Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail

Might 28 (Reuters) - A judge has denied the newest 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 costs referring to last yr's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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

Kelly said that Tarrio "has the talent set, assets, and networks to plan similar challenges to the lawful functioning of the USA authorities sooner or later."

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A judge in Florida previously denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial launch, which is frequent in the U.S. authorized system because of the presumption of innocence given to people accused of crimes. Tarrio asked Kelly to evaluation the Florida decide's order.

Tarrio is among the most high-profile of more 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 cost for which he later served four months in jail.

Prosecutors said Tarrio maintained an energetic management 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 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've got reviewed right now that the evidence is weak," Hassan stated.

Hundreds 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 legal prices.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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