Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood tore into a group of neo-Nazi rioters who have been causing trouble in his community in recent days.
“These filth came to the wrong county,” Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said. “You came to the wrong county. I stand with my Jewish friends and I’m honored to be on your hit list. I’m honored to be wanted by a bunch of punk thugs like you.”
Law enforcement, along with political and religious leaders, have come together to address recent anti-Semitic acts in the county. Just last week, hate groups displayed an anti-Semitic message on the grandstand at Daytona International Speedway. They also distributed flyers in Volusia County neighborhoods.
The protests were led by Jon Minadeo II, a high school dropout who founded the white supremacist organization Goyim Defense League. He had previously been arrested in Poland for receiving visitors outside the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp.
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood holds press conference condemning neo-Nazis (Volusia County Sheriff’s Office)
“This is not about free speech, this is about violence,” Sheriff Chitwood said at a news conference. “Two days after the freeway incident, one of these GDL members ambushed and shot two Orthodox Jews outside their synagogue in Los Angeles. Some of these members were arrested for attempting to have sex with a 14-year-old online, however stand against pederasty”.
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The sheriff’s office shared a video of the group they said was responsible, GDL. The video shows people shouting through loudspeakers into people’s cars in Central Florida. Sheriff Chitwood said the group rents a U-Haul and wears GoPro cameras. He said the group even sends death threats to people in the Jewish community.
“You want to watch me 24 hours? Go for it. Best of all you’ll make me a fool and make me unelectable. Go for it. You came to the wrong county,” said Sheriff Chitwood.
Neo-Nazis disrupt motorists in Volusia County, Florida. (Volusia County Sheriff’s Office)
Florida State Rep. Randy Fine, R-Palm Bay, said state lawmakers are working to do something about anti-Semitism in Florida. A proposed bill aims to make the acts criminal by law.
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“This will make it clear that while you have the right to be an idiot, and you have the right to be a Nazi, and you have the right to walk down the street and say whatever you want, that when your speech turns into behavior, that’s where we draw the line. line,” said Rep. Fine. “If you graffiti a building, it’s a crime now, but if your motive is hate, it will be a third-degree felony. You’ll spend five years in prison. If you want to sweep, it’s a crime right now, but if your motive it’s a hate crime, it’s going to be a third-degree felony. You’re going to spend five years in prison.”
Neo-Nazis disrupt motorists in Volusia County, Florida. (Volusia County Sheriff’s Office)
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Representative Fine said the bill is expected to be debated in a legislative session beginning next week. It predicts that it will move very quickly and waits for it to pass.