Indiana officer fired after ties to neo-Nazi internet forum are revealed – By Tim Stelloh (NBC News) / Oct 18 2020
The recruit, Joseph Zacharek, is believed to have participated in a forum called “Iron March” four years ago, a police official said.
A police recruit in Lafayette, Indiana, was fired after an anti-fascist flagged his apparent ties to a neo-Nazi internet forum, authorities said Saturday.
The recruit, Joseph Zacharek, is believed to have participated in a forum called “Iron March” four years ago, Lafayette Police Chief Patrick Flannelly said in a statement.
The department was alerted to Zacharek’s posts on Friday, when a self-described anti-fascist tagged its Twitter account with a link to messages from the forum that were posted on a site called “ironmarch exposed.”
The department opened an investigation and determined that the messages were accurate and credible, the statement said.
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