Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses newest bid for launch from jail

Could 28 (Reuters) - A decide has denied the newest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former top chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail whereas he awaits trial on felony prices regarding final yr's assault 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 home confinement "do not adequately mitigate the threat of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly stated that Tarrio "has the talent set, assets, and networks to plan related challenges to the lawful functioning of america authorities in the future."

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

Tarrio is among the 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 energetic leadership function behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media not to go away the Capitol, and later, in the encrypted chat, telling them: "We did this."

Tarrio's legal professional 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 so far as what we now have reviewed proper now that the evidence is weak," Hassan said.

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

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Modifying by Louise Heavens

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