Proud Boys leader Tarrio loses latest 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 legal costs relating to last yr's attack on the U.S. Capitol.

In an order issued late on Friday night time, U.S. District Choose Timothy Kelly said the evidence against Tarrio is "very sturdy" and that measures like a bond and residential confinement "don't adequately mitigate the specter of dangerousness Tarrio poses."

Kelly mentioned that Tarrio "has the talent set, resources, and networks to plan related challenges to the lawful functioning of the United States authorities in the future."

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

Tarrio is among the most high-profile of more than 775 folks 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 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, in the encrypted chat, telling them: "We did this."

Tarrio's lawyer Nayib Hassan informed 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 so far as what we've got reviewed proper now that the evidence is weak," Hassan said.

Hundreds of individuals 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 prison fees.

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Reporting by Jan Wolfe, Modifying by Louise Heavens

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