Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses newest bid for launch from jail

May 28 (Reuters) - A decide has denied the newest 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 charges regarding last year's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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

Kelly mentioned that Tarrio "has the talent set, sources, and networks to plan related challenges to the lawful functioning of america authorities sooner or later."

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

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of greater 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 4 months in jail.

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

Tarrio's lawyer Nayib Hassan told reporters in March Tarrio left Washington, D.C. on Jan. 5, 2021 - a day earlier than the attack on the Capitol.

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

1000's 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. Greater than 800 face felony charges.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Enhancing by Louise Heavens

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