A gun-obsessed white supremacist wanted to establish a ‘private’ community in Colorado where young children would be taught an ‘antisemitic curriculum’ by military personnel, court filings allege.
Chad Edward Keith, 41, also described himself as a Nazi who would ‘absolutely’ die for his beliefs, it is claimed.
Details of Keith’s deranged plans have emerged after he was arrested earlier this month for possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.
The FBI launched an investigation into Keith after several reports that he was illegally in possession of firearms. FBI agents then recruited an informant who obtained undercover pictures of Keith’s weapons and learned about his white supremacist views.
His haul of 11 weapons included rifles, handguns and shotguns.
Chad Keith, 41, who described himself as a Nazi who would ‘absolutely’ die for his beliefs, is charged with owning weapons despite being banned because of a prior felony conviction
Keith was pictured by an FBI informant handling guns at a mountain property where he planned to start a school where children would be taught an antisemitic curriculum
Keith – who was barred from owning firearms due to a prior felony conviction – planned to establish the community at a mountain property which included ‘multiple underground bunkers’ and a Faraday cage to protect from electromagnetic blasts
Keith – who was barred from owning firearms due to a prior felony conviction – planned to establish the community at a mountain property which included ‘multiple underground bunkers’ and a Faraday cage to protect from electromagnetic blasts.
The property was described as ‘100 percent off grid’ and also included a radio tower and water well that is 462-feet deep.
Keith has appeared in court facing the charge and is expected to attend another hearing on June 12. A trial is set for July 24.
The indictment says Keith possessed:
- A 300 Magnum Bolt action rifle with no serial number
- Mossberg 500 12 gauge
- Savage model 93 R17 Caliber 17HMR
- Glock 21 caliber .45 auto
- Scoped bolt action rifle with a hand-engraved serial number
- Winchester model 62A, 22 caliber
- Century Arms C308 Sporter
- Ruger 10/22 22 long rifle
- Mossberg 590 12-gauge shotgun
- Century Arms WASR-10 7.62 by 39mm caliber
- Ruger Super Redhawk .44 magnum
Special Agent Holly Andersen said in a criminal complaint that FBI Colorado started to receive tips in around October 2020 that about ‘Keith’s possession of attempts to obtain firearms’.
He had lived in Colorado Springs and also owned the 2.6 acre mountain property, where he wanted to start the ‘white private community’ in nearby Cotopaxi.
Keith frequently told the FBI informant about his plans for the property, including ‘wanting to leave a legacy and created a white private community’.
Chad Keith, pictured left in images taken by an FBI informant, and three of his firearms (right)
A picture taken by an FBI informant shows the serial number of a rifle allegedly owned by Keith
Grainy undercover images from an FBI informant purport to show Keith firing a scoped rifle
The criminal complaint adds: ‘Keith has discussed buying more neighboring properties in order to own a piece of land large enough to build and operate a school, which he would name Ravensridge or Ravensrock.
‘Keith has stated he needs more land because he does not currently have enough space to do ‘hard core weapons training.’ The purpose of the school would be to teach various skills, including weapons training, and to instill ideology consistent with white supremacy.
‘Keith’s target age group is younger than high school. Keith has discussed specific plans for the school, including an antisemitic curriculum. Keith hopes to recruit military personnel to help instruct at the school.’
He describes himself as a national socialist and a Nazi and ‘frequently makes comments disparaging Jews and notes how he is unhappy that Jews control all financial and scientific aspects and run the world’, the complaint adds.
The informant said he fired weapons with Keith on several occasions, including at the mountain property.
Pictures secretly captured by the informant show Keith handling and firing weapons including a long rifle.
