Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses newest bid for launch from jail

May 28 (Reuters) - A judge has denied the most recent request by Enrique Tarrio, the previous top leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for launch from jail while he awaits trial on felony charges relating to last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday evening, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly said the proof in opposition to Tarrio is "very sturdy" and that measures like a bond and residential confinement "don't adequately mitigate the threat of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly said that Tarrio "has the skill set, resources, and networks to plan comparable challenges to the lawful functioning of the United States government sooner or later."

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A judge in Florida previously denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial release, 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 review the Florida choose's order.

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of greater than 775 folks 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 active leadership function behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media to not depart the Capitol, and later, within the encrypted chat, telling them: "We did this."

Tarrio's attorney Nayib Hassan informed 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 as far as what we've got reviewed right now that the proof is weak," Hassan said.

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

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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