The Anti-Defamation League describes the Patriot Front as a white nationalist group that specialises in vandalism, racist propaganda and “flash demonstrations” meant to intimidate marginalised communities. The group’s members were charged with conspiracy to riot, a misdemeanor charge, and police said they had an “operations plan” with them. Rousseau, the founder of the extremist hate group Patriot Front, was among those arrested (Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office)