Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail

Could 28 (Reuters) - A decide has denied the newest request by Enrique Tarrio, the previous top chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail while he awaits trial on felony prices referring to last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night time, U.S. District Choose Timothy Kelly stated the proof against Tarrio is "very strong" and that measures like a bond and residential confinement "don't adequately mitigate the specter of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly said that Tarrio "has the talent set, assets, and networks to plan related challenges to the lawful functioning of the United States authorities sooner or later."

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A judge in Florida beforehand 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 asked Kelly to review the Florida judge's order.

Tarrio is among the most high-profile of more 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 charge for which he later served four months in jail.

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

Tarrio's attorney 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 is our estimation as far as what we now have reviewed proper now that the proof is weak," Hassan stated.

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

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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