White supremacist group leader pleads guilty to death threats against journalist in Brooklyn federal court
The Eastern District federal courthouse in Brooklyn was home to a significant blow to domestic terrorism and hate crimes on Wednesday, as Nicholas Welker, also known as “King ov Wrath,” leader of the Feuerkrieg Division (FKD), pleaded guilty to conspiring to make interstate death threats against a Brooklyn-based journalist.
U.S. District Judge Pamela Chen oversaw the proceedings. Welker faces up to five years in prison at sentencing.
The plea stems from a chilling case where Welker, leading an international extremist group known for racially motivated violence, posted ominous threats against a journalist who reported on the FKD’s activities. The threats, both graphic and explicit, were intended to stymie the journalist’s ongoing investigation into the hate group’s operations.