Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses latest bid for launch from jail

Might 28 (Reuters) - A judge has denied the most recent request by Enrique Tarrio, the former high leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for launch from jail while he awaits trial on legal charges regarding final year's assault on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night time, U.S. District Decide Timothy Kelly said the evidence against Tarrio is "very sturdy" 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 skill set, sources, and networks to plan similar challenges to the lawful functioning of the US government sooner or later."

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A decide in Florida beforehand denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial launch, which is frequent in the U.S. authorized system because of the presumption of innocence given to folks accused of crimes. Tarrio asked Kelly to evaluation the Florida choose's order.

Tarrio is among the most high-profile of more than 775 individuals 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 4 months in jail.

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

Tarrio's attorney Nayib Hassan informed reporters in March Tarrio left Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2021 - a day before the attack on the Capitol.

"It is our estimation so far as what we now have reviewed proper now that the proof is weak," Hassan stated.

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

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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