COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho – Authorities arrested 31 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front on Saturday, June 11th, after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear.
The men were standing inside the truck with their faces covered when Coeur d’Alene police stopped the U-Haul.
Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White says “they came to riot downtown,” adding that all 31 were charged with conspiracy to riot.
White says those arrested came from at least 11 states.
Among those arrested was Thomas Rousseau of Grapevine, Texas, who has been identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as the 23-year-old who founded the group.
The men are scheduled to be arraigned on Monday, June 13th.