Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses newest bid for launch from jail

May 28 (Reuters) - A judge has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the previous high chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail while he awaits trial on criminal charges relating to last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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

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

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

Tarrio is among the most high-profile of more 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 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 mentioned Tarrio maintained an lively management function behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media to not go away the Capitol, and later, within the encrypted chat, telling them: "We did this."

Tarrio's legal professional 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's our estimation so far as what we have reviewed right now that the proof is weak," Hassan said.

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

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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