Category: Racial Supremacism

Oklahoma: Police: Rape suspect may be KKK recruiter
— Muskogee Phoenix reports:
—- “Charles Allen Rash, 52, may have been a Klan recruiter, police said.”
— “Warner Police seized several Ku Klux Klan cards in his name on a nightstand in his bedroom when he was arrested.”
— “A search warrant return filed in Muskogee County District Court reflects items seized by Warner police include the Klan cards, $1,000 in cash and a blank application for membership in the Klan.”
— “Also found in the refrigerator in Rash’s kitchen were two disposable cameras and one roll of film. Another roll of film was found in the refrigerator, the search warrant return states.”
— “Some of the pictures of Rash indicate he is or purported to be an imperial wizard of the Klan, police said.”

Virginia: Racist Graffiti Hits City
— Rocktown Weekly reports:

— “HARRISONBURG – Police are investigating a spate of racially charged graffiti that appeared in a neighborhood near downtown.”
— “Tags bearing ‘white power’ and ‘KKK’ were painted on telephone and utility poles and on steps in front of residences late Tuesday on East Wolfe Street, according to the Harrisonburg Police Department.”
— “Officers are trying to determine whether specific people were targeted, which could constitute a hate crime, said Mary-Hope Gangwer, spokeswoman for HPD.”
— “Around 10:45 p.m., a young white female was seen painting ‘KKK’ in front of a house near the 400 block of East Wolfe, said a neighbor who lives across the street from the house and asked to remain anonymous.”
— “Doug Mason, who is black and an anti-racism advocate, went to his sister’s house Wednesday morning and was shocked to see ‘KKK’ painted on a pole in front of her house.”
— “Mason said he and his sister are concerned for her safety following the vandalism.”
— “Mason said he grew up in the neighborhood after his family moved to East Wolfe in 1966.”
— “‘We never had that kind of intimidation,’ said Mason, who formed Sincere Citizens Against Racism, an anti-racism group. ‘It’s blatant.'”
— “He formed the group after a white co-worker at Massanutten Resort hung a noose on three separate occasions about 2½ years ago.”

Related reports:

— People React to Hate Graffiti in Harrisonburg

— Rock Against Racism – Local Man Rebounds From Racial Incident

Michigan: Burning cross found in Oakland County yard
— Michigan Messenger reports:
— “An African-American family in Oakland County found a burning cross in their yard”
— “Though burning crosses was an act of racist intimidation more common in the south, Michigan also has a long and disturbing history of white supremacist organizations. For decades until his death, Robert Miles led the Michigan chapter of the Ku Klux Klan and his farm was a center of racist activity for the state and the entire nation.”
— “The Southern Poverty Law Center lists 23 hate groups in Michigan, most of them classified as white supremacist or neo-Nazi groups. The election of the nation’s first black president has spurred renewed activity in this dark underbelly of America, including a new white supremacist group operating recently in West Michigan.”

— Detroit Free Press: “Black family finds burnt cross on lawn”

Virginia: Klan graffiti found in Queens Lake
— Yorktown residents find ‘KKK’ graffiti on signs

Texas: Klan distributes leaflets in Abilene
— Abilene Reporter News reports:
— “The United White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan peppered some Abilene neighborhoods on Saturday night with leaflets.”
— “the local Klan group is seeking to recruit new members”
— “‘We try go white neighborhoods, but you can never guarantee who lives where,’ said the Klan member, who declined to give his name. ‘We don’t want to distribute to other races. We don’t want to upset anybody.'”
— “Rather, the local Klan group is seeking to recruit new members, the man said.”
— “‘The KKK is not a violent or prejudice group. It’s a Christian group. This is not the Old Klan,’ he said. ‘This is the second era. The way the political climate is now, we’re trying to give some stability, some help to the right wing.'”

— AP reports: “Ruling bars release of man arrested in 2004 bombing”
— “An alleged white supremacist charged in a 2004 bombing that injured a black city official in Scottsdale will remain in federal custody because he poses a threat to the community and is a flight risk, a judge ruled Tuesday.”
— “The ruling, from U.S. District Judge David Campbell, reverses an Illinois federal magistrate’s order in July to release Daniel Mahon, 58, on a $50,000 cash bond.”
— “‘No conditions of release would reasonably ensure the safety of the community,’ Campbell wrote in his ruling. ‘Daniel has described himself as a domestic terrorist and has espoused views against not only minority groups but the government generally.'”
— “Daniel Mahon and his twin brother, Dennis Mahon, were arrested in the bombing June 25 at their home in Davis Junction, Ill., where authorities say they found assault weapons, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and white-supremacist material.”

Previous Reports:

— The Kansas City Star reports on “former Kansas City area Ku Klux Klan leader Dennis Mahon”

Arizona: Judge delays decision on releasing alleged bomber — reported white supremacists

Arizona: Judge delays decision on releasing alleged bomber — reported white supremacists

Arizona: 2 White supremacists arrested in 2004 letter bombing

Kansas City: Former area Ku Klux Klan (KKK) leader, brother indicted in 2004 mail bombing

New Mexico’s white supremacists keep the hate alive
— Frontline Aryans group