Los Angeles judge dismisses all riot charges against 3 members of reputed white nationalist group
Source: Orange County Register
Los Angeles judge dismisses all riot charges against 3 members of reputed white nationalist group
Robert Paul Rundo, of Huntington Beach, holds down and punches a counter-protester at a political rally at Bolsa Chica State Beach on March 25, 2017, federal authorities say, as fellow alleged RAM members watch. (Photo via Department of Justice)
By CITY NEWS SERVICE |
PUBLISHED: June 3, 2019 at 6:16 pm | UPDATED: June 3, 2019 at 7:18 pm
LOS ANGELES A Los Angeles federal judge Monday dismissed all charges against three reputed members of a Southern California white nationalist group suspected of having incited brawls at political rallies.
U.S. District Judge Carmac J. Carney granted a defense motion dismissing charges against Robert Rundo, Robert Boman and Aaron Eason on grounds that the federal riots act under which they were charged is unconstitutionally overbroad in violation of the First Amendment.
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As part of their case against Eason, for example, prosecutors alleged that the defendant used a credit card to rent a van to drive to an April 2017 Patriots Day free-speech rally in Berkeley that turned violent. Videos posted online show Eason and other RAM members next to a Defend America sign with hands taped for fighting and faces partially covered by skeleton masks, federal authorities further alleged.
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In October, federal authorities arrested four other suspected RAM members, including alleged RAM founder Ben Daley, 26, of Redondo Beach. He and three others pleaded guilty in federal court in Virginia to the conspiracy count in connection with their suspected roles in the deadly 2017 far-right rally in Charlottesville, Va.
Read more: https://www.ocregister.com/2019/06/03/los-angeles-judge-dismisses-all-riot-charges-against-3-members-of-reputed-white-nationalist-group/
pecosbob
(7,502 posts)Okay...
msongs
(67,193 posts)hadEnuf
(2,150 posts)They are obviously guilty of violating it.
Who is this activist judge anyway? A Pete Wilson holdover?
sdfernando
(4,896 posts)Not sure who appointed the Judge but seems the "activist" judge is a republican.