Tuesday 14 June 2022 05:22 PM Patriot Front member, 27, is kicked out from mother's home after being arrested ... trends now
The mother of a member of white supremacist group Patriot Front kicked her son out of her home after he was shown rioiting at an Idaho Pride march online even though he told her not to 'believe the media, mom. We were there to stop them grooming kids.'
Karen Amsden, mother of Patriot Front member Jared Michael Boyce, 27, who lives in Springfield, Utah, made her mind up after 31 Patriot Front members were arrested with riot gear at the LGBTQ+ event after a tipster reported seeing people loading up into a U-Haul like 'a little army' at a hotel parking lot in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, police said.
Among one of the arrestees was Boyce, who has struggled to fill 'a void' in his life following his father's departure from his family after he came out as gay, his mother Karen Amsden told the Daily Beast.
The mother-of-one, who is a licensed clinical social worker, admitted that she is going public with her coup to sabotage of her son's standing in the group after previous attempts to persuade him to leave the far-right group have failed.
'I would love to do whatever I can to out him [as a Patriot Front member] so that he can't be a part of it,' Amsden said. 'And that they don't want him to be a part of their group because his mom has loose lips and a big mouth and he's never going to get away with anything.'
She confessed that ever since her son was released from jail, he told her that he would stay on with the group and therefore provided him with one final warning.
'I told him, 'Well, then you can't live here. You can choose between Patriot Front and your family.' And he's like, 'Well, I can't quit Patriot Front.' I'm like, 'Well, then you've just chosen. So pack your stuff and get out of my house,'' Amsden said.
This mugshot, provided by the Kootenai County Sheriff's Office shows Patriot Front member Jared Boyce, 27, who was arrested on Saturday in Coeur d' Alene, Idaho
Authorities arrested Boyce (pictured), along with other members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an LGBTQ pride event Saturday, after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear
Boyce, pictured in 2020, calls himself an 'alpha chad, professional Antifa teabagger' and a 'Patriot through and f****** through'
Boyce's mother said her son wanted to join a 'brotherhood' and 'looking for some connection' following his father's departure from his family after he came out as gay, which left a 'void' in his life
Patriot Front is a white supremacist neo-Nazi group whose members perceive Black Americans, Jews and LGBTQ people as enemies, Jon Lewis, a George Washington University researcher who specializes in homegrown violent extremism, told the Associated Press.
Their playbook, Lewis said, involves identifying local grievances to exploit, organizing on platforms like the messaging app Telegram and ultimately showing up to events marching in neat columns, in blue- or white-collared-shirt uniforms, in a display of strength.
Though Pride celebrations have long been picketed by counter protesters citing religious objections, they haven't historically been a major focus for armed extremist groups. Still, it isn't surprising, given how anti-LGBTQ rhetoric has increasingly become a potent rallying cry in the far-right online ecosystem, Lewis said.
'That set of grievances fits into their broader narratives and shows their ability to mobilize the same folks against 'the enemy' over and over and over again,' he told the AP.
Boyce was first exposed as a Patriot Front member in 2020 on Twitter and has several clues on the social media platform hinting at his alliance with the far-right group, including his Twitter bio, which reads that he is an 'Alpha Chad, professional Antifa teabagger' and 'Patriot through and f****** through.' His username, @PedosnJooshang,' is a slur alteration to 'Pedos and Jews Hang.'
In Coeur d'Alene on Saturday, police found riot gear, one smoke grenade, shin guards and shields inside the van after pulling it over near a park where the North Idaho Pride Alliance was holding a Pride in the Park event, Coeur d'Alene Police Chief Lee White told the Associated Press.
The 31 Patriot Front members, arrested on Saturday after the U-Haul rental truck they were riding in was pulled over by law enforcement officials
The group was rumbled when a local resident called cops after spotting the men, all wearing white masks and carrying shields, loading themselves into the vehicle 'like a little army'
Those arrested came from at least 11 states, including Washington, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Colorado, South Dakota, Illinois, Wyoming, Virginia, and Arkansas, White said. Only one was from Idaho
The group came to riot around the small northern Idaho city wearing Patriot Front patches and logos on their hats and some T-shirts reading 'Reclaim America' according to police and videos of the arrests posted on social media.
The 31 members arrested came from at least 11 states, including Washington, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Colorado, South Dakota, Illinois, Wyoming, Virginia, and Arkansas.
Thomas Ryan Rousseau, 23, of Grapevine, Texas, was among arrested members of the far-right group on Saturday and is considered to be its founder
Also among the arrestees was Mitchell F. Wagner, 24, of Florissant, Missouri, who was previously charged with defacing a mural of famous black Americans on a college campus in St. Louis last year
Among those booked into jail on misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to riot was Thomas Ryan Rousseau of Grapevine, Texas, who has been identified by the Southern Poverty Law Center as the 23-year-old who founded the group after the deadly 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in 2017.
Also among the arrestees was Mitchell F. Wagner, 24, of Florissant, Missouri, who was previously charged with defacing a mural
