Two people were arrested for allegedly leading an online group where race-based attacks were celebrated.
Earlier this month the U.S. Department of Justice filed charges against two people for allegedly leading an online white supremacist network that encouraged members to commit violence in the interest of starting a race war. Former Massachusetts U.S. attorney Rachael Rollins was reportedly one of their targets.
In a 15-count indictment, 34-year-old Dallas Humber and 37-year-old Matthew Allison were charged with soliciting hate crimes, soliciting the murder of federal officials, and conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. Humber is a resident of Elk Grove, California, while Allison lives in Boise, Idaho. Both were arrested on Sept. 6.
“Today’s indictment charges the defendants with leading a transnational terrorist group dedicated to attacking America’s critical infrastructure, targeting a hit list of our country’s public officials, and carrying out deadly hate crimes — all in the name of violent white supremacist ideology,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement after the arrests. “Today’s arrests are a warning that committing hate-fueled crimes in the darkest corners of the internet will not hide you, and soliciting terrorist attacks from behind a screen will not protect you. The United States Department of Justice will find you, and we will hold you accountable.”