former main leader of proud boys will remain imprisoned awaiting trial on conspiracy charge with other members of far right extremist group to attack US Capitol and prevent Congress from confirming Joe Biden’s victory for president, a federal judge ruled.
Henry “Enrique” Tarrio posing danger to public which cannot be mitigated home detention and forbid him using social media This was stated by US District Judge Timothy Kelly. in the order was issued late Friday evening.
Tarrio, a South Florida resident, is in jail after his arrest on March 8, one day after he was charged on allegations, including conspiracy. federal judge in Previously, Miami ordered a pretrial hearing. detention.
Tarrio and other leaders of the Proud Boys used encrypted channels, social media and other electronic means of communication for planning and conducting out plot to storm the Capitol on January 6, 2021and interfere with congressional certification of The Electoral College votes according to the indictment.
Tarrio asked Kelly to arrange for his release. on bail, but the judge denied the motion. Kelly said the evidence against Tarrio is ‘very strong’ despite Tarrio’s argument that the authorities essentially don’t have ‘smokers’. gun” against him, “perhaps in the form of direct evidence of Tarrio’s order to the other Proud Boys to storm the Capitol.
Tarrio was not in Washington when the uprising took place. The police arrested Tarrio. in area of Colombia two days before the riots and blamed him with desecration of a Black Lives Matter banner at a historic black church during a protest in December 2020 The referee ordered Tarrio to stay. out of the capital of country.
Before he left Washington, Tarrio met with Oath Keepers founder and leader Elmer “Stuart” Rhodes and others in underground garage for about 30 minutes, authorities say. Rhodes and several other members or associates of anti-government Oath Keepers Militia group charged with seditious conspiracy in Capitol attack.
Documentary filmmaker recorded part of meeting in the garage.
“But not so much about the content of the meeting can be gleaned from the clips – on one dot, tarrio and other movements for the director to stop,” Kelly said. in his order.
Tarrio claims to have stepped down like proud boys national chairman.
five others men Proud Boys-related Ethan Nordin, Joseph Biggs, Zachary Rehl, Charles Donoghue and Dominic Pezzola were charged in the same indictment of 7 March as Tarrio.
Donoghue, 34 of Kernersville, North Carolina, pleaded guilty in April to allegations of conspiracy and assault and agreed to cooperate in department of justice affairs against other Proud Boys members.
Nordin, Biggs, Rel and Pezzola also remain imprisoned awaiting trial for August.
nordean, of Auburn, Washington, was president of the Proud Boys chapter. biggs, of Ormond Beach, Florida, identified itself as the organizer of the Proud Boys. Rel was president of Chapter “Proud Boys” in Philadelphia. The indictment describes Pezzola, of Rochester, New York, as a member of its local Proud Boys chapter.
Tarrio tried to communicate with Nordin and Biggs on the phone while they both men we moving in as well as out of Capitol, indictment says.
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