Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses newest bid for release from jail

Might 28 (Reuters) - A judge 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 legal charges relating to final year's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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

Kelly said that Tarrio "has the skill set, sources, and networks to plan related challenges to the lawful functioning of the USA authorities sooner or later."

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

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

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

Hundreds of people 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. Greater than 800 face prison charges.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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