Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail

May 28 (Reuters) - A choose has denied the most recent request by Enrique Tarrio, the previous top chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail while he awaits trial on prison charges regarding final yr's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday evening, U.S. District Decide Timothy Kelly stated the evidence against Tarrio is "very strong" and that measures like a bond and home confinement "do not adequately mitigate the specter of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly said that Tarrio "has the ability set, assets, and networks to plan related challenges to the lawful functioning of the United States government sooner or later."

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

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of greater than 775 individuals criminally charged for his or her 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 charge for which he later served 4 months in jail.

Prosecutors said Tarrio maintained an energetic leadership function 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 told 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 got reviewed right now that the proof is weak," Hassan mentioned.

Hundreds of individuals stormed the Capitol that day to try to preserve Congress from certifying present President Joe Biden’s victory over then-President Donald Trump, a Republican. More than 800 face felony costs.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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