Kyle Christopher Benton, who attended “hate rallies,” was sentenced on federal gun charges. An Army veteran who took part in “hate rallies” with white supremacist and Neo-Nazi groups was sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to federal gun charges. Kyle Christopher Benton, 29, was arrested in the fall of 2024 and charged with unlawful possession of a machine gun and possession of an unregistered firearm. According to prosecutors he used his collection of firearms and his military experience to gain credence among Neo-Nazi circles, including helping to provide combat and tactical training to several far-right extremists. The indictment against Benton described him as being an “accelerationist” with ties to extremist groups, including ones that had plotted terrorist actions against Americans. Law enforcement found a fully automatic M16 as well as two rifles modified to have barrels shorter than 16 inches in his possession. At least one of those was unregistered, per court documents. (…) Images shared by prosecutors show Benton in military gear with a skull mask holding a rifle, as well as his collection of illegal firearms. According to prosecutors, he was affiliated with many far-right extremist groups, including the Satanic and Neo-Nazi organization the Order of Nine Angles. He also had ties to Terrorgram, a network of accelerationist and neo-fascist groups who communicate over the Telegram messaging app. According to court documents, Benton made posts praising white supremacist and anti-Muslim mass shootings and expressed his support for forming a white ethnostate in the Pacific Northwest.
via taskandputpose: Army veteran who gave tactical training to Neo Nazis gets two years in prison
siehe auch: Army veteran who gave tactical training to neo-Nazis learns his fate Kyle Christopher Benton, 29, of Snohomish, Washington, was sentenced to two years in prison for illegal gun possession after training extremists. A 29-year-old Army veteran from Washington was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of probation Wednesday for illegally stockpiling weapons and training white supremacist extremists. The FBI initially investigated Kyle Christopher Benton before his September arrest following his Army discharge and after threats to kill his wife. A raid on his Snohomish home uncovered an unregistered machine gun, a drop-in auto sear, and two short-barreled rifles, all illegal under the National Firearms Act. Benton also posted violent neo-Nazi and anti-Semitic content on social media and attended “hate rallies” across Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Prosecutors said he used his veteran status to position himself as an authority figure and held workshops about firearms and tactical trainings for white supremacist group members. (…) Benton pleaded guilty to federal counts of possession of a machine gun and possession of an unregistered firearm in March. Prosecutors had recommended a 30-month term, citing his dangerous combination of extremist ideology, military-style weaponry, and tactical teachings.
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