An avowed white supremacist was arrested in connection with distributing neo-Nazi literature in Squirrel Hill, where the city’s Jewish community is centered.
Hardy Lloyd, 39, was taken into custody by U.S. marshals Friday at his Crafton home for violating his probation for a 2010 conviction on federal weapons charges, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. In addition to allegedly being caught on surveillance cameras placing racist material, the newspaper reported that federal authorities found that Hardy violated numerous other terms of his probation.
Lloyd has a preliminary hearing on Tuesday.
Lloyd has a long history of involvement in white supremacist activities. He was described as an “unstable racist skinhead” in an article published by the Southern Poverty Law Center in May 2008. The organization tracks hate group activities.
From a website Lloyd ran at the time, the center quoted his “Daily Code of A Fascist,” which included decrees on dress (“A fascist should wear black all the time!”), diet (“A fascist eats lots of organic fruits and vegetables!”) and even calculating weight and distance (“A fascist uses the Metric System!”).
In 2004, Lloyd shot a female acquaintance, Lori Hann, 41, in the face in Squirrel Hill, killing her. A jury acquitted him of homicide charges but found him guilty of carrying a firearm without a license.
Photo: Ozzy Delaney via Creative Commons.