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Keenan asked Godinez, “Are you proud?” to which the Marine replied, “We are Marines.” Keenan then asked them, “Are you Proud Boys?” referring to the libertarian group that was holding a rally that day.
Suddenly, Keenan, Massey, and about 10 other people surrounded the Marines and began beating them, the Marines testified on Dec. 13, reported the Philadelphia Magazine.
“The group of suspects called the complainants ‘Nazis,’ and ‘White Supremacists.’ The suspects then maced the complainants, and then proceeded to punch and kick them,” the police stated.
Godinez testified that he was bewildered by the chants, because he’s Latino, and he yelled: “I’m Mexican.” He said Antifa members used racially charged language after that as they attacked him and his fellow Marine.
Godinez said he was maced at least six times, hit in the head, kicked in the ribs, and stomped by the mob.
“The best way I can describe it is the sound of people chanting in a soccer stadium,” Godinez told the court, adding that Keenan was “laughing, smiling, and having a good time, while I could have died that day.”
Godinez said he his eyesight is still affected by the beating and he continues to experience discomfort from other injuries.
The judge ruled that both men be held for a trial on aggravated assault and conspiracy charges, with Keenan also facing a felony charge of ethnic intimidation. Their next court date is slated for Dec. 27.
Federal authorities have been warning state and local officials since early 2016 that leftist extremists known as “antifa” had become increasingly confrontational and dangerous.
So much so that the Department of Homeland Security formally classified their activities as “domestic terrorist violence,” according to interviews and confidential law enforcement documents obtained by POLITICO. politico.com/story/2017/09/…
