Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail

Could 28 (Reuters) - A choose has denied the latest 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 expenses referring to last year's assault on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly stated the proof towards Tarrio is "very robust" and that measures like a bond and home confinement "do not adequately mitigate the threat of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly said that Tarrio "has the skill set, assets, and networks to plan related challenges to the lawful functioning of the US 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 folks 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 folks criminally charged for his or her 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 4 months in jail.

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

Tarrio's attorney Nayib Hassan advised 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 evidence is weak," Hassan stated.

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

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Enhancing by Louise Heavens

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