‘Little army’ of 31 masked Patriot Front members arrested
Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2022 12:00 pm
Now this is scary:
Police in Coeur d’Alene arrested 31 masked members of a white nationalist group suspected of conspiring to riot in the city’s downtown on the same day as a scheduled Pride in the Park event nearby.
The arrested men of “Patriot Front” arrived in Coeur d’Alene inside a U-Haul truck that police pulled over. Only one was from Idaho. The rest came from Washington, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Wyoming. Among the arrested is the national leader of the group, Thomas Rousseau, according to the Kootenai County Jail roster.
The men were jailed and are scheduled to be arraigned Monday.
Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White said the group evidently “came to riot downtown.” White said the group also had “paperwork” that appeared similar to a police or military operations plan.
Police were tipped off by a citizen who said they saw a large group of people wearing masks and donning shields “like a little army” jump into a U-Haul truck Saturday afternoon at a hotel parking lot, White said.
About 10 minutes later, police pulled over the truck as it traveled toward downtown on Northwest Boulevard. Police also seized a smoke grenade and what White described as riot gear from the truck.
“I don’t think this would have been as successful had we not had one extremely astute citizen who saw something that looked very concerning to them and reported it to us,” White said.
The Pride in the Park event had drawn many other people to the downtown area to celebrate the LGBTQ community.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/ ... ur-dalene/
This bust was made by local police and as stated, they were tipped off by an astute citizen. This was a well organized group that had links to the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville back in 2017, and as indicated, their members were scattered from all over the country. What the hell is the FBI doing? Why weren't they all over this?
Police in Coeur d’Alene arrested 31 masked members of a white nationalist group suspected of conspiring to riot in the city’s downtown on the same day as a scheduled Pride in the Park event nearby.
The arrested men of “Patriot Front” arrived in Coeur d’Alene inside a U-Haul truck that police pulled over. Only one was from Idaho. The rest came from Washington, Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia and Wyoming. Among the arrested is the national leader of the group, Thomas Rousseau, according to the Kootenai County Jail roster.
The men were jailed and are scheduled to be arraigned Monday.
Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White said the group evidently “came to riot downtown.” White said the group also had “paperwork” that appeared similar to a police or military operations plan.
Police were tipped off by a citizen who said they saw a large group of people wearing masks and donning shields “like a little army” jump into a U-Haul truck Saturday afternoon at a hotel parking lot, White said.
About 10 minutes later, police pulled over the truck as it traveled toward downtown on Northwest Boulevard. Police also seized a smoke grenade and what White described as riot gear from the truck.
“I don’t think this would have been as successful had we not had one extremely astute citizen who saw something that looked very concerning to them and reported it to us,” White said.
The Pride in the Park event had drawn many other people to the downtown area to celebrate the LGBTQ community.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/ ... ur-dalene/
This bust was made by local police and as stated, they were tipped off by an astute citizen. This was a well organized group that had links to the "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville back in 2017, and as indicated, their members were scattered from all over the country. What the hell is the FBI doing? Why weren't they all over this?