Patriot Front members sentenced to 5 days in jail, banned from Coeur d'Alene parks

On Friday morning, Kootenai County Judge James Stow sentenced five Patriot Front members for planning to riot at the Coeur d'Alene Pride event in 2022. Forrest Rankin, Devin Center, Derek Smith, James Johnson and Robert Whitted all received: Five days in jail, with two days already served. The members will serve three days starting Friday. $1,000 fine, minus $300 bond. One year of unsupervised probation, and not allowed within a two-mile radius of Coeur d'Alene city parks. Each of the defendants gave statements and were granted withheld judgement. "We, as is our entire community, are grateful for the concerned citizen who alerted law enforcement of Patriot Front activities on the day of our Pride in the Park event last year. We sincerely appreciate the efforts of public safety officials and city leaders who ensured continued safety throughout the past year, including for our CDA4Pride Campaign last month. We’ve held great trust in our justice system as they work through this process of holding accountable those who seek to threaten our first amendment rights to free speech and peaceable assembly" -Dr. Sarah Lynch, Executive Director of North Idaho Pride Alliance. ►Subscribe:    / 4newsnow   ►Website: http://www.kxly.com ►Twitter:   / kxly4news   ►Facebook:   / kxly4news