Violent Antifa Member Arrested With Smoke Grenades, Flamethrower: Police

Violent Antifa Member Arrested With Smoke Grenades, Flamethrower: Police
Matthew Banta, an Antifa member, in an undated mugshot. Brown County Jail
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A known, violent member of the far-left Antifa network was arrested over the weekend in Wisconsin with a flamethrower and smoke grenades, police said.

Matthew Banta, 23, of Neenah, was part of a group wielding baseball bats or metal pipes and carrying an Antifa flag in Green Bay on Aug. 29 after 9 p.m., during an unlawful assembly, according to a criminal complaint obtained by The Epoch Times.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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