Posted on Jun 11, 2022
Members of white nationalist group arrested near Pride event in U.S., charged with conspiracy to...
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Authorities arrested 31 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near a Pride event in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, on Saturday after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear.
The men were standing inside the truck wearing khakis, navy blue shirts and beige hats with white balaclavas covering their faces when Coeur d'Alene police stopped the U-Haul and began arresting them on the side of the road.
"They came to riot downtown," Coeur d'Alene Police Chief Lee White said at a news conference.
All 31 were charged with conspiracy to riot, a misdemeanor, White said. The men were going through the booking process Saturday afternoon and are scheduled to be arraigned on Monday, he said.
Based on evidence collected and documents, authorities found that the group was planning to riot in several areas of downtown, not just the park, White said.
The men were standing inside the truck wearing khakis, navy blue shirts and beige hats with white balaclavas covering their faces when Coeur d'Alene police stopped the U-Haul and began arresting them on the side of the road.
"They came to riot downtown," Coeur d'Alene Police Chief Lee White said at a news conference.
All 31 were charged with conspiracy to riot, a misdemeanor, White said. The men were going through the booking process Saturday afternoon and are scheduled to be arraigned on Monday, he said.
Based on evidence collected and documents, authorities found that the group was planning to riot in several areas of downtown, not just the park, White said.
Members of white nationalist group arrested near Pride event in U.S., charged with conspiracy to...
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CSM Thomas McGarry
What MSG do you have some issue with some pointing out the crazies on the other side of the political spectrum or does this merely go against the narrative that all of those on the right are bad and all those who lean left are good?
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MSG Stan Hutchison
CSM Thomas McGarry - I prefer to discuss the issue at hand, not drag in other issues, especially if those other issues have already been discussed ad nauseum.
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I love the Coeur d'Alene area, but northern Idaho has long been a hot bed of right-wing extremism.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
MSG Stan Hutchison One of the Homes of the Nuclear Navy and Navy Nuclear Training but You're Right, Home of Right Wing Extremist, More commonly Called, Fascist, Nazis.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Video taken at the scene of the arrest and posted online showed about 20 men kneeling next to the truck with their hands bound, wearing similar khaki pants, blue shirts, white masks and baseball caps.
Police recovered at least one smoke grenade and documents that included an "operations plan" from the truck, as well as shields and shin guards, all of which made their intentions clear, White said.
"They came to riot downtown," he said.
The men come from at least 11 states, White said, including Texas, Colorado and Virginia.
Patriot Front formed in the aftermath of the 2017 white nationalist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, when it broke off from another extremist organization, Vanguard America, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups."...
..."Video taken at the scene of the arrest and posted online showed about 20 men kneeling next to the truck with their hands bound, wearing similar khaki pants, blue shirts, white masks and baseball caps.
Police recovered at least one smoke grenade and documents that included an "operations plan" from the truck, as well as shields and shin guards, all of which made their intentions clear, White said.
"They came to riot downtown," he said.
The men come from at least 11 states, White said, including Texas, Colorado and Virginia.
Patriot Front formed in the aftermath of the 2017 white nationalist "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, when it broke off from another extremist organization, Vanguard America, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate groups."...
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