Fmr MCpl Patrik Mathews - facing U.S. federal charges/alleged white supremacist

[mariomike]

They should build a wall.  :nod:

And make Canada pay for it.  :sarcasm:

 

[Haggis]

They should build a wall.  :nod:

We will build it out of snowcrete so it becomes a seasonal and recurring make-work project.

 

[OldSolduer]

We will build it out of snowcrete so it becomes a seasonal and recurring make-work project.

With EI benefits in the off season?

 

[my72jeep]

With EI benefits in the off season?

Now your thinking like a Canadian.

 

[The Bread Guy]

I’d be a little surprised if CBP didn’t have him on a no-go list, but it’s possible.

Touching on that general theme ...

A missing former army reservist in Manitoba with alleged ties to a neo-Nazi group likely walked across the border and may have weapons, say police in the United States.

Patrik Mathews was last seen by family members in Beausejour, northeast of Winnipeg, on Aug. 24.

RCMP say they found his vehicle Monday on a rural property near Piney in southeastern Manitoba, about nine kilometres from the U.S. border.

Kittson County Sheriff Mark Wilwant says a bulletin was issued to nearby counties to be on the lookout for Mathews.

He says it's assumed the 26-year-old walked across the border in a remote area and that he could be armed.

Wilwant says there's a concern for public safety because of "ideologies" believed held by Mathews. "He's exhibited behaviours before that are concerning with his beliefs."

A similar warning telling people not to approach Mathews is posted on the Facebook page of the Roseau County sheriff's office*. It also says there are false Facebook postings that say Mathews is wanted for a homicide ...

More @ link

* - Warning from Rosseau County attached.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Another tile in the info-mosaic …

It was racist materials found in former MCp. Patrik Mathews’ truck, discovered by border agents during a stop at the Canada-U.S. border, which alerted Canada’s national security radar and triggered an intelligence investigation, sources tell Global News.

That was also the tripwire which drew federal officials and police from Manitoba to the United States as the search for Mathews — who was reported missing last week — continues.

Mathews was discharged from the military on Aug. 30.

National security sources tell Global News that Mathews made “frequent trips” to the United States, driving across the border.

It remains unclear what Mathews was doing in the U.S., and who, if anyone, he was meeting with.

It was on one of those trips, sometime in the spring, that Canadian officials conducted a random search of his truck and located racist material which they say was so concerning, they contacted the intelligence unit of the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA).

As a result, the CBSA notified the RCMP and the military, triggering a covert military intelligence investigation ...

More @ link

 

[Retired AF Guy]

Walk across the border and have a fellow traveler pick him up. He could be any wehere in the US by now.

 

[OldSolduer]

I have to ask this:

Don't you find it ironic this neo Nazi group named itself "The Base"?

Al Qaeda is Arabic for "The Base" is it not?

 

[mariomike]

More about "The Base" from last November,

The creation of a new social networking platform called “The Base” appears to be an effort to shift Naziism from a divided digital space to physical, violent insurgency.
https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/a3mexp/neo-nazis-are-organizing-secretive-paramilitary-training-across-america

 

[The Bread Guy]

Being picked up by Minnesota media now here and here.

Belatedly, this, from the RCMP:

Update - Beausejour RCMP seeking assistance in locating missing male
September 3, 2019
Beausejour, Manitoba

On September 2, 2019, at approximately 3:55 pm, officers from the Sprague RCMP detachment received a report of an abandoned vehicle located on a rural property in the RM of Piney, located off of Highway 12 near Road 81E.

Officers attended the location and confirmed the vehicle as belonging to Patrik Mathews. A search of the immediate area did not locate him.

The vehicle is believed to have been parked at this location for approximately a week.

The Manitoba RCMP continues to search for Patrik Mathews.

The RCMP believe Mr. Mathews may be under a significant amount of pressure due to this ongoing investigation and the extensive media coverage it has garnered. Anyone who sees him is asked to call police immediately and to avoid engaging with him.

Anyone having information in relation to this investigation can contact the Beausejour RCMP at 204-268-1234 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.

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On Monday, August 26, 2019, Beausejour RCMP received a report of a missing 26-year-old male from Beausejour.

Patrik Mathews, 26, was last seen by family members in Beausejour on the evening of August 24, 2019. Efforts to contact and locate him by family and police have been unsuccessful since the report was received.

Patrik is described as 5'10", 180 pounds, with blue eyes and blond hair.

He is believed to be driving a red 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT with Manitoba licence plate number: HXJ 806.

This is a missing person investigation, there is no warrant for arrest and there are no charges pending against the individual.

Family members are concerned for his well-being and are asking Patrik to contact them or the RCMP immediately.

Anyone who may know the whereabouts of Patrik can call the Beausejour RCMP at 204-268-1234 or call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477, or secure tip online at www.manitobacrimestoppers.com.

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Contact information

RCMP Media Relations
204-983-8497
Media.Relations.RCMP.Manitoba@rcmp-grc.gc.ca

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Twitter @rcmpmb | @GRCManitoba
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File number: 20191292719

 

[The Bread Guy]

Bumped with the latest ...

A Manitoba army reservist accused of being a neo-Nazi remains unaccounted for two months after he was first reported missing, sparking concerns the police and military are not treating the case with the requisite urgency.

Master Cpl. Patrik Mathews, a combat engineer with the 38 Canadian Brigade Group in Winnipeg, disappeared at the end of August as he was being fast-tracked out of the military for his alleged links to a right-wing extremist group.

His truck was found abandoned on a rural property in Piney, in southern Manitoba near the U.S. border, prompting speculation the 26-year-old had entered the United States.

(...)

On Monday, RCMP spokesman Sgt. Paul Manaigre said officers were continuing their search here and have been in touch with U.S. counterparts.

Manaigre would not comment on any investigation into Mathews, but noted police have not issued an arrest warrant and that his disappearance is being treated like any other missing-persons case.

"He's not wanted by the RCMP right now, he's missing," Manaigre said. "Our American counterparts obviously are very aware of what we are doing and we've also provided them with information."

The Department of National Defence referred questions back to the police ...

More @ link

 

[Jarnhamar]

sparking concerns the police and military are not treating the case with the requisite urgency.

Sparking concerns from who, CTV?

In 2015 there were some 70,000 reported missing people in Canada.
Same year the US had 634,908.

They haven't found one guy after 2 months and the police and military aren't taking it seriously?

 

[brihard]

He’s an adult who isn’t charged with any offences, and while there is likely some risk from him, I would also guess there are no clear indications of same, either to himself or to others. There’s not a great deal police can do, and a ton of other stuff on their plate. There may also be stuff they know that hasn’t been released. Potentially they could have indications he successfully crossed into the US.

He’ll surface eventually. If he had intended any harm to himself, that probably already happened months ago.

Obviously if they get anything fresh that changes the threat picture, that’s another matter. In the meantime there’s a ton of other work to do and far too few Mounties to do it.

 

[Jarnhamar]

I can imagine police don't have the man power to search for someone who doesn't want to be found who hasn't been convicted of anything. I'd rather see police searching for missing children and teens.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Sparking concerns from who, CTV?

From later in the article ...

...  The fact Mathews is still missing didn't sit well with Bernie Farber, chairman of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, who has raised alarms about the presence of neo-Nazis and right-wing extremists in the military.

"He seemed to slip right through their fingers and he's -- poof -- gone," Farber said Monday, adding if Mathews had been suspected of links to the Islamic State group instead of neo-Nazis, "I think this would have been resolved in the space of 15 minutes." ...

Are the concerns zero?  No. 
Are they widespread?  CTV hasn't shown that to be even close to the case @ this point.

 

[Jarnhamar]

Thanks brother. Totally missed that!

Pretty shitty of him to suggest police are unprofessional and biased like that.

 

[The Bread Guy]

Pretty shitty of him to suggest police are unprofessional and biased like that.

That's why folks like that are "clip-or-quote-able" - for better or worse.

 

[Eye In The Sky]

Maybe Bernie Farber can strap on a utility belt, and spend some time playing MANTRACKER.  It's easy to sit on the sidelines and write articles and issue statements.

I'd want the police focusing on a known ISIS supporter/operative over the former PRes MCpl (given what I know about him);  weak argument IMO.

 

[mariomike]

FBI arrests Patrik Mathews, missing Manitoba reservist accused of neo-Nazi ties
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/fbi-arrests-patrik-mathews-missing-manitoba-reservist-accused-of-neo-nazi-ties/ar-BBZ1HIz?ocid=ientp

 

[The Bread Guy]

More from the NY Times ...

The F.B.I. has arrested three men suspected of being members of a neo-Nazi hate group, including a former reservist in the Canadian Army, who had weapons and discussed traveling to a pro-gun rally next week in Richmond, Va., in anticipation of a possible race war.

The men were taken into custody on Thursday morning as part of a long-running investigation into the group, known as The Base. The men were charged with various federal crimes in Maryland, according to the Justice Department. They were scheduled to appear in federal court before a judge on Thursday afternoon.

One of the men, Patrik Jordan Mathews, 27, a main recruiter for the group, entered the United States illegally from Canada, according to the officials. He was arrested along with Brian M. Lemley Jr., 33, and William G. Bilbrough IV, 19. Mr. Mathews was trained as a combat engineer and considered an expert in explosives. He was dismissed from the Canadian Army after his ties to white supremacists surfaced. Mr. Lemley previously served as a cavalry soldier in the United States Army ...

More @ link

As usual, presumed innocent until due process proves otherwise.