Texas
Related: About this forumTexas residents among alleged white nationalists arrested in Idaho with plans to riot
Texas residents were among 31 individuals affiliated with a white nationalist group arrested Saturday in Idaho on suspicion of conspiracy to riot after police there found them packed in a U-Haul truck apparently heading to a Pride celebration with riot gear and at least one smoke grenade, authorities said.
It was not clear by Saturday night how many of the individuals detained in Coeur dAlene, a city in north Idaho about 33 miles east of Spokane, were from Texas or what part of the state they reside in. The others arrested, who were still being booked Saturday, were residents of Utah, Idaho, Colorado, South Dakota, Illinois, Arkansas, Wyoming, Washington, Oregon and Virginia, the citys police Chief Lee White said.
A person called authorities around 1:38 p.m. after seeing some 20 people jump into a truck wearing masks and carrying shields, looking like a little Army. Police stopped the truck about 10 minutes later and arrested the 31 individuals, who appear to be affiliated with the group Patriot Front, White said, citing logos on their hats, similar outfits, insignia and at least one patch that said Patriot Front.
The Southern Poverty Law Center describes the group as a white nationalist hate group.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/texas-residents-among-alleged-white-nationalists-arrested-in-idaho-with-plans-to-riot/ar-AAYmFjf
Walleye
(35,658 posts)cbabe
(4,155 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(154,423 posts)There are active KKK chapters in Texas. There are chapters in Vidor and Conroe Texas. My middle child was trying a case in Conroe Texas and was in the security line on more than one occasion with people with KKK or other white supremacist tattoos.
Chainfire
(17,757 posts)To steal the rights of the gay people to celebrate. What true patriots.
The police should have initiated a high-speed chase in this case. Let those good people on all sides bond a little.
https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images?p=photo+of+wrecked+rental+trucks&fr=mcafee&type=E211US1490G0&imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.fosterwebmarketing.com%2Finjurytriallawyer.com%2Fu-haul2.jpg#id=5&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Fimages.fosterwebmarketing.com%2Finjurytriallawyer.com%2Fu-haul2.jpg&action=click