Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail

Could 28 (Reuters) - A choose has denied the most recent request by Enrique Tarrio, the previous high leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail while he awaits trial on legal prices relating to final yr's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday evening, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly mentioned the proof towards Tarrio is "very strong" and that measures like a bond and home confinement "don't adequately mitigate the specter of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly stated that Tarrio "has the talent set, assets, and networks to plan similar 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 release, which is common within the U.S. authorized system due to the presumption of innocence given to people accused of crimes. Tarrio requested Kelly to overview the Florida decide's order.

Tarrio is among the most high-profile of more than 775 individuals criminally charged for their 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 lively leadership position behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media to not go away 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 before the attack on the Capitol.

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

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

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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