Proud Boys chief Tarrio loses latest bid for release from jail

May 28 (Reuters) - A judge has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the previous top chief of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail while he awaits trial on prison costs referring to last 12 months's assault on the U.S. Capitol.

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

Kelly stated that Tarrio "has the ability set, resources, and networks to plan comparable challenges to the lawful functioning of america government in the future."

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A choose in Florida beforehand denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial launch, which is widespread in the U.S. authorized system due to the presumption of innocence given to people accused of crimes. Tarrio asked Kelly to evaluate the Florida choose's order.

Tarrio is among the many most high-profile of greater than 775 people criminally charged for their 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 said Tarrio maintained an energetic leadership position behind the scenes on Jan. 6, forcefully telling his followers on social media not to go away 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 earlier than the attack on the Capitol.

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

Hundreds of people stormed the Capitol that day to try to preserve Congress from certifying current 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, Modifying by Louise Heavens

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