Winnipeg mans terrorism charges linked to violent extremist group, officials say – Winnipeg [Video]

RCMP say a Winnipeg man facing multiple terrorism-related charges has been linked to a group known as the Maniac Murder Cult.

Nevin Thunder Young, 19 was arrested on Monday, after an investigation into his ties to the violent extremist group, also called MKY.

The investigation into Young began in January after federal enforcement officers were tipped off by Winnipeg police, following his arrest on mischief charges.

Young has been charged with 26 counts of mischief in connection with anti-Semitic graffiti that surfaced in the Charleswood neighbourhood.

MKY’s leader, a 20-year-old from Georgia, was indicted last summer on four counts of soliciting hate crimes and acts of mass violence, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

U.S. officials describe the group as an international violent extremist group that follows neo-Nazi accelerationist views and encourages violence against members of the Jewish community, racial minorities, and other groups.

Young remains in custody and faces charges including facilitating terrorist activity, participation …