Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail

Could 28 (Reuters) - A decide has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former prime chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for launch from jail while he awaits trial on criminal charges regarding last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday evening, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly said the proof in opposition to Tarrio is "very sturdy" 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 talent set, assets, and networks to plan similar challenges to the lawful functioning of the US government sooner or later."

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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 due to the presumption of innocence given to individuals accused of crimes. Tarrio requested Kelly to evaluate the Florida decide's order.

Tarrio is among the most high-profile of more than 775 individuals criminally charged for their 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 stated Tarrio maintained an lively leadership position behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media not to leave the Capitol, and later, in the encrypted chat, telling them: "We did this."

Tarrio's legal professional Nayib Hassan advised reporters in March Tarrio left Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2021 - a day before the attack on the Capitol.

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

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. More than 800 face legal charges.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Modifying by Louise Heavens

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