A self-identified white nationalist from Ohio has been charged with threatening a Youngstown Jewish community center, prosecutors said.
Prosecutors said Thursday that the federal criminal complaint was unsealed. It may be a few weeks before authorities seek an indictment from a grand jury, and investigators are working to determine if anyone else may be involved, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Justin Herdman said.
Reardon was arrested after he pulled up to his home as police were searching it on Aug. 16. In addition to the weapons, numerous Nazi World War II propaganda posters and a Hitler Youth knife was found, authorities said. New Middletown Police Chief Vincent D'Egidio said that the man’s mother had some concerns years ago"but she thought he was out of that."
James Reardon Jr. is accused of making what they believe was a threat to a Jewish center in Ohio on Instagram, was arrested on Aug. 17, 2019, on telecommunications harassment and aggravated menacing charges.D'Egidio said that the weapon described as an MP-40 is legal to own in Ohio. He said Reardon is a self-described collector of World War II weapons.
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