OAKLAND — A self-proclaimed “American nationalist” arrested after a violent Berkeley riot in March was sent back to jail Thursday after a judge increased his bail because he was found in possession of a weapon.

Kyle “Based Stickman” Chapman, 42 of Daly City, was remanded back into custody after appearing in court Thursday afternoon for a bail hearing. In a video he posted publicly on Facebook, Chapman is seen off-roading in a truck in a state park in San Francisco. The truck, a Jeep-type vehicle, had Trump and American flags on it. A park ranger pulls it over and arrests Chapman, who is found in possession of a Kubaton key-chain, Chapman explains in one of his videos.

The keychain is a type of self-defense weapon stick, according to the company’s website, which can be lethally used.

Alameda County prosecutors requested a bail increase after the incident.

His attorney, John Noonan, argued that he needed something to protect himself, especially after his car had been broken into months ago and his tires slashed. Chapman, in online videos, blames members of the anti-fascist group antifa for his car damage.

The prosecution argued that Chapman was ordered to have no deadly weapons of any kind when he was released after posting bail, which was initially set at $135,000. Judge Yolanda Northridge ruled that while unfortunate that Chapman’s car was broken into, he did not need the weapon to protect himself.

Northridge increased Chapman’s bail by $265,000 to a total of $400,000, which was slightly less than the prosecution’s request of $500,000. Chapman, wearing a dark suit and blue dress shirt, was returned to custody, and bailiffs handcuffed him in court.

In his video that he posted just an hour before heading to court on Thursday afternoon, Chapman accused prosecutors of trying to raise his bail as a scheme to make it harder for him to fight his case behind bars.

“This is purely politically motivated,” he said. “They are trying to take me off of the streets and limit my political activism. They want to silence me and make the process of fighting this case as difficult as possible.”

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10 arrested during pro-Trump rally in downtown Berkeley Chapman was originally charged in August on suspicion of felony possession of carrying a leaded cane or billy club during a Berkeley rally in March. In August, he also claimed publicly on Facebook that the charge had no basis, and was a method for the district attorney to try to prevent him from attending other right-wing free speech rallies at the time. The DA’s Office denied Chapman’s allegations at the time.

Attorneys for Chapman, Noonan and Darryl Billups declined to comment.