Yes, ‘another minute in custody’: Back to jail for alleged white supremacist leader after judge dismisses rioting charges — again

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2017, file photo, people fly into the air as a vehicle drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. The leader of a Southern California white supremacist group and three other members have been arrested weeks after indictments of other group members for allegedly inciting the riot last year in Charlottesville, Virginia. U.S. Attorney

FILE – In this Aug. 12, 2017, file photo, people fly into the air as a vehicle drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. (Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP, File)/The Daily Progress via AP)

A federal appeals court has ruled that the alleged leader of a white supremacist group — and potential flight risk — must remain behind bars until it is determined whether he will stay in detention as prosecutors appeal a controversial decision by a federal judge in California to dismiss conspiracy rioting charges involving the hate group and its members.

The defendant in question is Robert Rundo of California, the alleged founder of the Rise Above Movement, a white supremacist group involved in several violent riots in the wake of former President Donald Trump’s election. The group participated in riots throughout California including in Huntington Beach, Berkley and San Bernardino in 2017. Members of the network were also involved and charged for their roles in the deadly rioting in Charlottesville, Virginia, that same year.

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