Videos Show Neo-Nazis Marching Through Streets of Ohio
Masked neo-Nazis carrying flags bearing swastikas marched through the streets of Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday.
Videos posted on social media show the group of about a dozen or so men dressed in black and wearing red masks while shouting slurs through megaphones.
The agitators marched in the Short North area of Columbus early afternoon. Police were dispatched at 1:20 p.m. following a call that a member of the group had sprayed pepper spray or mace at a passerby, according to the Columbus Dispatch.
Other callers also reported that the group was shouting racial slurs at people and appeared to be armed.
Sgt. Joe Albert said in a statement that no arrests were made after police responded to calls about the incident, including reports that there may have been an altercation with civilians.
"Shortly after officers arrived on scene, the group left the area without incident," Albert said, per the Dispatch. "Officers stopped a van the group left in a short distance away to investigate the potential assault that may have taken place. Many of the individuals inside the van were detained, however, it was later determined that an assault did not take place and all of the individuals were released."
