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Matthew Chapman

HISTORICAL FACTS: Nazis target cops for patriot front bust | History Defined

Members of the right-wing group, the Patriot Front, and their founder, Thomas Ryan Rousseau, second from left, prepare to march with anti-abortion activists during the 49th annual March for Life along Constitution Ave. on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

On Monday, The Daily Beast reported that the police department in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho is being bombarded with angry messages — including death threats — after a high-profile mass arrest of the members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front.

The arrests took place over the weekend, after 31 men were caught piled into a rented truck, on their way to a local Pride event where they allegedly were intending to cause a riot. The arrested white supremacists came from at least 11 states around the country, and included 23-year-old Thomas Ryan Rousseau of Grapevine, Texas, believed to be the group's leader.

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