (Reuters) - A choose has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the previous high leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail whereas he awaits trial on criminal charges regarding last yr's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night, U.S. District Decide Timothy Kelly stated the evidence towards 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 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 frequent within the U.S. authorized system because of the presumption of innocence given to people accused of crimes. Tarrio requested Kelly to evaluate the Florida choose's order.

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of more than 775 individuals 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 cost for which he later served 4 months in jail.

Prosecutors said Tarrio maintained an active leadership position behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media to not leave the Capitol, and later, in the encrypted chat, telling them: "We did this."

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

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

1000's of people stormed the Capitol that day to attempt to keep Congress from certifying current President Joe Biden’s victory over then-President Donald Trump, a Republican. More than 800 face prison costs.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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