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A Texas man who fired a shot at a group of protesters after Thursday's Richard Spencer speech at the University of Florida and the two men who encouraged him to open fire have been charged with attempted homicide, Gainesville police said.
Tyler Tenbrink, 28, fired the shot, after he and two brothers in a silver Jeep shouted obscenities, threats and chants about Hitler at the protesters, who were at a bust stop on SW Archer Road, police said. Tenbrink has also been charged with possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
According to the arrest report, William Fears, 30, and Colton Fears, 28, both of Pasadena, Texas, shouted "I'm going to f****** kill you," "kill them" and "shoot them," before Tenbrink fired the shot, which missed and hit a nearby building.
Police said that as the Jeep sped off, one of the protesters was able to get the license plate and reported it to investigators, who relayed it to law enforcement in the area. An off-duty deputy with the Alachua County Sheriff's Office spotted the Jeep with the matching Texas tag around 9 p.m. on I-75 about 20 miles north of Gainesville.
Well good for that guy for having the presence of mind to get the license plate number after being forced to dodge bullets.
According to police, just before 5:30 p.m. Thursday, the men in the Jeep stopped to argue with the group of protesters on Southwest Archer Road and one of the passengers yelled "Hail Hitler" and other chants.
The protesters argued back and one of them hit the rear window of the Jeep with a baton, according to the arrest report.
The Jeep then pulled about 10 feet away, stopped again and Tenbrink got out and pulled a handgun on the protesters as the Fears brothers egged him on, police said.
At least two of the three have shown connections to extremist groups, according to Gainesville police.
Two of the men are being held on a million dollar bond, while the shooter is held on a 3 million dollar bond.
Hey, maybe Donald Trump will post their bond? After all he is the one who helped bring these cockroaches out into the light.
Just another reminder that racists, and apparently wannabe Nazis, are no longer bothering to hide in shame, and are instead taking to the streets to fight for their right to be complete assholes.
Just like their hero.
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