Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses newest bid for release from jail

Could 28 (Reuters) - A judge has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former prime chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail while he awaits trial on legal expenses regarding last year's assault on the U.S. Capitol.

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

Kelly mentioned that Tarrio "has the ability set, sources, and networks to plan similar challenges to the lawful functioning of the USA government sooner or later."

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A decide in Florida beforehand denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial launch, which is widespread within the U.S. legal system because of the presumption of innocence given to people accused of crimes. Tarrio requested Kelly to assessment the Florida choose's order.

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of greater 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 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 charge for which he later served four months in jail.

Prosecutors stated Tarrio maintained an active leadership position behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media to not go away the Capitol, and later, in 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've reviewed proper now that the evidence is weak," Hassan mentioned.

Thousands of people stormed the Capitol that day to try to keep 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, Enhancing by Louise Heavens

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