Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail

Might 28 (Reuters) - A choose has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former top leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for launch from jail whereas he awaits trial on criminal charges regarding last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night, U.S. District Decide Timothy Kelly said the proof against Tarrio is "very sturdy" 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 ability set, resources, and networks to plan similar challenges to the lawful functioning of the US government in the future."

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A choose in Florida previously denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial launch, which is common in the U.S. legal system due to the presumption of innocence given to individuals accused of crimes. Tarrio requested Kelly to review the Florida judge's order.

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

Prosecutors mentioned Tarrio maintained an lively management 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 advised reporters in March Tarrio left Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2021 - a day before the assault on the Capitol.

"It is our estimation as far as what we have reviewed right now that the proof is weak," Hassan mentioned.

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

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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