Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses latest bid for launch from jail

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

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

Kelly stated that Tarrio "has the skill set, resources, and networks to plan similar challenges to the lawful functioning of the US authorities in the future."

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A decide in Florida beforehand denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial release, which is common in the U.S. legal 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 most high-profile of more than 775 people 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 four months in jail.

Prosecutors mentioned Tarrio maintained an energetic leadership position 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 attorney Nayib Hassan instructed reporters in March Tarrio left Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2021 - a day before the attack on the Capitol.

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

Hundreds 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. Greater than 800 face legal prices.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Enhancing by Louise Heavens

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