Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail

May 28 (Reuters) - A choose has denied the latest 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 expenses regarding last 12 months's assault on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night, U.S. District Choose Timothy Kelly said the evidence in opposition to Tarrio is "very strong" and that measures like a bond and residential confinement "do not adequately mitigate the specter of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly stated that Tarrio "has the ability set, sources, and networks to plan similar challenges to the lawful functioning of the US authorities sooner or later."

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A choose in Florida beforehand denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial release, which is widespread in the U.S. authorized system due to the presumption of innocence given to people accused of crimes. Tarrio asked Kelly to review the Florida decide's order.

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of greater than 775 folks 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 role 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 lawyer Nayib Hassan told reporters in March Tarrio left Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2021 - a day earlier than the attack on the Capitol.

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

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

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Enhancing by Louise Heavens

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