Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses newest bid for launch from jail

May 28 (Reuters) - A choose has denied the newest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former prime chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail whereas he awaits trial on criminal fees regarding last 12 months's assault on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday evening, U.S. District Decide Timothy Kelly stated the evidence towards Tarrio is "very strong" and that measures like a bond and residential confinement "don't adequately mitigate the threat of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly said that Tarrio "has the skill set, sources, and networks to plan comparable challenges to the lawful functioning of the US authorities 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. legal system due to the presumption of innocence given to individuals accused of crimes. Tarrio requested Kelly to assessment the Florida choose's order.

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of more than 775 folks 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 cost for which he later served 4 months in jail.

Prosecutors stated Tarrio maintained an lively 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 lawyer Nayib Hassan advised reporters in March Tarrio left Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2021 - a day before the assault on the Capitol.

"It is our estimation as far as what we now have reviewed proper now that the evidence is weak," Hassan stated.

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

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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