Arrest warrant issued for Jason Van Dyke

Van Dyke is a former attorney for the Proud Boys, which has been characterized by some as a hate group. He has made several threatening remarks on social media. Van Dyke made a profanity-laden Facebook post earlier this month directed toward Armintor, who posted screenshots of the post to her Facebook page.

Some of Van Dyke’s posts have included dialogue about the many firearms he says he owns. Others on social media have circulated photos purporting to show Van Dyke’s weapons collection.

During Friday’s hearing, which lasted about a minute, Van Dyke’s attorney told Judge Waddill that Van Dyke did not appear in court because he was not personally notified of the hearing.

The prosecutor objected, saying the attorney had been notified of the hearing.