Military weapons seized from suspected neo-Nazi in Arlington

SEATTLE — Police have seized military-style firearms from an avowed neo-Nazi in Snohomish County in what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind case in Washington state.

KING TV reported Thursday that prosecutors and the FBI convinced a judge that “Kaleb Cole poses a serious threat to public safety by having access and possession of firearms and a concealed pistol license,” according to court records.

King County court records provided by a prosecutor’s office on Thursday said officers last month seized five military-style rifles, three pistols and gun parts from a residence in Arlington. The weapons belong to Cole, the suspected leader of The Atomwaffen Division in Washington state, the court records said.

Atomwaffen, which is a German for “atomic weapon,” is a small but extreme organization that seeks inspiration from Adolph Hitler and Charles Manson, who ordered mass murders to attempt to trigger a race war. Its white supremacist members claim they will not start the war but are arming themselves in preparation. Atomwaffen members have been charged in five murders in other states.

Authorities claim Cole has amassed firearms and trained with weapons in western Washington.

Cole isn’t charged with a crime but is named in a so-called “extreme risk protection order” filed earlier this month. The judge issued an order requiring Cole to surrender all firearms to the police.

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