Patriot Front was previously at Ozarks Pridefest in 2023. The group's social media posts confirmed that they returned to Springfield on June 14 to protest the event.

In June 2022, police arrested 31 Patriot Front members in Couer d’Alene, Idaho, after receiving a tip that men in face masks with riot gear were seen getting into a U-Haul outside a hotel.

This is not the first time Patriot Front has used U-Haul trucks in demonstrations. It used trucks at a Pride rally in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, in 2022, where more than two dozen members were arrested.

Authorities arrest members of the white supremacist group Patriot Front near an Idaho pride event Saturday, June 11, 2022, after they were found packed into the back of a U-Haul truck with riot gear.

Police say the 31 Patriot Front members were arrested with riot gear came after a tipster reported seeing people loading up into a U-Haul at a hotel parking lot in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Among ...

In June 2022, police arrested 31 Patriot Front members in Couer d’Alene, Idaho, after receiving a tip that men in face masks with riot gear were seen getting into a U-Haul outside a hotel.

Patriot Front and other white nationalist groups are fueling the expansion of extremist groups in the U.S., and control at least a dozen clubs nationwide.