Virginia police sergeant suspended after being linked to white nationalism by Antifa group

[DonViejo]

BY JUSTIN WISE - 02/07/19 09:28 AM EST

A Virginia police sergeant who was helping oversee protests of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam (D) has been suspended for alleged ties to white nationalism.

The Virginia Division of Capitol Police said in a statement on Wednesday that Sgt. Robert A. Stamm was placed on administrative leave after the division became aware of a possible violation of its policy. He will remain on leave pending the results of an investigation. “There is a review policy in place, and we will follow that policy,” Col. Anthony S. Pike, the division’s chief, said.

The New York Times reported Thursday that an anti-fascist group identified the alleged links between Stamm and white nationalism.

A police official told the newspaper that the suspension was handed out to Stamm after the division became aware of a blog post by Antifascist of the Seven Hills titled, "VA Capitol Police Shows Affinity with White Nationalist Groups."

The blog post included several pictures of Stamm with tattoos, flags and banners that the group said were symbols and images linked to Nazis and white supremacists.

"As detailed in this document, Officer Rob Stamm has explicit, overt ties to a white nationalist pagan organization, and an affinity for imagery, tattoos and Facebook pages associated with nazis and white supremacists," the post reads.

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https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/428907-virginia-police-sergeant-suspended-after-being-linked-to-white

[uponit7771]

1. WTF is happening in Virginia !?!???!

[DonViejo]

2. It's always been there, it's just now being seen and paid attention to. eom

[ret5hd]

3. He even changed his name to the German word for "tribe".

One of the comments on the above article noted this, so I went to google.

"Stamm" does in fact = "tribe" according to google.