Overview
- Victoria Police arrested a 29-year-old from Rye on Wednesday and charged him with violent disorder, affray, unlawful assault and discharging a missile.
- Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell, 32, faces 25 counts over Sunday's melee and remains in custody pending a bail ruling on Friday.
- In court, Detective Senior Constable Saer Pascoe said Sewell's group has a documented history of hate crimes and that his behavior is escalating in violence.
- At least three people at the First Nations camp were injured, including one person who required staples for a head wound.
- The investigation continues with police seeking footage and witness accounts through Crime Stoppers, as Sewell’s lawyer alleges provocation and a political motive for the charges.