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Man with alleged ties to antifa arrested on charges of shooting Proud Boy at anti-vaccine protest
Washington Examiner ^ | 27 September 2021 | Virginia Aabram, Breaking News Reporter

Posted on 09/28/2021 1:07:11 AM PDT by blueplum

Police arrested a man in connection to the shooting of a member of the Proud Boys during a skirmish between the right-wing group and antifa at an anti-vaccine mandate protest in Olympia, Washington.

Benjamin Anthony Varela, a 36-year-old from Olympia, was arrested on Thursday on the charge of first-degree assault with a deadly weapon....

...The clash took place on Sept. 4 when members of the left-wing militant group antifa showed up at the state Capitol to counter-protest a demonstration against vaccine mandates.

The protest’s security included members of the Proud Boys, who chased the counter-protesters away. One of the reported antifa members shot toward the Proud Boys with a handgun, injuring member Tusitala Toese...

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: anarchists; antifa; brownshirts; olympia
another arrest from citizen tips, this one with a $100K bail
1 posted on 09/28/2021 1:07:11 AM PDT by blueplum
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To: blueplum
The clash took place on Sept. 4 when members of the left-wing
militant group antifa
showed up at the state Capitol to
counter-protest a demonstration against vaccine mandates.

Did the media have a seizure and accidentally come close to
labeling ANTIFA properly here?

2 posted on 09/28/2021 1:18:22 AM PDT by DoughtyOne (Biden = Green Light to > China, N. K., Russia, M/E Terrorists, FBI, CDC, MSM, & the Left...)
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To: blueplum

Notice the headline:
-’alleged’ Antifa vs. Proud Boy (definitive)


3 posted on 09/28/2021 4:15:30 AM PDT by KobraKai
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To: KobraKai

Tusitala Toese is the leader of the Proud Boys.

Seems odd to have someone of Samoan descent to be the leader of a “White Nationalist” group though. /s


4 posted on 09/28/2021 4:26:37 AM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful.)
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To: 21twelve

“ Tusitala Toese is the leader of the Proud Boys.”

He’s the Samoan face of White Supremacy!


5 posted on 09/28/2021 4:40:21 AM PDT by Islander7 (There is no septic system so vile, so filthy, the left won't drink from to further their agenda.)
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