Patrik Jordan Mathews

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Patrik Jordan Mathews
Born
Patrik Jordan Mathews

1993 (age 29–30)
Manitoba, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationFormer combat engineer
Years active2011–2019
Organization(s) The Base, Atomwaffen Division [1]
Criminal charges2 counts of being an alien in possession of a firearm
2 counts of transporting a firearm across state lines with intent to commit a felony
1 count of obstruction of justice
Criminal penalty9 years imprisonment
Criminal statusConvicted

Patrik Jordan Mathews (born 1993) is a Canadian white supremacist and former Armed Forces Reserve combat engineer. [2] In 2021, he was sentenced in the United States to 9 years in prison for criminal activities connected to The Base, a neo-Nazi and far-right accelerationist group that has been described as terrorist organization. [3] [4]

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Career

Mathews served eight years in the Canadian Armed Forces as a combat engineer in the 38 Canadian Brigade Group and held the rank of Master corporal. [5] He was discharged from the military after his ties to The Base were revealed in 2019.[ citation needed ]

Arrest

In 2019, Mathews was exposed as a member of The Base through evidence found by Winnipeg Free Press journalist Ryan Thorpe. [6] On August 19, 2019, the RCMP obtained a search warrant at his home in Beausejour, Manitoba where they seized guns. [7] In July 2019, the Canadian Armed Forces launched an investigation. [8] [9] Mathews went missing on August 24, 2019. [10] His truck was found abandoned in Piney, Manitoba. [11] On January 16, 2020, Mathews was arrested in Delaware by the FBI. [12] [13] Mathews along with two other men who were also arrested were believed to be planning to attend the 2020 VCDL Lobby Day rally in Richmond, Virginia. [14] On October 2021, Mathews was sentenced to 9 years in an American prison for his role in The Base, including allegedly plotting a mass killing. Also sentenced to 9 years in prison was former U.S. Army soldier and Iraq War veteran Brian Mark Lemley, an American friend of Mathews and fellow neo-Nazi who'd assisted him. [15] [16] [17] As of February 2022, Mathews is serving his sentence at United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute in Indiana, his projected release date is September 16, 2027. [18]

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