- Burt Colucci, 48, of Lakeland, Fla., was found guilty of misdemeanor battery in connection to a confrontation at a neo-Nazi demonstration in 2022, in which he pepper-sprayed a counter-protestor after a verbal confrontation.
- Colucci is the current commander of the National Socialist Movement, a prominent neo-Nazi group.
- Colucci was initially charged with one count of assault and one count of battery, both with hate crime enhancements. He was acquitted of the assault charge and hate crime enhancements but was instead convicted of misdemeanor battery in a jury trial. Read More