RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Anti-fascist activists in Virginia have published allegations linking a Virginia Capitol Police sergeant to white nationalists. He’s since been placed on paid leave.
Citing a Wednesday release, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the Virginia Division of Capitol Police is investigating whether Sgt. Robert A. Stamm violated unspecified policy.
On Tuesday, the Antifascists of Seven Hills published links to Stamm’s social media accounts and described his tattoos. Their blog post said social media activity suggests Stamm follows the Asatru Folk Assembly, which the Southern Poverty Law Center describes as a hate group blending northern European paganism and ethnocentrism.
The anti-fascist group says Stamm caught their attention while monitoring protests calling for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s removal over a racist photo in his 1984 yearbook.
The newspaper couldn’t immediately reach Stamm for comment.
Virginia again, what with all the racists there.
OTH, If they start purging all racist cops there will be nobody to turn off the lights.
Sgt. Robert A. Stamm, white nationalist and hate group devotee, named to replace Mulvaney as Chief of Staff.
White nationalists in law enforcement is a big deal. If the effort to combat this scourge starts in Virginia in the wake of the chaos at the top, that is at least a bit of a silver lining.
Why does ANY of these things surprise anyone?
Don’t you remember that VIRGINIA was home to the CAPITAL of the CONFEDERACY? (Richmond)
It was the center of the CONFEDERACY and has never really changed, even after all these years.
Just checking my American extremism scorecard:
They really ought to call it “the Left side of history.”