Three men accused of being members of a violent white supremacist group called The Base pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges in a federal indictment in Maryland.
Former Canadian Armed Forces reservist Patrik Mathews, 27; and Brian Mark Lemley Jr., 33, of Elkton, Maryland; entered their pleas during separate arraignments on charges including transporting a firearm and ammunition with the intent to commit a felony.
In a court filing,
Justice Department prosecutors said Lemley and Mathews discussed “the planning of violence” at a gun rights rally in Richmond,
Virginia, in January.