NEW YORK — In 2015, three men, all current or former Florida correctional officers, were arrested after investigators revealed they were Ku Klux Klan members plotting to kill a Black former inmate.
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"It was only after I wrote the second article in my series that I received an email and my heart stopped. The subject was, 'This is Joseph Moore.'" In order to join the Traditionalist American Knights of the KKK , he embellished his military accolades and signed a blood oath."They tell you that if you violate or disclose the secrets of the KKK, you'll pay with your blood."
"They use acronyms in order to ensure that impostors were not infiltrating the meeting or the klan. They would use terms like 'A.Y.A.K..' 'Are you a klansman?' And the proper response if you are a Klansman is, 'A.K.I.A..' 'A klansman I am.' If you don't respond with 'A.K.I.A.,' they know you're not a Klansman."
Dearen's investigation into the organization found that multiple members had violent pasts."The Klan tries to present a public face of being kind of a social club, but behind the scenes, oftentimes they're plotting violence," he said. The extremist group's continued presence in Florida law enforcement agencies is in keeping with state history, Dearen said. Klan members ran towns and were sheriffs less than 100 years ago in Florida.
Williams, who has a history of mental health issues, was serving time at the facility after hitting a police officer during a mental health episode. During their fight, Williams bit Driver. "He said, 'Momma, ain't nobody will ever hear my story,'" Crowley said."I was like, 'Okay, well, sit down and tell me your story.'"
"I asked, 'What do you want to do?' Moore said."'Do you want him six feet under?' And they said, Yes.'"
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