Cops bust 31 members of white supremacy group Patriot Front planning riot at Idaho Pride: Found packed into U-Haul van with shields, riot gear and a smoke grenade
Thirty-one members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front were arrested near a pride event after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck
The men were inside the truck wearing khakis, navy blue shirts and white balaclavas covering their faces when Coeur d'Alene police stopped the U-Haul
Police recovered at least one smoke grenade and riot gear
They also found documents that included an 'operations plan' from the truck, as well as shields and shin guards, all of which made their intentions clear
All 31 were charged with conspiracy to riot, a misdemeanor
By Andrea Blanco For Dailymail.Com and Ap
Published: 22:09 EDT, 11 June 2022 | Updated: 23:39 EDT, 11 June 2022
More than 30 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front were arrested near an Idaho pride event after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear.
The men were standing inside the truck wearing khakis, navy blue shirts and beige hats with white balaclavas covering their faces when Coeur d'Alene police stopped the U-Haul and began arresting them on the side of the road.
'They came to riot downtown,' Coeur d´Alene Police Chief Lee White said at a news conference.
All 31 were charged with conspiracy to riot, a misdemeanor, after police received reports from residents who spotted the 'little army' getting inside the vehicle around 1.38 p.m., local news station KREM2 reported.
Those arrested came from at least 11 states, including Washington, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Colorado, South Dakota, Illinois, Wyoming, Virginia, and Arkansas, White said. Only one was from Idaho.
The men were going through the booking process Saturday afternoon and are scheduled to be arraigned on Monday, he said.
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