US neo-Nazi plotted to kill journalist who reported on him, testimony reveals
Summary
An Alabama man linked to a neo-Nazi group planned to kill a journalist who had reported on him, according to police testimony. He was arrested after trying to buy illegal guns and is charged with conspiracy to traffic firearms.Key Facts
- Aiden Daniel Cuevas, accused of neo-Nazi ties, tried to start a paramilitary group aimed at attacking important targets.
- Cuevas used coded language in November 2024 to say a journalist who reported on him "needed to be taken off the board."
- Law enforcement uncovered this during an undercover investigation involving an officer posing as an associate.
- Prosecutors said Cuevas’s coded language indicated plans to kill the journalist.
- Cuevas was arrested in January after paying $1,500 for fully automatic weapons and untraceable pistols.
- Another suspect, Andrew Cole Nary, was also arrested and charged with conspiracy.
- Cuevas founded the North Bama Brigade, a white supremacist group linked to a larger neo-Nazi network.
- The case highlights growing concerns about threats and attacks on journalists covering far-right extremists in the US.
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