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Von Brunn In Hayden: Angry, Violent

Posted by DFO

June 11, 2009 9:18 a.m. • 7 comments

Item: Hayden man: Suspected museum gunman angry, violent: James W. von Brunn briefly resided in Hayden/Meghann M. Cuniff, SR

More Info: The man accused of gunning down a security guard at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday arrived in North Idaho more than four years ago eager to meet others with an anti-government agenda, an acquaintance said. But James W. von Brunn, 88, seemed obsessed with violence, angry about a stay in federal prison and fixated on guns, said Stan Hess, a Hayden resident since 2003. “He had some very bitter arguments about a lot of things because of the way he looked at the world,” Hess said Wednesday.

Question: Is it fair to tie Von Brunn to Hayden, if he lived in the area for only a few days before being kicked out of his temporary home?

Seven comments on this post so far. Add yours!

Kage_Mann on June 11 at 9:28 a.m.
No. What was Hess doing, letting Von Brunn stay with him?
I’ve never heard of a guy that old, being that violent.He’s almost as old as Butler, were he still alive.
Sisyphus on June 11 at 9:34 a.m.
Kage hit on it. Its not fair to tie him to Hayden because of his short stay but its a consequence of him being invited by Hess who is a presence in North Idaho and who endeavored to interject his views into the region through his runs for political office. Its a fair story.
Phaedrus on June 11 at 9:36 a.m.
What was Hess doing, letting Von Brunn stay with him?

Birds of a Feather.
Joker on June 11 at 9:45 a.m.
Sure it’s fair. I think the Spokesman-Review story spelled it out perfectly.

I find it hilarious when these folks bicker amongst themselves. Can’t the racists all get along?
hhuseland on June 11 at 10:48 a.m.
No.
nic on June 11 at 11:14 a.m.
“What was Hess doing?”

Hess has ties to racist groups. What was he doing? Opening his home to an (assumed) like minded individual. I’m not saying that Hess has any violent tendancies, but he is sympathetic to white supremacists.
Liz on June 11 at 12:21 p.m.
I talked to my mother in Missouri last night, and trust me, they are pretty darn embarrassed about him in St Louis. He grew up there and went to college there (Washington University, for those who want to know). Cringe, cringe and just cringe some more…