Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses newest bid for release from jail

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

In an order issued late on Friday evening, U.S. District Choose Timothy Kelly said the evidence in opposition to Tarrio is "very sturdy" and that measures like a bond and residential confinement "do not adequately mitigate the threat of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly said that Tarrio "has the ability set, sources, and networks to plan similar challenges to the lawful functioning of the USA government in the future."

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

Tarrio is among the most high-profile of more than 775 people 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 four months in jail.

Prosecutors mentioned Tarrio maintained an active leadership position behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media to not depart 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 before the assault on the Capitol.

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

Thousands of individuals stormed the Capitol that day to try to maintain Congress from certifying current President Joe Biden’s victory over then-President Donald Trump, a Republican. Greater than 800 face criminal costs.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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