Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses newest bid for launch from jail

Might 28 (Reuters) - A judge has denied the most recent request by Enrique Tarrio, the previous high chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for launch from jail while he awaits trial on felony expenses regarding final 12 months's assault on the U.S. Capitol.

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

Kelly said that Tarrio "has the ability set, assets, and networks to plan comparable challenges to the lawful functioning of the United States authorities in the future."

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A judge in Florida previously denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial launch, which is frequent within the U.S. authorized system due to the presumption of innocence given to people accused of crimes. Tarrio asked Kelly to review the Florida decide's order.

Tarrio is among the most high-profile of more than 775 people criminally charged for their 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 charge for which he later served 4 months in jail.

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

Tarrio's lawyer Nayib Hassan instructed reporters in March Tarrio left Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2021 - a day before the assault on the Capitol.

"It is our estimation so far as what we have now reviewed proper now that the proof 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 prison charges.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Modifying by Louise Heavens

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