Police visited Elijah Millar’s home in April following tip from FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force about his online activities, Murfreesboro police spokesperson says. An armed man arrested Saturday during Nashville’s “No Kings” protest has a long history of fascination with Nazis and mass murderers, and he was already on the FBI’s radar, NewsChannel 5 Investigates has learned. Elijah Millar, 19, of Murfreesboro, was arrested Saturday after he “brandished” a handgun while clashing with a few of the thousands of protesters who attended the peaceful rally in downtown Nashville, according to the arrest warrant taken out by Metro Nashville police. Millar was later released on bond. Video obtained by NewsChannel 5 Investigates shows that the counter-protester was dressed in all black with his face covered, carrying a yellow “don’t tread on me” flag and a handgun on his hip. “No one was directly pointed at, but he was spitting at people,” one witness was quoted as telling police. “People started yelling at him, and he pulled it out and stated he had a gun.” Submitted Elijah Millar, 19, arrested by Metro Nashville police at Nashville’s “No Kings” protest. For much of his time wandering around the protest at the Bicentennial Mall, Millar was livestreaming, declaring on X that he was going to be “counter-protesting these commies.” He shouted at protesters, “Commie scum! No fing commie, commie scum in America, motherfer.” Soon, he was involved in a sharp exchange with a “No Kings” protester who challenged him to show his face. “You are such a coward, such a coward. Take your mask off, you little man,” the woman called out. “No, I’m not,” Millar responded. “Little dictator.” “No, I’m not. Seig f***ing heil.” Millar delivered a stiff-arm salute. The woman mockingly whooped, “I’m so scared.” So, who is Elijah Millar? Metro Nashville Police Department Elijah Millar mugshot In 2023, a post from Murfreesboro police shows he had been reported missing by his family. At the time, he was described as “autistic but high functioning.” A photo shared by a friend on X shows the moment Millar was taken into custody in Ohio. According to an online record, he was charged with possessing a weapon while under disability. Yet, there he was among the “No Kings” protest carrying what police describe as a semi-automatic handgun in a holster on his right side. On his cap, he wore a “Dark Enlightenment” patch linked to a neo-reactionary theory that calls for ending democracy. Screen capture from X Elijah Millar shows off his new Dark Enlightenment patch in post on X. A review of Millar’s social media by NewsChannel 5 Investigates shows a fascination with a horrific mass murder in 2011 in Norway that left 77 people dead, including children at a youth camp. Millar expressed admiration for the neo-Nazi who carried out the killings. The 77 victims, he said, were “77 race traitors.” Screen capture from X Post on Elijah Millar’s X account He also expressed admiration for the killer behind a 2022 mass shooting at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, that left 10 African Americans dead. Another person posted that “he was just trying to help the blacks get their numbers up and help them get a food desert,” — which he said made the killer a “hero.” Millar responded with an image of an anime character standing in front of the story in camo with an assault weapon.
via newschannel5: Armed man arrested at Nashville’s ‘No Kings’ protest had long fascination with Nazis, mass murder