Nazis in Bitterroot Valley Montana

Nazis in the Bitterroot Valley Montana

This post will highlight some concerning neo-nazi activity in the Bitterroot Valley and identify some of the individuals involved.

Brian Wistain and Cory Davis, Oct. 9, 2020 at Brian’s house in Florence MT

We will be focusing this article on neo-nazis Brian Wistain and Cory Davis. Although we are aware of many other nazis in their friends group, these two are active in the Bitterroot Valley and are particularly concerning. Both Brian and Cory have been convicted of violent crimes against people and they appear to have no remorse and no shame about their nazi and white supremacy beliefs. For instance, they are both pushing their hateful nazi beliefs onto their young children as well as hosting nazi gatherings in the community. Both Brian and Cory grew up in the San Bernardino/Inland Empire area of Southern California. In California they met and married their also neo-nazi wives/partners. Cory’s wife/partner is Mary Pugue she is equally as much of a white supremacist as Cory and also has a criminal history. Cory and Mary moved to MT sometime around 2017-2018, after first moving to North Idaho around 2013. Brian moved to MT around 2017-2018 with his now ex-wife Maggie Nunn. Maggie is less overtly a racist than the others, but there is plenty of evidence to suggest that she is sympathetic to white nationalism and neo-nazism.

So, how did we find these nazis and how do we know they are in fact nazis worthy of a dossier?

Well, let’s just say we are always on the look out for nazis and fascist activity in our community. It didn’t take very long looking on Facebook before we found this picture, which we believe speaks for itself in terms of concerning nazi activity.

Celtic Cross burning at Cory Davis and Mary Pugue’s house. Dec. 21, 2019

So, we found this picture of a Celtic Cross burning posted on Brian Wistain’s Facebook. And, just in case anyone wasn’t sure that this was explicitly a neo-nazi event, there is a swastika casually leaning up against the stump.

Cory Davis

After seeing this picture, we were able to connect some very important dots rather quickly. First, Mary Pughe ‘liked’ the picture. We looked at her Facebook and found several matching group photos, thus confirming her and Brian must know each other. (The like from Abe McGuire is just one of many connections between Cory Davis, Brian Wistain, and a family of North Idaho biker fash, who were also at this nazi gathering, but that is a crew we will address at a latter date. But, for now, it is worthwhile to mention that this Bitterroot Valley nazi gathering was related to the funeral of Iron McGuire, who was part of that North Idaho biker fash family). But, moving on, how about some more pictures from that nazi gathering that Brian posted on his Facebook? This one below shows Cory Davis. Now, at this point we were not sure if this nazi gathering happened at Brian Wistain’s house or at Mary Pughe’s house, but those two had the most pictures of the gathering on their Facebooks so we knew they were involved.

Cory Davis at nazi gathering, Dec. 21, 2019

Looking at Mary Pughe’s Facebook, the dots fell into place. Notice the willow tree and new roof in the picture above.

Cory Davis wearing shirt saying Davis Roofing

Cory Davis, Dec. 26, 2020

So, on Mary Pughe’s Facebook we found the same male with her kids, both at a dinner and at Christmas. This strongly suggests her husband or father of the kids, which we eventually confirmed through other family photos that we will not be posting here. But, before finding family photos, we noticed the shirt said Davis Roofing. We looked that up, and sure enough Davis Roofing is a company owned by Cory Davis. The name Cory matched with the name Cory mentioned in family photos. Moreover, the address we were able to find for Mary Pughe was the same as that listed on the Secretary of State’s website for Cory Davis’ company Davis Roofing.

Business registration for Cory Davis company Davis Roofing.

Now we had an address and a business name, Davis Roofing. Remember that new roof in the cross burning pictures? Well, not only did we take a quick look at Google maps and confirmed the willow tree in the yard. We also figured we’d go ahead and give the house a checkout in person too. Yes, we can confirm the nazi gathering with a cross burning happened at Cory Davis and Mary Pughe’s house at 552 US HWY 93 S Hamilton, MT 59840. If you’re heading south on highway 93 from Missoula, its just south/past Hamilton and on the left hand side of the road.

That said, Cory Davis and Mary Pughe are moving.

So, Cory Davis and Mary Pughe are moving to Cave Junction Oregon.

We want Oregon comrades to be aware of this nazi couple. And, so before we get into more info on Brian Wistain, here is some further info and photos of Cory Davis and Mary Pughe.

Cory Davis and Mary Pughe June 2012

Cory’s tattoos are an obvious indicator of his nazi beliefs. He has not changed his beliefs since this photo was taken in 2012.

Note Mary’s comment “sure do love the color white”

 

Cory Davis February 2014

 

Cory Davis with kids, both Cory and his son are wearing fascist nazi clothing. July 2020

 

Cory Davis wearing nazi shirt, June 20, 2021

We believe it is obvious that Cory Davis and Mary Pughe are fascist neo-nazi, unsympathetic white supremacists. It is concerning, though not surprising, they would put their kids in neo-nazi clothing (the design on the blue shirt is the Sonnenrad, which is an ancient European symbol that was appropriated by the nazis. It is also known as the Black Sun). Also concerning is Cory and Mary’s criminal record.

 

Mary Pughe was charged with illegally carrying a loaded handgun.

 

Cory Davis criminal charges

These are just some of the criminal charges Mary and Cory have been convicted of. We are only including their crimes against other people, and this list is not inclusive. Note that Cory was charged with attempted murder, gross bodily harm, use of deadly weapon, assault with deadly weapon. Mary was charged with illegally carrying a loaded concealed gun. Cory was not convicted on the attempted murder, but was convicted on assault with deadly weapon. It was his second strike. Cory moved out of California very soon after getting out of prison. There should be no mistake that Cory and Mary are violent, dangerous nazis and a threat to any community they live.

 

Brian Wistain

Moving on to Brian Wistain. He was obviously easy to identify because he posted the pictures of the cross burning on his Facebook.

Nazi gathering at Cory Davis and Mary Pughe’s house, Hamilton MT Dec. 2019

In this picture above from the cross burning nazi gathering, you can see Brian Wistain on the right near Cory Davis. Both Brian and Cory are holding (one of) their children. This is a nazi gathering at Mary and Cory’s house, the picture below is a nazi gathering at Brian Wistain’s house.

Nazi gathering at Brian Wistain’s house May 2020. Note the White Pride Word Wide flag circled in back.

So, it’s obvious that Brian Wistain, just like Cory and Mary, hosts gathering of nazis at his house. These are large, multi family gatherings. But, note in the back of that picture above and circled is a White Pride World Wide flag. There were several of those flags hanging in the yard that we found in multiple pictures.

Other than the obvious fact that Brian posted these pics on his Facebook, we located his address through a simple search. He owns his own business, so like Cory Davis, is listed on the MT Secretary of State website.

Brian Wistain business listing and address

Brian’s new and current address, however, is 417 Rickets Rd. Hamilton MT. That address is where he lives, as confirmed by the multiple pictures he posts of his house on Facebook as well as photos from Google maps. The address of 417 Rickets Rd in Hamilton MT is where Brian hosted several nazi gatherings.

Brian Wistain’s house and primary vehicle

That white truck pictured above is Brian’s primary vehicle.

So, why, other than him being a nazi, are we concerned with Brian Wistain? Well, just like Cory Davis, he is pushing his nazi beliefs onto his children and he is a violent and dangerous person.

Brian Wistain’s most recent arrest. 7/27/2021

This is Brian Wistain’s most recent arrest. Warrant issued for failure to appear. We do not know what the original crime was, but it coincided with some reports of domestic violence. We have information that we will not post here but have been passed on to relevant parties. Needless to say, Brian makes himself look like a great dad in his Facebook posts, but those are simply white supremacist propaganda aimed towards his nazi buddies. We have evidence of him, let’s just say, being terrible to his children and his now ex-wife. That said, his wife is not great either, but no one deserves to be victim of domestic violence.

 

Some of Brian Wistain’s criminal charges when he was still in California.

As you can see, Brian has a history of violence and domestic violence in particular. Back in California, he was arrested for stalking and inflicting corporal injury while he was still on probation for previous stalking charges. He, just like Cory Davis, moved out of California soon after getting out of Prison for his second strike.

Although Brian Wistain’s wife has now divorced him, she also has some serious parent problems. We are not going to go into detail due to the involvement of minors. But we will say it is not just Brian who seems to be problematic with the children.

Maggie Nunn, arrested for criminal endangerment Dec. 11, 2019

Brian and Maggie’s kid wearing nazi shirt.

Maggie, just like Brian, act like they are the best parents in the world. In fact, Brian pushes the children to embrace white supremacy and Maggie goes along with it. She is just as much a danger to their kids as he is and she embraces white nationalism just as he does.

Brian Wistain on Bumble in the Missoula/Hamilton area.

 

Brian Wistain on Bumble. We would add that one of his other interests is white supremacy.

 

Brian Wistain, March 2021

 

Brian Wistain and Maggie Nunn June 2018

Brian Wistain, Maggie Nunn, Cory Davis, and Mary Pughe are neo-nazis.

They are a threat and danger to their children, pushing white supremacy and white nationalism onto them at a young age. They are also a danger to their community. They are currently in the Bitterroot Valley area of Montana. Maggie Nunn lives in Missoula MT and attends the University of Montana. Brian Wistain lives in Florence MT and works self-employed as a framer. Cory Davis and Mary Pughe live just outside of Hamilton MT, and Cory works self-employed as a roofer. Cory Davis and Mary Pughe have recently bought a house in Cave Junction Oregon and will be moving there soon. This dossier was written to inform the community and others about nazi activity and the large nazi gathering these individuals have hosted. The information used in this research was entirely publicly gathered and available. If any one has any questions, information, or would like to learn more please contact us at redoubtafa@riseup.net

 

 

 

 

Identifying 3 Idaho Proud Boy Insurrectionists

Boise, Late November, 2020

Last year in Boise, Proud Boys came through and were spotted at the Capitol. Some of their gear said “Proud Boys East Idaho”. It gave us something to go on, but not a whole lot. Once they left the city, we had kinda given up on them. East Idaho is big and open country and there’s just so many places they could be. Additionally, we weren’t organized and linked up like we are now.

“East Idaho” Proud Boys in Boise

Fast Forward to January 6th, 2021

In the Proud Boys contingent during the insurrection, one person was wearing an Idaho sweatshirt. This immediately drew our attention and we connected 2 of the Idaho Proud Boy faces to the folks who came through Boise last year.

Proud Boy insurrectionist known only as #IdahoPB, both in Boise and in DC

 

Proud Boy insurrectionist known only as #PierrePB, both in Boise and in DC

Rewind to December 12th, 2020

Once we began looking for these specific guys, we were able to identify one of them coming through DC in December, when the Proud Boys roamed the streets looking for people to attack and burnt the Black Lives Matter signs at a church (Proud Boys leader, Enrique Tarrio, is currently serving time for this hate crime).

#IdahoPB in DC on December 12th, 2020 (Black sunglasses/brown tactical vest)

 

Skip Ahead Again to August, 23rd, 2021

This is where we were stuck all Spring and through the Summer. When Fall came around, though, something magical happened. One of their fellow Proud Boys sent their son to school in a “Proud of My Daddy” kid’s Proud Boys shirt. The kid was forced to turn the shirt inside-out and the Proud Boy and his local pastor/podcaster used their church to organize a hostile presence at the school in response. This drew lots of attention to Twin Falls Proud Boys.

The video can be seen as long as they keep it up here.

 

The thing is, we recognized that guy. He was in Boise back in November. Notice the top-left face in the first picture at the top of this post.

Hello, Dash Rendar! (We do NOT believe that to be his real name. But that’s who he is on Facebook!)

Pointed Towards Twin Falls!

This was our first big break, and did it deliver! We didn’t just find #IdahoPB and #PierrePB, we also identified #BiohazardPB! Twin Falls, Idaho is where at least 3 of the Proud Boys insurrectionists were hiding! Unfortunately, this appears to have been a family affair. It brings us no joy to report that all 3 of these insurrection and Proud Boys members that we have identified are from the same family in this small town in Idaho.

First, here’s Menno Derijk Sr. (39), #IdahoPB

He was hard to track down on Facebook and his name was very difficult to confirm, until we found him on Twitter at @mennoderijk. He’s wearing the same Proud Boys polo in these 2 photos.

Next, here’s Menno Derijk Jr. (22), #PierrePB

Young Menno was much easier to match on Facebook.

Finally, here’s Hayes Derijk (20), #BiohazardPB

Here he can be seen with #PierrePB on January 6th. #BiohazardPB actually left this picture up from January 6th but we’ll show a comparison to his Facebook profile picture just to be sure. Curiously, the mole appears to switch sides but that’s most likely a mirroring function of a selfie camera.

Hayes also posted this incredibly racist meme recently.

There you have it.

These 3, Menno Derijk Sr. (39), Menno Derijk Jr. (22), and Hayes Derijk (20), are involved with the violence perpetrated by Proud Boys and the insurrection. We believe them to be dangerous to our communities. We believe them to be active in an extremist hate-group, the Proud Boys.

We believe that this conclusively identifies them and the parts that they have played terrorizing communities in Idaho and Washington. We believe that our work, the work of identification, has concluded on this matter. The next step is not ours to take. We call upon the community of Twin Falls, Idaho to denounce these men, all Proud Boys, and all extremist groups threatening and endangering those around them. We call on all of Idaho to do the same.

Menno Derijk Sr. (39), Menno Derijk Jr. (22), Hayes Derijk (20) during the insurrection in DC, January 6th, 2021

 

We would like to thank our community that put in the footwork and the outside researchers who checked our work and helped along the way. We would like to thank the researchers who put in energy before us to get us to this point.

Introducing Boise’s Proud Boy Problem

On Monday, July 19th, 2021, anti-vax “protesters” gathered outside of St. Luke’s Hospital in Meridian, ID (a suburb of Boise). Officially, the event was organized by Health Freedom Idaho, but, like usual, that is just a cover for right-wing extremists. Many of the folks in attendance were local trouble makers (Idaho Liberty Dogs, perhaps) or state trouble makers (Idaho Freedom Foundation supporters). Largely, the group was regional troublemakers, though: Ammon Bundy’s People’s Rights. We’ll get to all of them eventually but right now, let’s talk about one other group who was present that day.

We’re embarrassed to have been caught so ignorant of these Boys; somehow we missed them in our own back yard. Of all of the folks we spoke to: no one was aware that there was a chapter here. We’ve tracked Proud Boys through the city, we’ve seen them pose at our Capitol Building. Until now, they’ve always kept moving and none of them have ever showed up in the streets. So who are these guys?

ImageImageImage“Proud Boys Boise” spotted at St. Luke’s Hospital on Monday, July 19th, 2021

According to their hats and signs: these are Boise Proud Boys! We decided to see what we could figure out about them and it feels like we got into a bit of cat and mouse with the silverback among them. His social media presence is hard to find but the internet is forever. We found this Proud Boys Boise team member on the “Our Team” section of the Shannon Robnett Industries website. It’s been removed but here’s a cached version from the WaybackMachine: Archive of https://www.shannonrobnett.com/our-team.

 

This is Senior Project Manager Roy Moore:

In addition to the polo shirt affinity and silly-grin match, notice the Florida hurricane tattoo on the right arm. That’s the giveaway.

In addition to his picture on the Shannon Robnett website, the image file that they uploaded is named “Roy_Moore_960x.jpg”, a simple DuckDuckGo search for “Roy Moore Boise” brings up the Shannon Robnett “Our Team” page as the top result as of this writing.

Following the name to LinkedIn, Proud Boy Roy can be seen listed as “Project Manager at Phoenix Commercial Construction. Image

 

Following “Phoenix Commercial Construction”, Shannon Robnett is the owner.

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Despite scrubbing Proud Boy Roy from Shannon’s main website (and the Phoenix Commercial Construction website), the LinkedIn information gives us a solid connection between Roy and Shannon.

At this point, Roy’s gang affiliation has been determined and employer and professional connections assessed. As these particular Proud Boys have only been spotted in Meridian, we do not accept them as a threat. We are sharing this information as a warning to our community: keep your eyes out. We are sharing this information as a warning to Proud Boys Boise: keep your nose clean and stay the fuck out of our community.

We keep us safe. 🖤

This research has been produced as a collaboration between several groups of concerned citizens, both in and out of the Boise area. Solidarity, gratitude, and respect to Boise’s antifascist community as well as Treasure Valley Antiracist Coalition and Central Oregon Antifascist.Â