FBI probes Atlanta Black extremist group allegedly arming homeless men, infiltrating protests
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The FBI is reportedly investigating the Black Hammer Party for kidnapping, human trafficking, narcotics and other charges carried out by the armed extremist group of homeless Black men.
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The report cited testimony from Fayetteville Police Street Gang Investigator Diana Snider, who took the stand during the trial for Black Hammer leader Augustus Claudius Romain Jr., 36, known as Gazi Kodzo, and a top lieutenant, 21-year-old Xavier "Keno" Rushin in connection to the alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of gang recruits held against their will in a garage.
Snider testified that she read a newspaper story about the Black Hammer Party months ago around the same time she was contacted by the FBI about moving investigations into the extremist group to the Atlanta suburb of Fayetteville. Though she told the court no charges have yet been filed in that investigation, the group was under surveillance for allegedly arming homeless men and for its aggressive panhandling tactics targeting college students for donations near Woodruff Park in downtown Atlanta.