Public records reveal that four men from North Carolina were involved in a Neo-Nazi rally held in Little Rock, Arkansas, on December 6, 2025. Two of these individuals are from the Charlotte area. The event took place in front of the state capitol and Little Rock Central High School, a site historically significant for its role in the 1957 racial integration of schools. The rally was organized by the group known as Blood Tribe and centered around the statue of the Little Rock Nine, which honors the first nine Black students who integrated the school.
The rally included a banner with a segregationist slogan, highlighting the group’s extremist views. Among those identified from North Carolina are:
- Robert Virtue, 36, from Shelby
- Matthew Morgan, 40, from Hickory
- Eric Adam, 29, from Sanford
- Nicholas Fisher, 34, from Wendell
How did the men come to be identified?
After the rally, the group left in a U-Haul box truck, which was later stopped by the Little Rock Police Department. One member of the group, Zachary Platter, 36, from Bloomington, Indiana, was identified as the driver. He was cited for allowing others to ride in the back of the truck.
Earlier this week, the Little Rock Police Department released body camera footage from the stop, as reported by KTHV-TV. During the encounter, officers issued a ticket to the driver and instructed the other men to find alternative transportation. The video also captures a moment where the men chant “Heil Hitler” and raise their right arms in a Nazi salute. Some of the responding officers were Black, including at least one Arkansas Highway Police trooper.
The body camera footage and incident reports were released in response to a request under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act. Officers recorded the names of the individuals during the stop.
Who is Blood Tribe?
According to the Arkansas Times, citing the Southern Poverty Law Center, Blood Tribe is a white supremacist group founded in 2022 by Christopher Pohlhaus, a former U.S. Marine and tattoo artist. The group has been linked to spreading false rumors during the 2024 election, such as claims that Haitian immigrants in Ohio were eating dogs and cats. Blood Tribe members typically dress in red and black, carry flags with swastikas, and chant white supremacist slogans during rallies. They have also targeted pro-LGBTQ events.
Who else was on the truck?
Public records indicate that 22 out of the 23 men in the truck were identified, including the four from North Carolina, Zachary Platter, and Christopher Pohlhaus. Only one individual remained unidentified. Among the others, the only person from Arkansas was Matthew Etan, 54, from Lakeview, a town located in the northern part of the state near the Missouri border.
The remaining men came from various states across the country, including Kentucky, Illinois, New Jersey, Missouri, Ohio, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Alabama, Michigan, and Colorado. Christopher Pohlhaus, the group’s founder, is from Louisville, Kentucky, along with one other identified individual.
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