CONVICTED | Three men with extreme right-wing views have been found guilty of planning a terrorist attack in West Yorkshire. 

The self-styled “militant” group – Brogan Stewart, 25 of Tingley, Marco Pizettu, 25 of Derby, and Christopher Ringrose, 34 of Cannock – sent regular online messages to each other sharing extreme views and horrific racial slurs.  

And they were taking steps to plan an attack.  

They organised themselves as a group with a “mission statement” and with Stewart as their “leader”. They amassed more than 200 weapons, including an illegally-manufactured 3D printed firearm and stun gun, and identified religious targets for harassment and attacks.  

Head of Counter Terrorism Policing North East, Detective Chief Superintendent James Dunkerley said:  

“Stewart, Pitzettu and Ringrose have today been rightfully convicted of multiple terrorism offences. They were a group that espoused vile racist views and advocated for violence, all to support their extreme right-wing mindset. 

“Some of their defence in court was that it was all fantasy or just part of harmless chat, however all three took real world steps to plan and prepare for carrying out an attack on innocent citizens.  

“Due to excellent collaborative work with our partners, we were able to infiltrate the group and arrest them before anyone was harmed.” 

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