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Leader of โThe Baseโ white supremacist group who ran โhate campโ in Michigan sentenced
Read full article: Leader of โThe Baseโ white supremacist group who ran โhate campโ in Michigan sentencedThe self-proclaimed leader of the white supremacist group โThe Base,โ who apparently ran a โhate campโ in Michigan for members to prepare to violently overthrow the government, has been sentenced to prison.
Leader of neo-Nazi white supremacist group arrested in Michigan
Read full article: Leader of neo-Nazi white supremacist group arrested in MichiganTAYLOR, Mich. โ Officials arrested the self-proclaimed leader of the white supremacist group โThe Base," who apparently ran a โhate camp" in Michigan for members to prepare to violently overthrow the government, police said. Authorities said the group advocates violence and aims to set up a white society in the Pacific Northwest or Michiganโs Upper Peninsula. Harper works on a podcast that exposes the inner workings of hate speech and neo-Nazi groups. Officials said The Base openly advocates for violence and criminal acts against the U.S. and purports to be training for a race war. At one point, the group required members to read neo-Nazi books urging the collapse of Western civilization, authorities said.
Leader of โThe Baseโ white supremacist group who ran โhate campโ arrested in Michigan, officials say
Read full article: Leader of โThe Baseโ white supremacist group who ran โhate campโ arrested in Michigan, officials sayTAYLOR, Mich. โ Officials arrested the self-proclaimed leader of the white supremacist group โThe Base," who apparently ran a โhate camp" in Michigan for members to prepare to violently overthrow the government, police said. Watkins claims to have been appointed leader of The Base and apparently ran a โhate campโ for members of the group, including tactical and firearms training to prepare for the violent overthrow of the government, police said. Police said Watkins and Gorman wanted to threaten and intimidate Harper, but Harper didnโt actually live at that house. At one point, the group required members to read neo-Nazi books urging the collapse of Western civilization, authorities said. Watkins and Gorman are charged with gang membership, unlawful posting of a message and using computers to commit a crime -- all felonies.