MIAMI — Enrique Tarrio, the high-profile leader of the Proud Boys extremist group, appeared subdued in Miami federal court Tuesday as a magistrate judge ordered that he remain behind bars before his trial on charges of plotting the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol building to stop Congress’ certification of the presidential election.
Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis said evidence “that he’s a danger to the community is unrebutted,” rejecting a request by Tarrio’s defense attorney to release him on a $1.25 million bond secured by his family members in Miami. She did not rule on the Justice Department’s other basis for his detention, that Tarrio, a lifelong Miami resident, is a risk of flight.
Tarrio, 38, who after his arrest last week remains in custody at the Miami Federal Detention Center, will now be transferred to Washington, D.C., to face an indictment accusing him and five other Proud Boys members of conspiring to obstruct an official proceeding and related charges including destroying government property.
