BUT truck full of wearing a mask men from the extremist patriotic front group were arrested near Idaho city pride in park event say the police.
Law enforcement stopped U-pasture truck in Coeur d’Alene city center on Saturday afternoon and 31 people all detained wearing same outfit, who were inside, according to CREM2.
men inside U-haul were dressed the same in khakis, blue shirts, beige hats and a white cloth covering their faces. The officers handcuffed them with zip ties, put them on in police vans and took them away from the scene.
The police reported men it was shields, rebellion gear and a smoke grenade with them when they made transport stop.
“They came to riot in the center of the city,” city Police Chief Lee White said at a press conference. on Saturday.
group members were charged with conspiracy to riot, misdemeanor charge, and the police said they had a “plan of operation” with them.
The police said they were tipped off “concerned citizen” who saw men “Looking for like little army” load up in truck in a hotel, not from an informer inside group.
Investigators said the participants came from states across the country and were in process of booked. The police chief said that men had the logos of the Patriot Front on their clothes and hats.
Police said those arrested came from Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Colorado, South Dakota, Illinois, Wyoming, Virginia and other states.
“Looks like they didn’t come here to in peaceful eventsKootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris said. Coeur d’Alene Press.
Video on social media showed the police in tactical gear compulsion men kneel down with their hands put behind their backs.
The Patriot Front is described by the Anti-Defamation League as white supremacist. group.
Police said groups were walking around the pride. event with long guns, pistols and bear spray.
