Dozens of people tied to a white supremacist group were arrested not far from a local Pride event in Idaho on Saturday and charged with conspiracy to riot, according to police.
Authorities in Coeur D'alene arrested 31 people allegedly affiliated with Patriot Front. The men were found inside a U-Haul truck near the event.
Footage posted to social media showed the U-Haul's residents wearing khakis, navy blue shirts, beige hats, and cloth facial coverings, a standard uniform for members of Patriot Front, a group that the Southern Poverty Law Center has declared a white supremacist group. At least one of the men had an arm patch that said"Patriot Front," White said. The others also had hats with logos that were"consistent" with other Patriot Front uniforms.
Patriot front arrested. they have a uhaul filled with shields and idk what else https://t.co/c8pCyd0xGW pic.twitter.com/omQuLyPpoe"In my opinion, I would gladly arrest 31 individuals who are coming to riot in our city for a misdemeanor rather than have them participate in some sort of seriously disruptive event, which is exactly what they were planning in the downtown area" White added.
A tipster told police “it looked like a little army was loading up into the vehicle” in a hotel parking lot, White said.
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