This charming young man, a mere 18 years of age -- you know, the age when teens grow a beard to look like grown-ups -- has been charged with hate crimes in Haverhill, Massachusetts in connection with white-supremacist activities.
Justin Milaszewski was reportedly charged with misdemeanor counts of property damage for the purpose of intimidation, destruction/defacement of a place of worship and defacing property. He was also hit with a felony charge of assault with a dangerous weapon.
And then there's that mustache, but it's not a crime under Massachusetts law.
The charges arose during late June, most of them on the day a group called Merrimack Valley Black and Brown Voices was holding a flea market. Milaszewski and two other men started handing out stickers touting the "Creative Movement," which is a white-supremacist ... something or other (the story's author jokes that it's a neo-Nazi street improv group).
Besides the noxious stickers, Milaszewski also pulled out a gun and displayed it, which, not unreasonably, scared the person he showed it to.
When police searched Milaszewski's father's home, where Justin lives, they found a "Creative Movement" flag and a Colt replica pellet handgun, along with a money order receipt from Thomas Rousseau, founder of the Patriot Front.
Said the suspect, "One sticker and I'm Hitler?"
Milaszewski was required to surrender his firearms and was then put on full-time house arrest with GPS monitoring. The designation of "hate crime" enhances the seriousness of the charges. His next court date is August 24.
https://www.theroot.com/massachusetts-white-supremacist-charged-with-hate-crime-1847337676
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