Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses newest bid for release from jail

May 28 (Reuters) - A choose has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the previous prime leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for launch from jail while he awaits trial on legal charges relating to final 12 months's assault on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night time, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly mentioned the evidence in opposition to Tarrio is "very strong" and that measures like a bond and home confinement "do not adequately mitigate the threat of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly said that Tarrio "has the ability set, assets, and networks to plan related challenges to the lawful functioning of the United States government 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 because of the presumption of innocence given to individuals accused of crimes. Tarrio asked Kelly to evaluation the Florida judge's order.

Tarrio is among the many 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 maintain 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 stated Tarrio maintained an energetic leadership role 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 legal professional 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's our estimation so far as what we have reviewed proper now that the evidence is weak," Hassan said.

Thousands of people 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. More than 800 face criminal fees.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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