Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses latest bid for launch from jail

Might 28 (Reuters) - A choose has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the previous high leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for launch from jail while he awaits trial on felony costs regarding last year's assault on the U.S. Capitol.

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

Kelly stated that Tarrio "has the ability set, assets, and networks to plan similar challenges to the lawful functioning of the United States government in the future."

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

Tarrio is among the most high-profile of greater than 775 people 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 charge for which he later served 4 months in jail.

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

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

Hundreds of individuals stormed the Capitol that day to try to hold 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, Modifying by Louise Heavens

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