A judge has denied the latest request by Enrique Tarrio, the former top leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, for release from jail while he awaits trial on criminal charges relating to last year’s attack on the U.S. Capitol.
Highlights
- Enrique Tarrio, the former top leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, has been held in jail since September 2021.
- He 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.
- A judge in Florida previously denied a request by Tarrio for pretrial release, which is common in the U.S.
- legal system because of the presumption of innocence given to people accused of crimes.
- Thousands of people stormed the Capitol that day to try to keep President Joe Biden’s election victory over then-president Donald Trump.