Right Wing Political Violence
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Displaying 6 Scandals
Sorted by When News Broke
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Mark RissiExtremist [R]
4/14/23
Threatened to hang multiple elected officials in Arizona over a series of unhinged voicemail messages ranting about them not doing enough to overturn the 2020 electionHe pleaded guilty to threatening government officials and is awaiting sentencing -
Etil ReggadO9A Extremist
3/03/23
Conspired with a neo-Nazi hate group to murder his entire military platoon based overseas by sharing confidential information like the exact location of the base and number of soldiers who would guarding it that they could use to plan a surprise attack on the baseHe pleaded guilty to illegally sharing confidential military information with the Order of the Nine Angels hate group and was sentenced to 45 years in prison -
Jack Eugene Carpenter IIIExtremist [R-MI]
3/02/23
Threatened to assassinate Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and other Jewish members of state government and was found with multiple firearms and ammunition in his possession when authorities arrested himAccording to charging documents filed by federal prosecutors
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David DePapeExtremist [R]
10/28/22
Violently attacked Nancy Pelosi's husband with a hammer causing him to be hospitalized with severe damage to his face and hands after he broke into their home with the intention of taking Speaker Pelosi hostage and breaking her knees if she didn't tell him what he wanted to hearAccording to San Francisco Police Chief William Scott -
Ricky ShifferExtremist [R]
8/11/22
Attempted to attack an FBI field office in Cincinnati before fleeing to a secluded area and engaging in an armed standoff with the police until being killed three days after Donald Trump's residence was raided by the FBIAccording to voluminous news reports of the attack
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Matt SheaFmr. State Representative [R-WA]
12/20/19
Planned and participated in the armed takeover and occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge in rural OregonHe was expelled from the GOP conference after an independent investigation found he engaged in domestic terrorism