The 31 individuals were arrested for conspiracy to riot, which is a misdemeanor, White said, adding the suspects came from at least 11 states.Ĭoeur d’Alene Mayor Jim Hammond said in a statement that “hate and violence has no place” in the city. White said the group was equipped with “shields, shin guards and other riot gear with them,” along with papers he described as “similar to an operations plan that a police or military group would put together for an event.” The group split from another white supremacist group, Vanguard America, in late August 2017, per the ADL. The people who were arrested were all wearing similar clothing associated with Patriot Front, including identical insignia, and there was at least one smoke grenade in their possession, police said.Īccording to the Anti-Defamation League, Patriot Front is a white supremacist group whose members maintain their ancestors conquered America and left it to them. The FBI is assisting Coeur d'Alene police in their investigation of the incident.
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