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catbyte

(34,367 posts)
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 11:58 AM Oct 2020

FBI arrests white supremacy leader in extremism crackdown in Michigan

Source: Detroit News

Federal agents on Thursday arrested two men, including the self-proclaimed leader of the Base, a violent, white supremacist group, as part of a continuing crackdown on extremism in Michigan three weeks after the FBI said it thwarted a plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

A team of FBI agents arrested Justen Watkins, 25, of Bad Axe, the self-proclaimed leader of the Base, and Alfred Gorman, 35, of Taylor, during a pair of raids across Michigan, a source told The Detroit News.

They are linked to a December 2019 incident in Dexter in which a local family was terrorized by the men, who tried to intimidate a husband and wife and shared their address with members of the Base, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel said in a statement.

Her office charged the men with several felonies, including gang membership, a 20-year felony, using a computer to commit a crime and unlawful posting of a message. The charges were filed in Washtenaw County District Court, the location of the alleged Dexter incident.

Read more: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2020/10/29/fbi-arrests-accused-neo-nazis-michigan-crackdown-extremism/6067038002/

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FBI arrests white supremacy leader in extremism crackdown in Michigan (Original Post) catbyte Oct 2020 OP
Good soothsayer Oct 2020 #1
It's in the middle of nowhere; I guess there's not much to do but stir sh*t up. catbyte Oct 2020 #7
How long before Barr steps in MsLeopard Oct 2020 #2
I'm wondering how long before they finally ARREST Barr. BComplex Oct 2020 #4
Right before committing Traildogbob Oct 2020 #8
Al Qaeda translates as "the base" central scrutinizer Oct 2020 #3
Indeed. nycbos Oct 2020 #5
From the Arabic word al-qa'ida, literally, the base keithbvadu2 Oct 2020 #14
Bad Axe, Michigan is a hella remote place. BadGimp Oct 2020 #6
But yunno, it's only 145 miles from Hell... maddogesq Oct 2020 #11
Still amazed we have a functioning FBI bucolic_frolic Oct 2020 #9
These criminals think they're so tough! They're NOT! I personally saw a take down of my Illumination Oct 2020 #10
200 BLM protesters came to Bad Axe on June 5 dalton99a Oct 2020 #12
Southern Poverty Law Center has some info on The Base: klook Oct 2020 #13
Good Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2020 #15

BComplex

(8,029 posts)
4. I'm wondering how long before they finally ARREST Barr.
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 12:07 PM
Oct 2020

He's performing traitorous acts as we speak, and he's messing with our elections.

 

Illumination

(2,458 posts)
10. These criminals think they're so tough! They're NOT! I personally saw a take down of my
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 02:23 PM
Oct 2020

terrorist neighbors. These kids are throwing their lives away!... Protest peacefully but please don't do this!

klook

(12,154 posts)
13. Southern Poverty Law Center has some info on The Base:
Thu Oct 29, 2020, 03:09 PM
Oct 2020
https://www.splcenter.org/fighting-hate/extremist-files/group/base

The profile doesn't mention either of these yahoos, although they could be regional leaders affiliated with the Wash. State group (or maybe "self-proclaimed leader" is all this Bad Axe twerp is).
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