Springfield, Ohio sued neo-Nazi group, saying it was led by Haiti intimidation

Last year, an Ohio city linked to the influx of Haitian immigrants filed a lawsuit against a neo-Nazi group that claimed it was the core of the attack.

Springfield City, Mayor Rob Rue and several others sued the tribe of descent, its leaders Christopher Pohlhaus and Drake Berentz and Seven Named unnamed followers in the Dayton District Court.

They accused the group of “inspired by racial and racial hatred, to those who support the Haitian community in Springfield, in the face of the defendant’s racial attacks, inciting a harassment and intimidation campaign, which was made by racial and racial hatred motivation.”

With the legal help of the Anti-Defamation League, the plaintiff asked the court to conduct a jury trial to prevent the organization from posing further threats and imposing damages.

The court file does not list the lawyers of the Blood Tribe. The message remains on the phone numbers listed under the names of Pohlhaus and Berentz.

Springfield is about 60,000 cities west of Columbus, and in recent years, Haiti's population has grown to about 10,000 as Haitians fled violence from their home country in search of stability and employment. They are growing in numbers as a large population taxes schools, roads, hospitals and social programs, especially in 2023 when a Haitian immigrant driver crashes into a school bus, especially after a child is killed, especially in After a child was killed, their number grew larger.

As a candidate, Republican President Donald Trump won global attention in a presidential debate with Democratic rival Kamala Harris in September when he expanded the false claim that Haitians in Springfield are kidnapping and eating other people's pets.

The complaint said Bloodstone first made a “hit” to the city in July, calling the influx of Haitians a “invasion” threatening Springfield's “good white residents.”

“Members of Bloodstained took note of the phone,” the document said. “In the coming months, the Blood Tribe and its members and colleagues released a series of acts of hate, including harassment, bomb threats and death threats, in support of Haiti. Springfield residents of the community.”

According to court documents, members of the group appeared at the city's jazz and blues festival in August, showing guns, waving swastika flags, wearing matching red shirts, black pants and ski masks. They head to the Town Hall, where Drake Berentz was identified as the leader of the group, publishing a “racial and anti-Semitism roar” with followers with “Seig Heil” and Nazi Respond to the tribute.

Other actions brought by the lawsuit against the group’s lawsuit include harassment voicemails, abominable emails and social media posts that devalue the plaintiffs and their families. The complaint said the team members also used a dating app to send men seeking drugs and sex to residents’ homes late at night and promote their personal information with the aim of getting others to join the harassment.

The lawsuit describes actions attributed to the blood tribe that began and continued after the Trump-Harris debate. It does not mention Trump's remarks directly, but points out that Pohlhaus is “known for its growing reputation” because they are well received when they spread around the world.

Shortly after the debate, leaders of the Haitian National Advocacy group tried to invoke the rights of private citizens to file criminal charges against Trump and his then-competing partner JD Vance, involving the chaos and threats that Springfield experienced. A group of local judges decided in October to submit the matter to county prosecutors for further investigation, rejecting the Haiti Bridge Alliance’s appeal to issue a warrant or misdemeanor subpoena to the two.

The organization filed an appeal in the Ohio Supreme Court, pending a decision on the appeal. The action said Clark County City Court Judges Valerie Wilt, Daniel Carey and Stephen Schumaker “apparently, explicitly lack jurisdiction” and met in groups just as they did when they were referrals. The lawsuit is waiting.