‘Asian White Supremacist’ Hank Yoo Arrested in Texas by Federal Agents

‘Asian White Supremacist’ Hank Yoo Arrested in Texas by Federal Agents‘Asian White Supremacist’ Hank Yoo Arrested in Texas by Federal Agents
A Korean American man known as the “Asian Nazi” on social media was arrested in Tyler, Texas, on Friday on a federal warrant by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
Heon “Hank” Jong Yoo, 24, was booked into the Smith County Jail by ATF around 10:30 p.m. after making false statements while he purchased firearms, according to a U.S. Marshals Service spokesman.
Barred from the U.S. Army for this political views and reportedly let go from his previous job, Yoo describes himself as a “Neo-Confederate.”
He became infamous for his YouTube videos, which show him singing “Dixie” while dressed in Confederate cavalry attire with Nazi and alt-right images, Tyler Morning Telegraph reported.
While his social media accounts have since been deleted, Yoo’s rants against Black Lives Matter and a video called “Seig Heil Taylor Swift” were widely shared for their shock value.
Yoo has been arrested before, indicted for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon on December 2, 2016. Officials on the scene discovered “a tactical vest, three magazines, a handgun, two rifles, a machete, and a shotgun” and set his bail to $60,000.
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