2 Men With Neo-Nazi Ties Arrested in Armed Bank Robbery Scheme – #AryanCompartmentedElements #terror #ace

The pair, both of whom had access to weapons and connections to numerous neo-Nazi groups, planned the robbery using a coded channel called “SS Screenplay Guild,” court documents allege. Two alleged white supremacists have been arrested who, authorities say, were planning a heavily armed bank robbery they discussed in code as a fake screenplay. According to the criminal complaint provided to VICE News, police arrested Micheal J. Brown of Chester County, Pennsylvania, this week and charged him with conspiracy to commit bank robbery. They also charged Luke Kenna, who was recently arrested with a ghost gun during a traffic stop, with the same. The lead investigator was a New York State Police officer assigned to the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force. Brown allegedly ran a small but openly militant neo-Nazi channel on Telegram called Aryan Compartmented Elements (ACE) which shared videos of the group’s purported crimes, including a short clip of a burning home which the arrested men claimed belonged to “education administrator” who allowed “CRT/LGBTQ approved books” into school libraries. Both Kenna and Brown ran small tactical companies where they offered military-style training and sold bespoke weapons like knives.  Brown, Kenna, and a third unnamed man were planning an armed bank robbery in Johnston, New York, according to court documents (…) Several texts indicate the group’s excitement to partake in violence in the event their plan went off the rails. At one point, in reference to attaining heavier weapons, Brown wrote, “If something goes sideways and we decide to turn this into an action thriller, I’d prefer to have something really nice for the audience.” Brown’s actions with Telegram channel Aryan Compartmented Elements were first documented by Corvallis Against Fascism, an anti-fascist research group. At one point, Brown texted Kenna referencing the Corvallis Against Fascism article saying it might add more “oomph” top their plan.  In the files available on Aryan Compartmented Elements, which was reviewed by VICE News before it was taken down, videos show a neo-Nazi stealing and burning Pride and BLM signs and flags and harassing a local resident by writing “die pedo” near his door. Many posts are videos and photos of the person behind the channel doing “reconnaissance” on “targets” in their community. Aryan Compartmented Elements, which had just over 200 followers, also contained violent images and videos targeting police officers and minorities. The channel shared a segment from the livestreamed video of the recent white supremacist mass murder in Buffalo that shows a Black man being shot in the head. Posts on the channel also contained diatribes and voice recordings of extreme neo-Nazi rhetoric.

via vice: 2 Men With Neo-Nazi Ties Arrested in Armed Bank Robbery Scheme

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