Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses newest bid for release from jail

Could 28 (Reuters) - A decide has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former top chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail while he awaits trial on felony costs regarding last 12 months's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night time, U.S. District Choose Timothy Kelly mentioned the proof in opposition to Tarrio is "very strong" and that measures like a bond and residential confinement "don't adequately mitigate the specter of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly mentioned that Tarrio "has the ability set, sources, and networks to plan related challenges to the lawful functioning of america authorities sooner or later."

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A choose in Florida previously denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial release, which is common in the U.S. legal system because of the presumption of innocence given to people accused of crimes. Tarrio requested Kelly to evaluation the Florida decide's order.

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of more than 775 individuals 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 cost for which he later served four months in jail.

Prosecutors mentioned Tarrio maintained an active leadership position behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media not to leave the Capitol, and later, within the encrypted chat, telling them: "We did this."

Tarrio's legal professional Nayib Hassan informed reporters in March Tarrio left Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2021 - a day earlier than the assault on the Capitol.

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

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

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Enhancing by Louise Heavens

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