Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses newest bid for release from jail

Might 28 (Reuters) - A judge has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former top chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for launch from jail whereas he awaits trial on felony costs relating to last year's assault on the U.S. Capitol.

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

Kelly said that Tarrio "has the skill set, assets, and networks to plan comparable challenges to the lawful functioning of the US authorities in the future."

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A choose 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 assessment the Florida choose's order.

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of greater than 775 people criminally charged for his or her 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 cost for which he later served four months in jail.

Prosecutors said 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 before the assault on the Capitol.

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

Hundreds of people stormed the Capitol that day to attempt to keep Congress from certifying current 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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