Group allegedly affiliated with Patriot Front had protective gear, detailed operational plans, police say
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The people believed to be affiliated with White nationalist group Patriot Front arrested in Idaho over the weekend appear to have been well-prepared with detailed plans and protective gear to "antagonize and cause disorder" at the Coeur d'Alene Pride event on Saturday, according to a new court filing.
Among the items seized in the arrests of 31 men who piled into a U-Haul box truck, were documents taken from the group leader, Thomas Rousseau, outlining the hate group's moral intentions, and an operational plan, as detailed in an affidavit of probable cause filed Monday in Kootenai County District Court.
"(One) document was typed and discussed the group being there to raise a voice against the moral depravity which permits events such as this to take place," writes Coeur d'Alene Police Officer Alan Gilbert. "There was also a typed organizational document outlining call locations, primary checkpoints, drill times, prep times and observation windows. There were also GPS coordinates for a drop point with two backup plans."
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