Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses newest bid for launch from jail

May 28 (Reuters) - A decide has denied the most recent request by Enrique Tarrio, the former high chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for launch from jail while he awaits trial on felony fees relating to last year's assault on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday evening, U.S. District Choose Timothy Kelly stated the evidence against Tarrio is "very robust" and that measures like a bond and home confinement "don't adequately mitigate the specter of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly mentioned that Tarrio "has the ability set, sources, and networks to plan similar challenges to the lawful functioning of the USA authorities 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 folks accused of crimes. Tarrio requested Kelly to evaluation the Florida choose's order.

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of greater than 775 folks criminally charged for his or her roles in 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 stated Tarrio maintained an active leadership position behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media to not depart the Capitol, and later, in the encrypted chat, telling them: "We did this."

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

"It is our estimation as far as what we've reviewed right now that the evidence is weak," Hassan stated.

1000's of people stormed the Capitol that day to attempt to preserve Congress from certifying current President Joe Biden’s victory over then-President Donald Trump, a Republican. More than 800 face legal charges.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Enhancing by Louise Heavens

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