White nationalist jailed in online threat

A man stands with a rifle, shooting into the dark. Sirens and screams can be heard in the background of the video posted to Instagram.

“Police identified the Youngstown Jewish Family Community shooter as local white nationalist Seamus O’Rearedon,” the caption says. The geolocation on the Instagram video was set to the Jewish Community Center of Youngstown, Ohio.

The attack never happened, but police in New Middletown, Ohio say they apprehended the man who made the threats — a self-described white nationalist with a significant arsenal.

On Saturday, police arrested the alleged owner of the Instagram account, 20-year-old James Patrick Reardon, on charges of telecommunications harassment and aggravated menacing. The day before, authorities searched the New Middletown home of Reardon’s parents, according to WFMJ, and seized a cache of weaponry, including knives, two assault rifles and a large amount of ammunition, as well as a gas mask and bullet-resistant armor.

“This is a person that has declared himself as a white nationalist. With the hate crimes and everything else going on, we want to make sure we do our part to make sure we did our part to make sure this person was taken off the streets very quickly,” police chief Vince D’Egidio told WFMJ.

The FBI said in a statement Reardon was being held on “local charges,” and that more details could not be released because it’s “an ongoing investigation.” Police in New Middletown did not respond to a request for comment.