Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail

May 28 (Reuters) - A choose has denied the most recent request by Enrique Tarrio, the previous prime chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail while he awaits trial on legal expenses referring to last yr's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night time, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly stated the evidence towards Tarrio is "very strong" 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 ability set, assets, and networks to plan comparable challenges to the lawful functioning of america government in the future."

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A decide in Florida previously denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial release, which is widespread in the U.S. legal system due to the presumption of innocence given to folks accused of crimes. Tarrio requested 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 cost for which he later served four months in jail.

Prosecutors said Tarrio maintained an lively management function behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media not to leave the Capitol, and later, in 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 before the assault on the Capitol.

"It's our estimation as far as what we've got reviewed right now that the proof is weak," Hassan said.

Hundreds 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. Greater than 800 face prison charges.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Enhancing by Louise Heavens

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