Jeff Tischauser A member of the white nationalist hate group Patriot Front who appears to operate a social media account that disclosed personal information about perceived political enemies – including journalists, left-leaning activists, politicians and community members – is an active-duty soldier in the U.S. Army, a Hatewatch investigation has revealed. Kai Liam Nix, 20, of West End, North Carolina, also known as Patrick NC inside Patriot Front, is stationed at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, with the 82nd Airborne Division. His enlistment and active-duty status were confirmed by an Army public affairs officer. As an enlisted soldier, Nix has access to weapons and tactical training that make his involvement with Patriot Front – a group that targets communities with racist propaganda and hate rallies – particularly concerning. Hatewatch contacted the U.S. Army about its investigation, but an Army public affairs officer declined to comment, citing Army policy. In addition to participating in racist activism for Patriot Front, Nix appears to be the operator of a Telegram channel that worked in conjunction with white power groups in the South to release sensitive personal information about perceived political enemies including their names, photos, phone numbers and addresses. Their targets included nine journalists, a business owner who spoke up about how antisemitism affected their community, activists in left-leaning groups, lawyers and cybersecurity analysts. The Telegram channel, originally called Appalachian Archives but later rebranded as American Archives, also targeted members of other far-right groups that were deemed insufficiently loyal to the white power movement. This practice – distributing someone’s personal information online for the sole purpose of intimidation or harassment – is called doxing. (…) At the time, Nix was going into his last year in high school, while Jones, of Charlotte, was 23 and a former Army recruit who had organized with The Base, the Proud Boys and Patriot Front. In 2017, Jones had to leave basic training to attend his criminal trial for a sexual offense charge involving sex with two 14-year-olds when he was 18. Jones pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of crimes against nature and received probation, according to court documents Hatewatch obtained.
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