A Queen Creek man accused of participating in a plot to threaten and intimidate journalists was released from custody last week, according to documents filed in a U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Johnny Roman Garza, 20, was among four people arrested Feb. 26 and charged on suspicion of conspiring to threaten and intimidate journalists and activists across three states, including Arizona. They are believed to be part of the Atomwaffen Division, a neo-Nazi extremist group and "a terroristic national socialist organization," according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Garza specifically was accused of gluing a poster with a Nazi reference onto the home of an editor of a Phoenix-area Jewish publication, officials said at the time. According to a complaint filed in court, Garza also visited the residence of a member of the Arizona Association of Black Journalists on Jan. 25, but no further information was provided about the incident.

Court documents obtained by The Arizona Republic don't explain why Garza was released on April 3 from Washington state where he was being held. Documents do indicate that he's due back in the Seattle court on April 27. Some conditions of his release included travel restrictions, keeping Garza to Western District of Washington and Maricopa and Pinal counties, according to court documents.

The Washington court's decision followed a motion filed March 13 in Arizona District Court requesting Garza's release with conditions. The documents state that "pretrial detention in this case is inappropriate because there are conditions that would reasonably assure the safety of the community, and because there is no risk of flight."

"He is a young man, with no criminal history at all, with strong family support and community ties," said the documents filed by Garza's attorneys at Suzuki Law Offices based in Phoenix.

However, the motion was denied three days later because the court no longer had jurisdiction over the motion, according to court documents. Days prior, Garza was ordered to be transported to the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.

Reach the reporter at chelsea.curtis@arizonarepublic.com or follow her on Twitter @curtis_chels.

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