Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail

Could 28 (Reuters) - A decide has denied the newest request by Enrique Tarrio, the previous high chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail whereas he awaits trial on legal costs referring to last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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

Kelly stated that Tarrio "has the talent set, resources, and networks to plan related challenges to the lawful functioning of the US government sooner or later."

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

Tarrio is among the most high-profile of more 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 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 4 months in jail.

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

Tarrio's attorney Nayib Hassan informed 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 have reviewed proper now that the evidence is weak," Hassan mentioned.

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

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Modifying by Louise Heavens

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