Placeholder while article actions loadThe dozens of masked men from a dozen different states dressed in the visually singular identity of the white supremacist group Patriot Front, authorities said. “These individuals were prepared to riot,” White told The Washington Post Sunday. “They even had an operations plan to detail their actions once they arrived at the Pride event,” he said, citing the plan as the main contributor for the eventual misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to riot. White said further charges could be added depending on what authorities find, like weapons, as they process the U-Haul and other vehicles. Since the arrests, white supremacist and Patriot Front sympathizers have flooded the police tip line with harassment, White said.

Source: Washington Post June 13, 2022 11:48 UTC