Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses latest bid for launch from jail

May 28 (Reuters) - A decide has denied the newest 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 prison costs referring to final year's assault on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night time, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly said the evidence towards Tarrio is "very robust" and that measures like a bond and home confinement "do not adequately mitigate the specter of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly stated that Tarrio "has the skill set, assets, and networks to plan similar challenges to the lawful functioning of america authorities in the future."

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A judge in Florida beforehand denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial release, which is common within the U.S. legal system due to the presumption of innocence given to folks accused of crimes. Tarrio asked Kelly to assessment the Florida decide's order.

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of more than 775 folks criminally charged for his or her 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 cost for which he later served four months in jail.

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

Tarrio's attorney Nayib Hassan advised 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 as far as what we have now reviewed proper now that the proof is weak," Hassan mentioned.

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

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Modifying by Louise Heavens

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