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A neo-Nazi white supremacist has been charged with terrorizing the people of a small town that he wants to take over and turn into a white enclave.

Craig Cobb, 62, was arrested in Leith, North Dakota, while carrying out what he called an “armed patrol”. Mr Cobb has bought 13 properties in Leith, flying swastika flags, and wants to take over the local government. Residents sought help at the weekend because they claimed Mr Cobb and Kynan Dutton, 29, a follower, were confronting them with guns.

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Lee Cook, a Leith City councillor, who moved his family out of the town several weeks ago, told the Bismarck Tribune: “Hell, that’s what we’ve been through. Everybody’s been terrorized.”

Mr Cobb and Mr Dutton are each charged with seven counts of terrorising the people of Leith. Five of those charges involve guns. They could face minimum sentences of two years in jail for each charge. The two men appeared in court and were held without bail. Before his arrest, Mr Cobb told the Tribune: “Because of the violence and harassments against we and the children, we have commenced armed patrols of Leith.”

Todd Schwarz, Grant County State’s Attorney, said: “Residents have told me they would feel a great deal of fear if he and Dutton are in Leith. They’ve dealt with rhetoric, insults and outright threats.”

Leith has a population of 19, including one black resident, Bobby Harper, who has refused to leave.

Earlier in November, Cobb went on a British talk show where the host did a DNA test on him and informed him that he was 14% black.

Daily Telegraph with files from National Post Staff