Patriot Front Leader Tom Rosseau Among 31 Arrested Near Idaho Pride Event
detained by police in Coeur d'Alene after a concerned citizen reported seeing dozens of masked individuals who "looked like a little army" loading riot gear into a U-Haul.
Only one of the members was from Idaho, according to the Idaho Statesman. Rosseau came from Texas, while the rest were from Arkansas, Colorado, Illinois, Oregon, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming."They were all wearing similar attire.
They had shields, shin guards, and other riot gear with them, including at least one smoke grenade," Coeur d'Alene Police Chief Lee White said Saturday during a press conference. "It is clear to us, based on the gear that the individuals had with them...that they came to riot downtown."In addition to the riot gear, police found "paperwork" among the group that appeared similar to a military operations plan.
Each of the members was charged with a misdemeanor count of conspiracy to riot, White said.According to the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), Rosseau was born in Texas in 1998 and was previously involved with the neo-Nazi white supremacist group, Vanguard America.
