By Brad Smith
GRANTS
PASS, Ore. – A southern Oregon’s hate group Facebook page disappeared from the
social media platform shortly after their leader was arrested by Grants Pass
police earlier this week.
Jon
Clement, 61, and Ryan Clark, 43, both of Grants Pass, were arrested on Oct. 26
by Grants Pass police after the pair were allegedly shooting at birds from a
pontoon boat drifting down the Rogue River. According to press releases, the two
men fired shotguns as their boat drifted near both Tussing and Reinhart
Volunteer Parks. Some witnesses reported they heard pellets pass overhead.
Clement
and Clark were taken into custody sometime after 5 p.m. and were booked into
the Josephine County Jail. Both were charged with unlawful use of a weapon and
reckless endangerment.
Clement is the leader of RV Salt Shakers, a hate group that’s
operated throughout southern Oregon for the last few years. Clark is allegedly
a member as well. The Salt Shakers have been known to picket area Planned
Parenthood clinics and harass patients and others using PP services. The
Shakers have also been a nuisance at many local events, ranging from Pear
Blossom to Ashland’s holiday parade. A number of groups have taken measures to
bar the Salt Shakers from their events. They have also targeted the LGBTQ and immigrant
communities.
Clement’s group has been accused of using fear tactics and
even intimidation.
“(Fear tactics) are sometimes necessary to further our
message,” he said in 2019. “If it helps our cause, we’ll do it.”
Word of Clement and Clark’s arrests spread like wildfire
through social media and it wasn’t long before the group’s page was hit by
trolling.
The Salt Shakers have been scaling back their weekly
harassment of Planned Parenthood clinics since counter protestors – some calling
themselves the RV Pepper Shakers – have appeared.
Clement was contacted by the Rogue Free Press. He did not respond.
wow you couldnt be more wrong but thats fake news for ya
ReplyDeleteWhats fake?
DeleteArrest-fact
Harrassment of women and planned parenthood-fact. I know because I'm a woman he harrassed
Page gone-fact. Boy you must be desperate when you call provable facts fake news stop watching Fox it kills brain cells
Really, you piece of filth?
ReplyDeleteWhere's the SS page? I don't see it. Tell me. Is it standard for SS members to blatantly . . . recklessly break the law?
Ladies and gentlemen, Jon Peterman.
Bigot. Misogynist. Bully. Religious fanatic.
accusation does not equal guilt, and for you to word it that way is unprofessional journalism AKA fake news
DeleteThanks, Alliebaba.
ReplyDeleteJon and the SS are thoroughly despicable people.
Cowards too.
What were these two trying to do shooting in public? What was their goal with this? All it did was show that they were probably drunk and most assuredly, idiots.
ReplyDeleteI think they were duck hunting. In city limits, near two parks were children were playing. Likely not drunk. Just a couple of self-righteous cult leaders.
DeleteHateful, controlling people. To make this even worse, they take their children with them.
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