Sources: Anti-Defamation League and Southern Law Poverty Centerĭenton admitted to an undercover FBI agent that he participated in the swatting calls to ProPublica and the ProPublica journalist, and used a voice changer when he made calls, according to the affidavit. Those topics included praising American neo- Nazi James Mason, the Charles Manson murders, homophobic slurs, racist rhetoric, sexual assault and calls for a race war. Atomwaffen is German for 'atomic weapons'.Īpart from being influenced by Nazi rhetoric, several members shared vile remarks on affiliated Antomwaffer websites. white people are genetically superior to other peopleįrom this harmful ideology comes the Atomwaffen Divison, which was created in 2016 by a now-defunct white supremacist discussion forum online.white people have their own "culture" that is superior to other cultures.whites should live by themselves in a whites-only society.whites should have dominance over people of other backgrounds, especially where they may co- exist.They revere Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany and sometimes try to adopt some Nazi principles to their own times and geographic locations, though many neo-Nazis primarily adopt the trappings, symbology and mythology of the Third Reich,' the Anti-Defamation League wrote.Īccording to ADL, white supremacy has four key tenets, including: Neo-Nazi ideology is one of the main sects inside the white supremacy movement in the United States and in other countries around the globe. Denton, 26, also used forms of intimidation across the U.S., Canada and the United Kingdom. #Sought say. against tormentor. they shot seriesRecently, a Atomwaffer leader in Montgomery, Texas, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with a series of phony bomb threats made in Virginia. He is one of more than a dozen people with ties to Atomwaffen who have faced federal charges since the group’s beginnings in 2016. When Thomasberg first appeared in court, his mother accused the FBI of unfairly targeting ‘a rich, white kid.’ ‘If you study our history, you’ll realize that for 200 years we have been a collection of people coming from all over the world, and that’s what makes us the greatest country in the world. Judge Judge Liam O'Grady called Thomasberg a ‘potentially frightening person to our community’ but hopes the young man can truly renounce his harmful ideology. However, Mariano cited an assault charge Thomasberg picked up at 14-year-old – when he fired a gun at a car during a botched drug deal– as proof of violent tendencies. Prosecutors said Thomasberg was a member and recruiter for the white supremacist group, Atomwaffer, which began on an online forum in 2016 ‘Untermensch’ is an offensive Nazi term that’s used to people they consider to be racially inferior. In another, he wrote: ‘Theres nothing more Aryan than entheogenic drug use. Psychedelic Nazis,’ he wrote in one text. Thomasberg discussed his drug use and firearm possessions in texts that were obtained by prosecutors. He pleaded guilty to 'making a material false statement in relation to the purchase of a firearm and to possessing firearms while being an unlawful user of or addicted to controlled substances.' ‘Thomasberg lied in order to illegally purchase a firearm,’ the Department of Justice said in a press release. Thomsberg also said he bought a semiautomatic rifle for another person who was a drug user in October 2017. Andrew Jon Thomasberg (pictured) was sentenced to one year in prison for federal weapons violationsĪ former neo-Nazi leader in Virginia was sentenced Friday to a year in prison and three years probation for weapons violations charges after he renounced his ties to the white supremacy group.Īndrew Jon Thomasberg, 21, of McLean, was convicted as part of a November 2019 plea bargain where he admitted to possessing weapons while abusing psychedelic drugs like marijuana, psilocybin mushrooms and opium.
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