Federal agents east of Dallas have arrested a man known as the Asian Nazi, reports CBS19.
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives arrested Heon “Hank” Jong Yoo in Tyler Friday.
Yoo, 24, is accused of making false statements while purchasing firearms.
According to the Tyler Morning Telegraph, he gained notoriety on social media for singing Dixie on You Tube while wearing a uniform of a confederate soldier.
He has also made frequent use of Nazi images in his videos.
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In 2016, he was quoted by the North Texas Daily as saying “I’m proud to be prejudiced. I was made in America.”
Yoo appeared in court on Monday.Bail has yet to be set.
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RE: Asian Nazi Arrested by U.S. Marshals: What crime did he commit? Expressing conservative views? Showing a Nazi flag? Wearing a Confederate uniform? Purchasing a gun? Hmmmm….or being ASIAN?
RE: Nancy Wang question about Asian Nazi Arrested by U.S. Marshals:He was arrested for allegedly lying on a federal application for a firearms purchase. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Form_4473
RE: Asian Nazi Arrested by U.S. Marshals: Now he can complain about getting discriminated for being a Hitlerian ignorant “racist” that should have “exempt” him from getting arrested, LOL. Does he not know that wearing confederate uniforms, singing Dixie, and displaying swastika on you tube does not change the color of his skin?