Coeur d’Alene Police Chief Lee White credited a local tipster who saw the men loading into the U-Haul and called the police.
Braddock said researchers have been predicting LGBTQ groups would be the next target of far-right extremists, who he said adhere to a hypermasculine worldview and the belief that other, often marginalized groups are making gains at their direct expense.The North Idaho Pride Alliance, which organized Saturday’s event, did not respond to request for comment Sunday.
The men, most of whom were in their early 20s and who reside in states as far as Michigan and Arkansas, appeared prepared for arrest, White said. “Were it not for one extremely observant citizen who reported what he saw — rather than tweet about it or put it on video and get his 15 minutes of fame — there would have been a riot,” he said.
Authorities had been aware of online threats leading up to the weekend, White said, so police had increased their presence in the city’s downtown. Two SWAT teams and officers from the city, county and state assisted in the arrests.
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