Miscellaneous Persons of Interest

Preamble

This page will collect entries on newsworthy persons of interest, local to or active in New England, who don’t appear to have formal affiliation with the other groups tracked on any of the pages above. Last revision: May 7th, 2024.

Contents

  1. Connecticut
  2. Maine
  3. Massachusetts
  4. New Hampshire
  5. Rhode Island
  6. Vermont
  7. elsewhere in North America
  8. Changelog

Connecticut

Jason Paul LaGuardia
Member of the now-defunct neo-Nazi organization Identity Evropa. Formerly a lance corporal in the U.S. Selected Marine Corps Reserve. Last known to reside in Stamford CT. [1] [2]

Jonathan “Jac” Magnano
Member of the now-defunct neo-Nazi organization Identity Evropa. Formerly a police explorer trainee with the Middletown Police Department in his home state. Last known to reside in Middletown CT. [1]

Christhian Zapata
4chan troll and self-identified American nationalist, allegedly preoccupied with white supremacist and neo-Nazi ideas. Made death threats against Volusia County FL Sheriff Mike Chitwood during April 2023, after Chitwood spoke out against the neo-Nazi Goyim Defense League and their activities in Florida. Was identified and arrested for said death threats. Last known to reside in Ansonia CT. [1]

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Maine

Michael Bowden
Allegedly posted photos to Snapchat implying he would engage in a shooting spree at a previous employer during October 2023. Intentionally invoked the Lewiston ME shootings of 2023 while doing so. Reportedly had been seen in the parking lot of said previous employer “on a nightly basis” before his arrest. Charged with “aggravated reckless conduct and domestic violence terrorizing.” Currently on trial. Last known to reside in Etna ME. [1] [2]

Robert Card
Committed a spree shooting in Lewiston ME during October 2023. Last known to reside in Bowdoin ME. Deceased. [1] [2]

Brian Dennison
Threatened to commit an anti-Jewish shooting spree over Twitter during September 2021. Searches of his home led to the recovery of an AR-style rifle and over 1.7k rounds of ammunition. A state-level trial in 2022 ended in mistrial due to a COVID infection among the jury. Found guilty of “transmitting a threatening interstate communication” by a federal jury in 2023. Currently awaiting sentencing. Last known to reside in Buxton ME. [1] [2] [3]

Kyle Hendrickson
Threatened to commit a mass shooting at Portsmouth High School in NH during April 2023. Charged as such, and pled guilty during December 2023. Supposedly was sentenced during March 2024, for an unknown amount of time. Also the driver of a single-car crash that injured five in Rochester NH during March 2020. Last known to reside in Berwick ME. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Max Misch
Self-described white nationalist, online troll, and Iraqi War veteran. Conducted an extensive online harassment campaign against Vermont Representative Kiah Morris on the basis of her race, who resigned in September 2018 citing said harassment. Was found to possess an AK-47 and several illegal large-capacity magazines during January 2019. Described by an ex-wife as “predatory.” Last known to reside in Bennington VT. [1] [2]

Richard L. Ward
“White Lives Matter” activist. Failed Republican candidate for city council and school board positions in Portland ME, where he is last known to reside. Claimed “I’m unlikely to say, ‘White Lives Matter,’ because that’s putting one race over another, which I don’t support, but I think we all should be treated the same and equally,” during his council run, a position he did not hold the next year. [1] [2]

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Massachusetts

Matthew Colligan, a/k/a “Millennial Matt”
Attended Unite the Right during August 2017; alleged to have become a federal informant to avoid prosecution over his participation. Known to have operated the “Blue Check Watch” Twitter account, which led to various harassment campaigns against persons making jokes about the “white genocide” canard, including against video essayist Lindsay Ellis. Previously a hanger-on in the vicinity of both Alex Jones of InfoWars and Nick Fuentes of the America First PAC. Last known to reside in Coeur d’Alene ID. [1] [2] [3]

Patrick Corcoran, a/k/a “Paddy Tarleton”
Neo-Nazi folk musician. Previously an organizer within the neo-Nazi political organization Traditionalist Worker Party. Last know to reside in Watertown MA. [1] [2]

Stephen DeBerardinis
Associate of the Abington MA chapter of “America Backs the Blue.” Engaged in racially-motivated harassment against a mixed-raced couple during January 2021, threatened to dismember said couple if they reported him to the police while making overtures of immolation and sexual assault. Attempted to start a fistfight with counter-protestors during a pro-police rally in West Roxbury MA during September 2021. Emailed threats to journalists who covered said rally. Was arrested for the dismemberment threats later that month. Pled guilty during March 2024, to be sentenced during June 2024. Ran a mall ninja shop stocked with tacky knives at some point. Last known to live in Hyde Park, Boston, on the Dedham MA town line. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

John J. Donnelly, a/k/a “Johnny O’Malley”
Neo-Nazi. Acted as part of Richard Spencer’s personal security at Unite the Right during August 2017. Previously a patrolman under the Woburn Police Department, until his resignation in disgrace after being outed for his role at Unite the Right. Donnelly’s cases are in some state of review under the MA Attorney General. Realtor, previously licensed as a salesperson, currently licensed as a broker. Last known to reside in Woburn MA. [1] [2] [3]

Leo Oladimu (formerly Leo Felton) & Erica Chase
A white supremacist couple, him partially of African American background, and her white. Felton and Chase began an affair while Felton was in jail for assaulting a taxi driver, starting as pen palls. Felton and Thomas Struss conducted a number of bank robberies to finance Felton’s white supremacist activities, including the composition of a fertilizer bomb. Chase was arrested by Boston PD for distributing counterfeit currency during April 2001; a search of their home revealed Felton’s plans to commit a terrorist bombing, with several local Jewish and black targets in mind. Both were found guilty on a number of charges. Chase was released from federal custody in June 2005, supposedly after reforming and abandoning her neo-Nazi views; was resentenced to an additional three months in December 2006. Chase is last known to reside in Philadelphia PA. Felton was released from federal custody during December 2020, and was recently charged for weapons possession by the FBI. Felton, who changed his surname to Oladimu at some point, is last known to reside in or around Twentynine Palms CA. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] Felton
Chase

Jason Duhaime
Alleged hoax bomber. Previously an employee of Northeastern University of Boston MA, where he staged said hoax bombing during September 2022. Last known to reside in San Antonio TX. [1]

Anthony “Tony Fed” Federico
President and organizer of the Abington MA chapter of “America Backs the Blue,” SoC corporation ID #001443842. Engaged in a physical fight with a counter-protester during one of his pro-police rallies in West Roxbury, during September 2021. Last known to reside in Abington MA. [1] [2]

Kevin Forts
Conspiracy theorist and previous admirer of neo-Nazi shooter Anders Behring Breivik. Claimed Breivik’s murder of children was a “necessary political sacrifice.” Former student of Assumption College in Worcester MA, which banned him from campus for his vocal support of Breivik. Allegedly distributed threatening letters and copies of Breivik’s manifesto on campus during September 2011. Pled guilty to making a bomb threat in December 2015. Last known to reside in Shrewsbury MA. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

 

Ramy & Alexander Giannakakis
Born Iakovos Ramis Giannakakis in Hong Kong, and Alexander Karim Giannakakis in Reading PA. Brothers of Greek & Egyptian descent out of Quincy MA. Both changed their names at various points, Ramy changing his first & middle name from “James Ramie” to “Ramy Abd Al-Rahman” in 2016 (see Trial Court of MA, Middlesex County Probate & Family case #MI16C0021CA), and Alexander dropping his middle name in 2017 (see Trial Court of MA, Norfolk County Probate & Family case #NO17C0365CA). During the spring of 2019, younger brother Ramy attempted to burn down rabbis’ homes in Arlington & Needham MA, and Jewish businesses in Chelsea MA. Ramy attempted suicide in November 2019. Afterward, older brother Alexander attempted to conceal evidence of Ramy’s crimes from the FBI. Didn’t work out. Was arrested in Sweden to be extradited to the U.S. on obstruction charges, was found to possess illegal firearms, was tried and served a prison sentence in Sweden before his extradition. Ramy died in September 2020, having never woken from his self-inflicted coma. Alexander is currently standing trial in the United States. [♣] [1] Ramy

Alexander

William Giordani
Alleged to have made an extortionate bomb threat against Harvard University during April 2023. Investigators determined he has been a patsy in a Craigslist scam, that while he was handed the fake bomb to drop off that he was not behind the extortion demands. Pled guilty to failing to report a felony. Last known to reside in Nashua NH. [1]

James Isaac
Shattered a pane of the New England Holocaust Memorial in Boston MA during June 2017. Last known to reside in Roxbury MA. [1]

Lori Kauffman
Neo-Nazi. Failed candidate for First Suffolk’s committee seat on the Republican State Convention during 2024. [1] [2]

Catherine Leavy
Made bomb threats against Boston Childrens’ Hospital during August 2022, following misinformation about surgical procedures for trans children made by “Billboard Chris” Elston and disseminated by Chaya Raichik via the “Libs of Tiktok” Twitter account. Pled guilty to various bomb-threat-related charges during September 2023. Last known to reside in Westfield MA. [1] [2]

Mohammed Saeed Rajab
Committed a series of anti-LGBT vandalizations in Salem MA during September 2023. Last known to reside in Beverly MA. [1] [2] [no media-vetted photos of Rajab are available]

Raymond Stevens
Documented racist and white supremacist. Tattoo artist, formerly the owner of “The TaTToomB” tattoo parlor in Nashua NH. Lead singer of “Inverticrux,” a heavy metal band. Committed a campaign of racist graffiti against homes housing refugees in Concord NH during August 2012. Attempted to commit suicide in a Hopkinton MA cemetery during November 2013, a month after being charged for his crimes in Concord NH. Survived. Former resident of Pembroke MA, and claims residency in Topsham ME. Seems to spend a lot of time in a shack in Citrus County FL. [1] [2]

Jack Teixeira
Formerly an airman with the Massachusetts Air National Guard. Allegedly abused his Top Secret security clearance to steal classified documents, which he then leaked onto a personal chat server. Was ordered held without bail on the basis of being a flight risk, destroying evidence, and having a history of making violent and racist remarks. Pled guilty during March 2024; his sentencing is scheduled to occur during September 2024. Last known to reside in Dighton MA. [1]

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New Hampshire

Christopher Cantwell, a/k/a “the Crying Nazi”
Neo-Nazi podcaster and interviewer. Former parking enforcement auditor. Self-admitted federal informant. Attended Unite the Right during August 2017; pled guilty to two resultant counts of felony assault for pepper-spraying counter-protesters, after a court case that resulted in his banning from the state of Virginia until 2023. Made rape threats toward the wife of another neo-Nazi during June 2019; found guilty on charges of transmitting extortionate threats and threats to injure during September 2020. Previously the host of the Radical Agenda podcast. Last known to reside in Keene NH, where he currently spends his time free from prison on Grindr harassing gay men. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Loren Faulkner
Allegedly committed a number of anti-Jew and anti-LGBTQ vandalization campaigns during April 2022 and February 2023, which included defacing churches and synagogues with swastikas, and attempting to steal Pride flags. Last known to reside in Henniker NH. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Ryan Murdough
Founder of the “New England White Network,” and reportedly its only member. Sends racist mailings to local non-white politicians. A fan of the Maine Wire. Last known to reside in Ashland NH. [1] [2] [3]

John F. Rokes Jr., a/k/a “Spicci”
Documented neo-Nazi, racist, misogynist, homophobe, and transphobe, with pro-incel leanings. Serial digital harasser and stalker. Self-reported addiction issues. Participant in “The Shed,” a network of social media trolls that favor death threats and hate speech. Last known to reside in Keene NH. [1] [2]

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Rhode Island

Kevin Colantonio
Allegedly committed an arson attack against Shiloh Gospel Temple in North Providence, during February 2024. Last known to reside in North Providence RI. [1] [2]

Alessio Dandrea
Allegedly attempted to obtain an “auto sear,” a full-automatic conversion component, for an AR-15. The package containing this component was intercepted by U.S. Customs during June 2023. A resultant search of his home revealed he possessed illegal silencers and “swastikas,” whether as art prints, paraphernalia decoration, or otherwise. A search into his web history also indicated he may have been casing small businesses based on the race of the owners. Trial ongoing. Last known to reside in Johnston RI. [1] [2] [3]

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Vermont

Dylan Michael Chambers
Neo-Nazi. Associate and propagandist for Atomwaffen, member of neo-Nazi Zephyr Garrison’s “Natural Order” organization. Currently on trial for an incident during August 2021 wherein he was cited for “first degree aggravated domestic assault, aggravated assault, disorderly conduct, unlawful mischief and resisting arrest.” Last known to reside in Brattleboro VT. [1] [2] [3]

Ryan Woodie Dumperth, a/k/a “Woe”
Documented white supremacist and serial harasser. Participant in “The Shed,” a network of social media trolls that favor death threats and hate speech. Co-host of ex-communicated Lutheran and fascist Corey Mahler’s “Stone Choir” podcast. Co-owner of Old Route Two Spirits Distillery in Barre VT. Vice-president of Williamstown Lutheran Church in Williamstown VT. [1] [2]

Jason J. Eaton
Wounded three Arab men in an unprovoked shooting during November 2023. Currently on trial for charges of attempted 2nd-degree murder. Last known to reside in Burlington VT. [1]

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elsewhere in North America

Chris Elston, a/k/a “Billboard Chris”
Anti-trans activist. Source for Chaya Raichik’s misinformation concerning Boston Children’s Hospital, which led to bomb threats against BCH by Catherine Leavy of Westfield MA and other unknowns during the autumn of 2022. Held a pair of anti-trans protests outside BCH in September 2022 and January 2023. Last known to reside in British Columbia, Canada. [1] [2]

James S. Lindsay
Right-wing propagandist, political agitator, professional sophist, conspiracy theorist, and known academic fraud. Played a significant role in calcifying the canards of “critical race theory” and “grooming” of children by non-heterosexual persons into modern public debate, as well as the appropriation of the term “woke” into a pejorative against social justice activists and leftists broadly. Last known to reside in Ogdensburg NY. [1]

Sean P. Palmer
Allegedly attempted to bomb the Satanic Temple in Salem MA during April 2024. Last known to reside in Perkins OK. [1]

Chaya Raichik, a/k/a “Libs of Tiktok”
Far-right grievance & anti-LGBTQ troll, self-described “stochastic terrorist.” Re-appropriates social media posts made by LGBTQ persons and recirculates after adding her own vitriolic commentary. Posts made in this fashion tend to lead to harassment campaigns and bomb threats against her targets. In New England, LOTT posts have led directly to harassment campaigns against civilians in Durham NH, Billerica MA, and Portsmouth NH conducted by the neo-Nazi hate group NSC-131, and bomb threats against Boston Childrens’ Hospital by Catherine Leavy of Westfield MA and other unknowns. Last known to reside in Los Angeles CA. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Christopher Rufo
Right-wing propagandist, political agitator, and professional sophist, previously a fellow at a number of conservative think-tanks including the Heritage and Claremont Foundations. Played a significant role in calcifying the canards of “critical race theory” and “grooming” of children by non-heterosexual persons into modern public debate. Alleged that Harvard University president Claudine Gay had committed plagiarism, in part leading to her resignation. Last known to reside in Gig Harbor WA. [1]

Thomas Struss
Allegedly assisted Leo Felton in crimes to finance white supremacist activities during 2001. Spent a considerable amount of time in prison for drug possession and bank robbery charges, as well for attempting to disarm a sheriff’s deputy. Last known to reside in West Deptford NJ. [1] [2]

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Changelog

May 9th, 2024

  • Replaced Raichik’s photo with a correct image.

May 7th, 2024

  • Published this document.

March 19th, 2024

  • Created this document.