They wanted to unleash riots at the gay pride in Idaho: 31 members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front were stopped inside a truck in riot gear.
The men stood wearing khakis, navy blue shirts and beige hats with white balaclavas covering their faces when the Coeur d’Alene police stopped the vehicle and arrested them. All 31, the US media reported, were accused of conspiracy by riot. Based on the collected evidence and documents, authorities found that the group was planning a riot in several areas of the center, not just in the park.
Police found riot gear, a smoke grenade, shin guards and shields inside the van, and the men wore patches and logos on their arms and hats that identified them as members of the Patriot Front. Those arrested come from at least 11 states, only one is a resident of Idaho.