Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses newest bid for release from jail

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

In an order issued late on Friday night, U.S. District Decide Timothy Kelly stated the proof in opposition to Tarrio is "very sturdy" 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 skill set, assets, and networks to plan related challenges to the lawful functioning of the USA authorities in the future."

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A judge in Florida beforehand denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial release, which is common in the U.S. legal system because of the presumption of innocence given to individuals accused of crimes. Tarrio requested Kelly to evaluation the Florida judge's order.

Tarrio is among the most high-profile of greater than 775 people criminally charged for their roles within 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 cost for which he later served 4 months in jail.

Prosecutors mentioned Tarrio maintained an energetic management 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 legal professional Nayib Hassan informed reporters in March Tarrio left Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2021 - a day earlier than the attack on the Capitol.

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

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

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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