Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses newest bid for release from jail

Could 28 (Reuters) - A judge has denied the most recent request by Enrique Tarrio, the former prime leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail while he awaits trial on felony costs regarding final yr's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly mentioned 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 said that Tarrio "has the talent set, resources, and networks to plan related challenges to the lawful functioning of the United States authorities in the future."

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

Tarrio is among the most high-profile of more than 775 folks criminally charged for his or her roles within 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 mentioned Tarrio maintained an energetic 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 earlier than the assault on the Capitol.

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

Thousands of people stormed the Capitol that day to try to keep Congress from certifying present President Joe Biden’s victory over then-President Donald Trump, a Republican. Greater than 800 face legal costs.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Enhancing by Louise Heavens

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