Arrests Made After Southern California KKK Gathering Gets Violent
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - The Latest on the stabbings at a Ku Klux Klan gathering in Southern California Saturday (all times local):
3:13 p.m.
A Ku Klux Klan leader says his members were holding a peaceful anti-immigration demonstration when violence broke out.
Chris Barker, who identified himself as the "imperial wizard" of the Loyal White Knights of the KKK, says his members were defending themselves.
He added, "If we're attacked we will attack back."
Police say three counter-protesters at the KKK rally were stabbed by Klan members. Six Klan members are in custody in connection with the stabbings.
Seven counter-protesters have also been detained. Authorities say they stomped on two Klan members.
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2:44 p.m.
Authorities say 13 people are in custody following a violent altercation that left three people stabbed at a Ku Klux Klan gathering in Southern California.
A spokesman with the Anaheim Police Department says six of those arrested are Klan supporters and seven counter-protesters.
All three people who were stabbed are believed to be counter-protesters. One person is in critical condition.
Sgt. Daron Wyatt says a Klan member was stomped on by counter-protesters during another altercation.
The KKK has a long history in Southern California, with Klansmen holding elected office in Anaheim in the 1920s.
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Police say two people have been stabbed at a Ku Klux Klan gathering in Southern California.
Sgt. Daron Wyatt with the Anaheim Police Department tells The Associated Press two people who were part of a counter-protest at a KKK gathering Saturday afternoon in Anaheim were stabbed in separate incidents.
One person is in custody in one of the stabbings.
Wyatt says a Klan member was stomped on by counter-protesters during another altercation. Three people have been detained.
No information on any of victims' conditions was immediately available.
Authorities say the investigation is ongoing.