Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail

May 28 (Reuters) - A judge has denied the most recent 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 legal fees referring to last yr's assault on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday evening, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly mentioned the proof in opposition to Tarrio is "very sturdy" 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, assets, and networks to plan related challenges to the lawful functioning of the United States authorities in the future."

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A decide in Florida previously denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial release, which is frequent within the U.S. authorized system because of the presumption of innocence given to people accused of crimes. Tarrio requested Kelly to evaluate the Florida decide's order.

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of more than 775 individuals 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 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 informed 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 proof is weak," Hassan said.

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

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Enhancing by Louise Heavens

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