Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses newest bid for release from jail

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

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

Kelly stated that Tarrio "has the skill set, resources, and networks to plan comparable challenges to the lawful functioning of the United States authorities sooner or later."

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A choose in Florida beforehand denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial release, which is frequent in the U.S. authorized 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 most high-profile of more than 775 people 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 mentioned Tarrio maintained an lively leadership function 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 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's our estimation as far as what we have reviewed right now that the evidence is weak," Hassan said.

Thousands of individuals stormed the Capitol that day to attempt to keep Congress from certifying present President Joe Biden’s victory over then-President Donald Trump, a Republican. Greater than 800 face felony charges.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Editing by Louise Heavens

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