The NSC-131 founder’s behavior is ‘escalating’ and ‘becoming increasingly violent,’ a prosecutor said. Christopher Hood was arraigned in the West Roxbury Municipal Court this morning, following a clash between his white supremacist group and counter-protestors over the weekend during a drag queen book reading in Jamaica Plain. Hood, who founded the Massachusetts chapter of the Nationalist Social Club in 2019 — a white supremacist group according to the Anti-Defamation League — arrived with a small group of members at a public drag queen story hour for children and families at the Loring Greenough House midday Saturday. The NSC-131 group members were reportedly chanting “Pedo scum off our streets,” and they drew a small crowd of counter-protestors. An altercation erupted, leading Hood and two counter-protestors to be arrested, officials said. Because their lack of criminal history, according to the Suffolk District Attorney’s office, charges were dropped against both counter-protestors. Hood, 23, of Pepperell, faces a charge of affray, which carries no jail time. He will return to court for a pre-trial hearing on Sept. 19. During the arraignment, the prosecutor noted Hood has three prior arrests on his record and his behavior is “escalating” and “becoming increasingly violent.”
via bostonherald: White supremacist leader arraigned, warned against ‘escalating’ behavior