Soldier Belonging to White Supremacy Group Indicted on Multiple Firearms Charges

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Kai Liam Nix, a 20-year-old soldier at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, also known as Kai Brazelton, was arrested last week and detained following the hearing Monday. According to court records, he’s set to appear in court again Thursday to determine whether he will be released and the conditions of his possible release.

A federal indictment claims Nix dealt firearms without a license and possessed and sold stolen firearms. It also alleges Nix lied on his security clearance application when he indicated he had never been a member of a group dedicated to using violence to overthrow the U.S. government.

“The statements and representations were false because as the defendant then and there knew, he had been a member of a group dedicated to the use of violence or force to overthrow the United States government and which engaged in activities to that end,” the indictment reads.

According to the court documents, Nix made a false statement on his Security Clearance Application Standard Form (SF) 86 when he claimed he had never been a member of a group dedicated to the use of violence or force to overthrow the U.S. Government.

Nix was also charged with one count of dealing in firearms without a license and two counts of selling a stolen firearm. If convicted, he faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factors.

The Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit advocacy organization, claimed Monday that Nix belonged to Patriot Front, a white supremacist group. The SPLC also claimed Nix ran a channel on Telegram that aimed to find and release the personal information of journalists, politicians and liberal activists, a practice known as doxxing.

Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen of the Justice Department’s National Security Division, U.S. Attorney Michael Easley for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Executive Assistant Director Robert Wells of the FBI’s National Security Branch and Special Agent in Charge Bennie Mims of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) made the announcement.

The FBI, ATF and U.S. Army Criminal Investigations Department are investigating the case.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina and the National Security Division’s Counterterrorism Section are prosecuting the case.