Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail

Might 28 (Reuters) - A choose has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former high chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail while he awaits trial on felony expenses regarding last year's assault 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 robust" and that measures like a bond and residential confinement "do not adequately mitigate the specter of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly stated that Tarrio "has the skill set, assets, and networks to plan related challenges to the lawful functioning of the United States authorities sooner or later."

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A judge in Florida beforehand denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial release, which is widespread in the U.S. authorized system due to the presumption of innocence given to individuals accused of crimes. Tarrio requested Kelly to evaluation the Florida judge's order.

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of greater than 775 people criminally charged for their 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 4 months in jail.

Prosecutors said Tarrio maintained an energetic management position 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 lawyer Nayib Hassan advised 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 as far as what we've got reviewed proper now that the evidence is weak," Hassan stated.

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

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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