Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses newest bid for launch from jail

Could 28 (Reuters) - A judge has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former high chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for launch from jail while he awaits trial on criminal prices referring to final year's assault on the U.S. Capitol.

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

Kelly mentioned 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 decide in Florida previously denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial release, which is common within the U.S. legal system because of the presumption of innocence given to folks accused of crimes. Tarrio requested Kelly to assessment the Florida judge's order.

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

Prosecutors mentioned Tarrio maintained an active leadership function behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media not to leave the Capitol, and later, within 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 earlier than the assault on the Capitol.

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

Thousands of people stormed the Capitol that day to try to hold Congress from certifying current President Joe Biden’s victory over then-President Donald Trump, a Republican. More than 800 face prison fees.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Enhancing by Louise Heavens

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