{"id":1512538,"date":"2022-06-12T15:19:08","date_gmt":"2022-06-12T19:19:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1512538"},"modified":"2022-06-12T15:19:31","modified_gmt":"2022-06-12T19:19:31","slug":"police-arrest-31-patriot-front-members-near-lgbtq-pride-event-in-idaho","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-arrest-31-patriot-front-members-near-lgbtq-pride-event-in-idaho\/","title":{"rendered":"Police Arrest 31 Patriot Front Members Near LGBTQ Pride Event In Idaho"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpolice-arrest-31-patriot-front-members-near-lgbtq-pride-event-in-idaho%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1512538&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Idaho police arrested 31 members of a group called Patriot Front after being found in a U-Haul vehicle near an LGBTQ Pride event in Coeur d\u2019Alene on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The arrests followed a call to police reporting a group of men carrying shields and dressed in military clothing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pOBDCaUWLmk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to<\/a> Coeur d\u2019Alene Police Chief Lee White.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is clear to us based on the gear that the individuals had with them, the stuff they had in their possession, the U-Haul with them along with paperwork that was seized from them, that they came to riot downtown,\u201d White said during the news conference.<\/p>\n<p>The group reportedly wore shirts with Patriot Front logos, an organization that the Associated Press has described\u00a0as a \u201cwhite supremacist group.\u201d Its website <a href=\"https:\/\/patriotfront.us\/\">states<\/a>, \u201cOur people, born to this nation of our European race, must reforge themselves as a new collective capable of asserting our right to cultural independence.\u201d<\/p>\n<div data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\" data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">\u201cMany of those arrested were wearing logos representing Patriot Front, which rebranded after one of its members plowed his car into a crowd of people protesting a white-supremacist rally in Charlottesville in 2017, killing Heather Heyer and injuring dozens,\u201d The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2022\/06\/11\/patriot-front-arrests-idaho\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Authorities have stopped this Uhaul and detained approximately 20 people. They all have the same type of clothing on. Truck was stopped about 1\/8th mile from the pride event. We\u2019re working to get more info from police. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KREM2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KREM2<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bez1msBz45\">pic.twitter.com\/bez1msBz45<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Simchuk (@KyleSimchuk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KyleSimchuk\/status\/1535734449534472193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">\u201cThe group\u2019s founder, Thomas Ryan Rousseau, was among those arrested, according to jail records. Like the others, Rousseau was arrested on a charge of criminal conspiracy to riot, a misdemeanor. The arrestees were held on $300 bail,\u201d the report added.<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">The traffic stop and arrests were made near the North Idaho Pride Alliance\u2019s Coeur d\u2019Alene Pride in the Park event.<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">\u201cIt appears they did not come here to engage in peaceful events,\u201d Kootenai County Sheriff Bob Norris <a href=\"https:\/\/www.krem.com\/article\/news\/local\/police-detain-group-found-inside-uhaul-coeur-dalene\/293-aa1593a5-5fd2-4ce4-b0c1-bf8edaedcfe6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\">Those arrested included residents from at least 11 states, including Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Colorado, South Dakota, Illinois, Wyoming, Virginia, and Arkansas, according to the report. The men are expected to appear in court on Monday.<\/p>\n[embedded content]\n<p>The \u201cPride in the Park\u201d gathering was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nipridealliance\/photos\/a.1755155474730907\/3235768336669606\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advertised<\/a> as a \u201cfamily-friendly, community event celebrating diversity and building a stronger and more unified community for ALL.\u201d It continued as scheduled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNorth Idaho Pride Alliance will not be responding to media or communication requests on Sunday, June 12th, and will follow up per our capacity,\u201d the event\u2019s organizers said in a Facebook <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nipridealliance\/posts\/3236961079883665?__cft__[0]=AZWklBlDc9XXV0kjHuOaNT4E2UUSIjO3Zes1E8tx-tj0-N4WsBe0f66fGJM0pi13NlSnOrx6cT3Gk0WR31Yu4-Q1SmCwBMV3990C8HCJy5Ehbr6G2qKpraUXtmbLi2hjEdZYnLrOcU5kE0rBSvStXUzoxMdKixPTE5NoIpjypvMBzA&#038;__tn__=%2CO%2CP-R\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are deeply grateful to law enforcement agencies who were present and professionally responded throughout the day to keep our community safe,\u201d the statement continued. \u201cWe thank the many Pride in the Park vendors, volunteers, performers, partners, supporters, sponsors, and event attendees for their role in ensuring a safe event for ALL by joining us yesterday in the spirit of love, kindness, and inclusion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a terror alert on Tuesday over potential violence concerns. The warning noted the Supreme Court\u2019s pending abortion ruling and tensions over the surge at the U.S.-Mexico border, among other controversies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome domestic violent extremists have expressed grievances related to their perception that the U.S. government is unwilling or unable to secure the U.S.-Mexico border and have called for violence to stem the flow of undocumented migrants to the United States,\u201d the Terrorism Advisory System Bulletin\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/ntas\/advisory\/national-terrorism-advisory-system-bulletin-june-7-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">alert<\/a>\u00a0read.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Idaho police arrested 31 members of a group called Patriot Front after being found in a U-Haul vehicle near an LGBTQ Pride event in Coeur d\u2019Alene on Saturday. 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