Brandon Russell | |
|---|---|
 2017 mugshot | |
| Leader of the Atomwaffen Division | |
| In office 2013–2017 | |
| Succeeded by | John Cameron Denton[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1, 1995 Florida, United States |
| Citizenship | Bahamas, United States[2] |
| Alma mater | University of South Florida[3] |
| Occupation | Ex-Florida National Guardsman Neo-Nazi leader |
Brandon Clint Russell (born July 1, 1995) is a Bahamian and American Neo-Nazi leader, terrorist and the founder of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division in 2013.[4]
In September 2017, Russell pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing an unregistered destructive device and illegally storing explosives; in January 2018, he was sentenced to five years in prison, but released from prison in August 2021. In February 2023 he was indicted for planning attacks on electric substations in Baltimore.
- ^ "Atomwaffen Division/National Socialist Order". Center for International Security and Cooperation. July 3, 2022. Archived from the original on June 24, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
Following Russell's arrest and imprisonment, he was replaced as leader of AWD by John Cameron Denton
- ^ "Neo-Nazi leader gets 5 years for having lethal bomb-making materials". CBS News. July 3, 2022. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "Atomwaffen Division". Southern Poverty Law Center. April 29, 2024.
Russell, a former student at the University of South Florida (USF), was an active member of the Army National Guard who told officers the explosives came from his time in USF's engineering school
- ^ Turnquest, Ava (July 3, 2022). "Bahamian Neo-Nazi jailed for five years in explosives case". The Tribune. Archived from the original on July 3, 2022. Retrieved July 3, 2022.