Meet Jon Ritzheimer, the man who set off an FBI manhunt

December 1, 2015

Before Jon Ritzheimer was considered a threat to the Muslim community in upstate New York, he spoke to America Tonight

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Meet Jon Ritzheimer, the man who set off an FBI manhunt

Before Jon Ritzheimer was considered a threat to the Muslim community in upstate New York, he spoke to America Tonight As an ex-Marine who says he served two tours in Iraq, Jon Ritzheimer has embraced his role as a “crusader” against the dangers that he claims Islam poses to the American way of life. While he says he doesn’t condone violence and that the weapons he carries are for defense only, those who are the target of Ritzheimer’s armed rallies and Facebook posts have grown increasingly alarmed at the movement’s violent anti-Islamic rhetoric. In this America Tonight web extra, we look back at interviews with his supporters and critics, as well as Ritzheimer himself.


 

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