A 14yo boy from Raleigh & Benson, NC, has claimed to be the youth director of Aryan Freedom Network. We have found these claims to be legitimate. Our blog discusses the many adults grooming this kid into white power & hate. CW: KKK, violence, slurs, etc. arelephanteau.noblogs.org/post/2024/11/1…
Because he's so young, we don't name the kid or show his face. We refer to him by his internet handle, "Ohpeak." Ohpeak is "homeschooled," but we fear that this might consist of field trips to record stores and collecting Nazi and Klan memorabilia. arelephanteau.noblogs.org/post/2024/11/1…
The Aryan Freedom Network is a Texas-based neo-Nazi org with chapters across the U.S., though most are just a few individuals. AFN is known for holding white power protests/rallies, swastika burnings, and "racial holy war" training.
Per the AFN website, youth membership requires parental membership. This means the kid's mom and/or dad is a member. Shannon Dale Coats of Benson, NC, brought 14yo "Ohpeak" to Georgia for "Aryan Fest" bc that is the fatherly thing to do when you're a racist skinhead?
Ohpeak's mom, Jennifer Woodall, lives in Wake County (Raleigh, we believe) but is registered to vote at Shannon's house in Johnston County. Shannon is Ohpeak's chosen father figure; he and Jennifer maintain a non-traditional family unit centered around "homeschooling" Ohpeak.
Unknown if kid's family are Klan, but it's notable that he has access to a KKK Nighthawk hood and robe w/a "Realm of No Carolina" patch that doesn't look real tattered. 14yo Ohpeak claims he's pagan and not a member himself.
Johnston County, NC, has a long (and not long ago enough) history with Klan activity. nccadp.org/klan-country-n…
Ohpeak and Shannon Dale Coats hang out in Benson, Four Oaks, and Raleigh, NC, among other places. In addition to posting pictures of Ohpeak speaking at Aryan Fest, Aryan Freedom Network have posted propaganda on Telegram featuring Ohpeak's NC flyer drops twice.
In a video compilation AFN posted on Sept 16 '24, we see Ohpeak and another person throwing propaganda out the window of a moving vehicle and posing with a swastika flag at the Family Fare in Benson, NC.
In a set of photos AFN posted on Oct 13 '24, Ohpeak is putting a piece of trash on a vehicle in Raleigh, NC.
Ohpeak tagged a couple of buddies on TikTok to thank the for their help with the AFN flyer run. We identified one of those people--user 'Elksman'--as 19yo commercial truck driver Jonathan Lee Hardie of Knightdale/Roxboro, NC.
Another adult actively grooming and aiding in this child's neo-Nazi delinquency: David Fair of Blythewood, SC. Fair is the lead of Southern Sons ('Active Club' no longer part of the group's name but that's a story for another day).
Ohpeak's radicalization was both in-person thanks to the adults around him and online. We believe gaming was a significant entry point for him. His mom lamented that her son had been brainwashed by a certain unnamed games.
Maybe it's not public schools that are the problem, Jennifer. Just saying.
A final piece we want to bring to this thread: Someone took Ohpeak to Georgia in Sept '24 for the wedding celebration of skinhead William David "Davey" Locks and Deirdre Faith Burn/Vickerman. We believe Deirdre may be unidentified Unite the Right attendee #TWPHelmetBlondeUTR.
Action item: Shannon Dale Coats is very active on TikTok as a pro-Trump flat-earther dork with terrible hot takes. Please report his accounts for Harmful Misinformation violations. Links toward the bottom of the piece at our blog. arelephanteau.noblogs.org/post/2024/11/1…
Thank you as always to the many wonderful people who have contributed to this in all kinds of ways. Take care of each other, y'all.
Kai Nix networked online with eco-fascists, white nationalists & accelerationist neo-Nazis across the country, often saying too much and trying to disappear/cover his tracks. This thread is a round-up of telegram names he used. It's a spiderweb not a flowchart, so bear with us.
Feb-Aug '21: Kai Nix participated in the Patriot Party of NC telegram chat as early as Feb '21. In this screenshot captured in Aug '21, Kai is ()()()()--we'll call this one 'parentheses'--& he refers to himself in Feb '21 as "Fascist Italy 1." Hold onto that.
An alert and an intro: Blood Tribe is planning an event and the Dixie chapter has a new lead. Re-introducing Nicholas Garner Fisher, aka "Gladiator," currently registered to vote at his mother's house in Raleigh, NC. See our blog for the full write-up. arelephanteau.noblogs.org/post/2024/08/0…
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A new Telegram channel went live in July for the Dixie chapter of neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe. The next day during a podcast, Blood Tribe lead Chris Pohlhaus stated that he & his group are planning their next march “on the eastern side of the country.” Coincidence or no?
A new Telegram channel went live in July for the Dixie chapter of neo-Nazi group Blood Tribe. The next day during a podcast, Blood Tribe lead Chris Pohlhaus stated that he & his group are planning their next march “on the eastern side of the country.” arelephanteau.noblogs.org/post/2024/08/0…
Meanwhile, Blood Tribe Dixie member Gladiator would like your attn for all the wrong reasons. Reintroducing Nicholas Garner Fisher, aka Gladiator, currently registered to vote at his mother’s home in Raleigh, NC (though we believe he actually resides elsewhere).
Garner Fisher was first introduced in 2021 as a Proud Boy hanger-on.
For your #namethebozotour pleasure, I've rounded up some info on these two ppl who have not been spotted on the streets, but who did travel to Nashville and have been active behind the scenes: Amanda Sue Onger of Tampa, FL, & Michael Carothers/Weaver of Cartersville, GA.
Michael Weaver, aka Michael Carothers, has been active in the white power movement for decades. Weaver/Carothers served a year sentence in GA in '10 for assaulting a Black man, participated in the torch march & deadly UTR rally in '17, & is litigious af.
Amanda Sue Onger aka "Goth Waffen" was spotted in the background of a GDL livestream doing nazi propaganda crafts with Weaver at their Kentucky vrbo. h/t @antichud, who have written her up previously:
As promised last week, please meet Michael A Jones, a Patriot Front member (‘Adam NC’) & North Carolina Proud Boy hanger-on from Charlotte NC. Current residence is…federal custody. CW: sexual assault of a minor.
Why did we even notice the NY arrest reported last week? Bc we’d been looking into “Michael Jones” of Charlotte NC who was arrested for curfew violation on J6 along w/ NC Proud Boys Jay Thaxton, James Smawley, and Tim Scarboro.
ICYMI On March 19 ‘22, Michael A Jones–aka “Adam NC” of Patriot Front–was arrested in NY state after doing traffic crimes, & was found w/Baofeng radios, bolt cutters, knives, ammunition, “burglary tools,” an AR-15, etc.
PSA @NDSU community/greater Fargo ND: Nick Olien is a fascist white supremacist who org’d the failed Fargo White Lives Matter rally in April ‘21; was a member of Patriot Front in '20 w/plans to rejoin in summer ‘22; & has posted fascist flyers for the past year+. Thread:
“Nick O”/”Nick” is a current active member of a white supremacist/separatist Telegram channel. In this channel, he’s posted several things that help confirm his identity as a @NDSUEngineering student and native Fargo resident.
Back on Apr 19 ‘21, “Nick” complained about a statue of Jesus Christ that was vandalized in “my town” (after having already told us he lives in ND). That happened in Fargo.