The case against Robert Rundo and other leaders of neo-Nazi gang Rise Above Movement has been mired in judicial hell. But now it’s moving forward. The head of a neo-Nazi street fighting gang will face charges for allegedly training and preparing his followers to riot and commit violence during protests. A new indictment, first reported by Raw Story, was returned earlier this week against Robert Rundo, Robert Boman, and Tyler Laube, the founders and leaders of the Rise Above Movement, a violent white nationalist group based in southern California which has become infamous for actively seeking out and engaging in street brawls. The trio first faced charges in 2018 for rioting, although the case has been mired by judicial arguments over free speech. (…) The indictment also outlines “group fighting, including 3v3, 1v2, etc.” and references several violent rallies the group was involved in, such as the infamous “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017 that led to the death of Heather Heyer. Before the rally, Rundo tweeted out, “Hope we can get y’all some more commie beatdown vids soon—Antifa never learn,” according to the indictment. The group was also heavily involved in the “Battle of Berkeley,” a series of protests in 2017 in Berkeley, California, where violence exploded between fascists and anti-fascists and resulted in dozens people being injured, some severely. The group celebrated and created propaganda surrounding the violence. (…)
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