White nationalist group ordered to pay over $470K for defacing Arthur Ashe mural in Richmond

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By: WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
Posted 5:12 PM, Apr 01, 2026
and last updated 12:55 PM, Apr 02, 2026

RICHMOND, Va. — A federal judge ordered a white nationalist group and some of its members to pay hundreds of thousands in punitive damages after defacing a mural of Arthur Ashe in Richmond in 2021.

Patriot Front, its leader — Thomas Rousseau — and members William Ring and Jacob Brown are ordered to pay over $470,000 for defacing the mural in Battery Park.

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“This is a victory for justice and for accountability against hate," said Len Kamdang, director of the Criminal Justice Project at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. "The ruling sends a strong message: Attacks on Black people and the communities they live in will not go unchecked. Being ordered to pay damages is only part of why the ruling is so important. The judge’s decision will bolster efforts to disrupt these networks and prevent future attacks.”

Patriot Front, founded by Rousseau in 2017, calls for the formation of a white ethnostate and is known to vandalize property with their logo and stickers.

https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/patriot-front-arthur-ashe-mural-march-1-2026

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