Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses newest bid for launch from jail

Could 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 release from jail whereas he awaits trial on legal expenses relating to final yr's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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

Kelly mentioned that Tarrio "has the talent set, sources, 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 launch, which is common in the U.S. authorized system because of the presumption of innocence given to individuals accused of crimes. Tarrio requested Kelly to evaluation the Florida decide's order.

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

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

"It is our estimation so far as what we have reviewed right now that the evidence is weak," Hassan said.

Thousands of people 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. More than 800 face felony expenses.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Enhancing by Louise Heavens

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