A supporter of American Nazi group White Lives Matter (‘White Lives Matter’, in a distortion of the name of the black social movement against police brutality) has been arrested as alleged perpetrator of a Molotov cocktail attack against a ohio church (USA) who was planning an event with ‘drag queens’.
According to investigators, the detainee, identified as Aimenn Penny, threw several Molotov cocktails at the Chesterland Community Church, on the outskirts of Cleveland, on March 25. The attack left burns on the facade and tore up a billboard, but It has not caused significant damage.
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Penny, arrested on Friday, has been charged with arson and possession of a destructive device, according to the charge sheet collected by the US news portal ‘The Hill’. Researchers consider him a member of this group, cKnown for protesting against a ‘drag queens’ event earlier this monthwhere they appeared waving swastikas and applauding the figure of Adolf Hitler, according to the FBI.
Penny came to assure the police officers who monitored that event that he was expecting “a national racial war” and communicated his belief that all other races must be eliminated so that the country could prosper.
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In a subsequent search at his home, the agents found several flags with swastikas and other Nazi paraphernalia, as well as materials to make Molotov cocktails.
The Chesterland church has received several threats before the celebration of this event, scheduled for this Saturday, and anticipates the presence of various “hate groups.” In a statement about the arrest, also collected by ‘The Hill’, those responsible for the religious center ask that the full weight of the law fall on the detainee if he is found guilty. “Although we regret what happened and forgive him, we want to see him prosecuted to the full extent of the law. We must send a message to people who think similarly that violence, as a form of coercion to push any type of agenda, is something unacceptable in 2023″.