Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses latest bid for launch from jail

Could 28 (Reuters) - A judge has denied the newest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former high leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for launch from jail while he awaits trial on legal prices relating to final yr's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday evening, U.S. District Decide Timothy Kelly mentioned the evidence against Tarrio is "very sturdy" and that measures like a bond and home confinement "do not adequately mitigate the threat of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly mentioned that Tarrio "has the talent set, resources, and networks to plan similar challenges to the lawful functioning of the US authorities in the future."

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

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of greater than 775 individuals criminally charged for their 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 charge for which he later served four months in jail.

Prosecutors said Tarrio maintained an lively management role behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media to not leave the Capitol, and later, within the encrypted chat, telling them: "We did this."

Tarrio's lawyer 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 have reviewed proper now that the proof is weak," Hassan mentioned.

Thousands 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. More than 800 face felony fees.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Enhancing by Louise Heavens

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