Florida Police Arrest White Nationalist Augustus Invictus
Ex-Florida Senate candidate and white nationalist Augustus Sol Invictus has been arrested on an out-of-county warrant on charges of kidnapping, “high and aggravated” domestic violence and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.
Augustus Invictus, 36, in a booking photo. (Brevard County Sheriff)
A white nationalist who headlined the 2017 Charlottesville "Unite the Right" rally, Augustus Sol Invictus, has been arrested in Florida on felony charges.
Brevard County Sheriff's deputies arrested the 36-year-old Orlando-based lawyer outside a gym in a mall in Melbourne, Florida, on Monday. He was charged with kidnapping, “high & aggravated” domestic violence, as well as possession of a firearm during a crime of violence.
Invictus was arrested on an out-of-county warrant from the Rock Hill Police Department in South Carolina and was described as an "out-of-state fugitive" in the police report.
Another booking image of White nationalist Augustus Sol Invictus of Monday in Florida on suspicion of kidnapping, domestic violence and weapons violations Brevard County Sheriff's Office
The arrest was first reported on Twitter by author Alexandria Fannella and Nick Martin, a reporter for The Informant.
Invictus, who was born Austin Gillespie, according to the Independent, ran for the Florida Senate in 2016 as a libertarian.
He was also a headliner at the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, and was credited by white nationalist Richard Spencer, who organized the rally, as writing the a draft of the Charlottesville statement.
Invictus had been under surveillance since Christmas Day by police in South Carolina, who tipped Florida officials about his possible whereabouts in the sunshine state, Brevard County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Tod Goodyear told CBS.
Invictus has agreed to be "extradited from Florida and will be transported to South Carolina to face charges 'in the next few days,'" reported Martin on Twitter, citing the Rock Hill Police Department.
Invictus is being held without bail and is scheduled to appear on Jan. 15, according to jail records.
