Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses newest bid for release from jail

May 28 (Reuters) - A choose has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the previous prime chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for launch from jail while he awaits trial on prison fees referring to final year's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night, U.S. District Choose Timothy Kelly stated the evidence against Tarrio is "very robust" and that measures like a bond and residential confinement "do not adequately mitigate the threat of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly mentioned that Tarrio "has the skill set, sources, and networks to plan comparable challenges to the lawful functioning of the USA government sooner or later."

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A choose in Florida beforehand denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial launch, which is frequent within the U.S. authorized system because of the presumption of innocence given to individuals accused of crimes. Tarrio requested Kelly to overview the Florida choose's order.

Tarrio is among the most high-profile of more than 775 individuals criminally charged for his or her roles in 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 charge for which he later served 4 months in jail.

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

Tarrio's legal professional 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 so far as what we now have reviewed proper now that the proof is weak," Hassan said.

1000's of people stormed the Capitol that day to try to hold Congress from certifying present 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, Modifying by Louise Heavens

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