White Supremacist Convicted for Defacing Michigan Synagogue in 'Operation Kristallnacht'

Nathan Weeden, a member of The Base, found guilty of conspiring against rights and damaging religious property, with sentencing yet to be determined.

Nathan Weeden, a member of the white supremacist group The Base, was convicted on two counts for defacing Temple Jacob, one of Michigan's oldest synagogues, with swastikas and neo-Nazi symbols in 2019.
The vandalism was part of a plan dubbed 'Operation Kristallnacht', inspired by the Nazis' infamous Kristallnacht pogroms.
Weeden's co-conspirators, Yousef Barasneh and Richard Tobin, had previously pleaded guilty in 2020 and 2021, respectively, for their parts in similar acts of vandalism.
The trio used an encrypted messaging platform to discuss their plans to vandalize property associated with African Americans and Jewish Americans.
Weeden will be sentenced at a later date.