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Clay Pinkston of Christiana, Tennessee is League of the South Member and Unite the Right Participant

Today we’re introducing neo-Nazi and League of the South member Clay Pinkston (26) of Christiana, Tennessee.

Not only was he present at Unite the Right, it appears he was involved in an act of violence at the event.

#MSSouthUTR #IgniteTheRight

 

SPLC tweet stating that a video shows him involved in violence at UTR.

Pinkston was featured prominently in news images alongside other League of the South shield carriers.

Many shield carriers were identified shortly after UTR, while this one slipped by until his DUI mugshots were spotted.

Screenshot: NBC News
Screenshot: Reuters

Clay Pinkston has been present at numerous neo-Nazi rallies with League of the South and NSM groups, including Shelbyville in 2017 and Newnan, Georgia in 2018.

Note the “Tennessee” patch on his vest.

Nazi Rally footage – Shelbyville, TN
Photo by Daniel Shular
From video by Andrew Kimmel – Newnan, GA
Photo by Daniel Shular – Newnan, GA

Clay Pinkston is seen performing a Nazi salute in a group photo of neo-Nazis surrounding Matt Heimbach, to include:  Zach Wade, Cesar Arvelo Santos, Craig Spaulding, Garon Archer, Adam Rice, and Shane Duffy.

We’ve labeled some of the names, let us know if you recognize any of the others.

Clay Pinkston of TN is in a group photo posted to a League of the South leader’s social media account.

Michael Hill, Michael Tubbs, Brandon Richey, Jonathan Curtis Adams, and two others are visible in the image.

Clay Pinkston also appears to have been a volunteer crew member for a conservative public access show called ‘Veritas Populi‘.

We’re not seeing much about the show beyond 2017 so we’re assuming it didn’t go too well.

Left: Pinkston

If anyone has any information regarding the online presence of Clay Pinkston please send it our way, we’d be glad to look into it.

Here are the unlabeled versions of group photos from the thread for anyone who wants to take a swing at #NameThatNazi.