Tag: White Supremacists

Investigations

Florida Deputies Thwart Mass Shooting, Possible Ambushes of Police After FBI Tip

The search of the man’s residence yielded 18 firearms, body armor, rifle plates, a helmet, and 12,000 rounds of ammunition. The deputies found he had a full Class B Palm Beach County SO uniform and gear.

May 1, 2025

Patrol

Ohio Town Orders Review of How Police Responded to Neo-Nazi Demonstration

Evendale police have said no laws were broken and officers were obligated to protect the demonstrators' First Amendment right to free speech.

February 26, 2025

Patrol

Man with Ties to "Boogaloo Movement" Gets 40 Years for Murder of Federal Officer

Steven Carrillo, 34, pleaded guilty earlier this year to the killing of Federal Protective Services Officer Patrick Underwood in the May 2020 attack.

June 7, 2022

Point of Law

Facebook Sued Over Politically Motivated Murder of Officer

According to Facebook messages obtained by federal prosecutors, Carrillo met Robert Alvin Justus Jr., the driver of the vehicle from which he is alleged to have opened fire on Underwood, through Facebook groups for the Boogaloo movement.

January 7, 2022

Special Units

MD Officers Cleared in Shooting of Alleged "Boogaloo" Movement Supporter

The suspect, 21-year-old Duncan Socrates Lemp was reportedly a supporter of the "Boogaloo" movement, which is linked to white supremacy and violence against police and promotes racial warfare.

December 31, 2020

Patrol

CA Deputy Wounded in Ambush, White Supremacist Suspect Killed

Deputy Richard "Ted" Lehnhoff was wounded in the shooting and was flown to a hospital for treatment where he is currently in stable condition.

September 25, 2020

Patrol

Oregon State Police Called Back to Portland Over Escalating Violence

On Monday, Portland police said 29 people were arrested overnight after taking part in an unlawful gathering in northeast Portland where rocks and eggs were thrown at officers.

August 31, 2020

Patrol

White Supremacists Want to Attack Officers with Coronavirus, FBI Says

The FBI’s New York office reports that "members of extremist groups are encouraging one another to spread the virus, if contracted, through bodily fluids and personal interactions."

March 23, 2020

Patrol

Alleged Texas White Supremacist Arrested Over Swatting Calls Against Virginia Targets

John Cameron Denton, 26, was charged with conspiracy to commit an offense against the United States and interstate threats to injure after he and several other co-conspirators planned multiple “swatting” calls from November 2018 to April 2019, the Department of Justice said.

February 26, 2020

Special Units

Gang Member Accused of Shooting TN Officer Captured

Wilson was wanted by the Knoxville Police Department on a charge of attempted first-degree murder of a police officer. On Thursday, police say a Knoxville officer initiated a traffic stop on Wilson's vehicle. Wilson exited and began shooting at the officer, striking the officer once.

January 15, 2018

Patrol

Charlottesville Police Chief Retires Following Damning Report on White Supremacist Rally Response

The retirement of Thomas, who has 27 years of law enforcement service, is effective immediately. The United States Air Force veteran has served since May 23, 2016.

December 18, 2017

Patrol

Video: FBI Arrests SC Man Allegedly Planning Attack 'In the Spirit of Dylann Roof'

A man with connections to a white supremacy group was arrested in Myrtle Beach, SC, Wednesday after purchasing a gun from an undercover FBI agent, apparently intending to commit an attack “in the spirit of Dylann Roof.”

February 16, 2017