A South Florida man is out of jail after being arrested Friday during an antisemitic protest in downtown Macon. The protest started around 4:30 p.m. at Temple Beth Israel in downtown Macon, but protesters from the Goyim Defense League started their day farther south in Warner Robins. Lt. Eric Gossman says they believe the pellets are non-toxic pine pellets to hold the packets down. They appear to be from the Goyim Defense League, which the Anti-Defamation League classifies as an extremist group. "We want to get people to look into Jewish supremacy. We want people to look into the over-representation in our media," said the group's leader, Jon Minadeo II, outside Temple Beth Israel in Macon. The Anti-Defamation League says Minadeo leads the group, and travels across the country to spread his views. After 13WMAZ interviewed Minadeo, Bibb deputies arrested him for disorderly conduct and public disturbance. They say he kept shouting obscenities through a bullhorn after he was asked to stop. Minadeo was released on a $910 bond around 8 p.m. on Friday. Lt. Gossman in Warner Robins says if they catch the specific people involved in spreading the fliers near Peach Blossom Road, they'll look at filing charges related to hate speech. Gossman says they reported the fliers to the FBI. Minadeo, who lives in West Palm Beach, FL, would not confirm whether the people at the protest were the same people who distributed the fliers. He said, "We're everywhere." 13WMAZ News is the #1 station for news and weather in the Central Georgia area, serving people in Dublin, Macon, Milledgeville and Warner Robins. Follow 13WMAZ on Social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/13WMAZ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/13wmaz/ Visit Site: https://www.13wmaz.com

• published: 24 Jun 2023
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