Phoenix Open’s viral video of racist tirade was before the human arrest

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A man banned from the Phoenix Open after being caught on video calling for violence against Mexicans showing neo -Nazi symbols and using racial sleds was arrested on suspicion of violation, according to Scottsdale Police.

Brandtbert J. Brudenell, 19, was arrested on Thursday night at TPC Scottsdale and booked on suspicion of criminal violation, refused to give his name true and minor alcohol consumption, Scottsdale Police told Arizona Republic. According to police, Bridell was found to go near the 2nd hole after the course was closed and refused to leave. Security staff reported that he was trying to escape from them before officers arrived.

Police told Arizona Republic that bride is the man seen in a viral video filmed on the Phoenix Open, where he talks about his belief that Mexicans at the border should have their neck “cut” shortly after saying ” Heil Hitler “and looks to Mimic White Supremacist Rhetoric.

In the video, the bride adds the n-word to “border hopping” when referring to Mexicans. Moments earlier he used a slurry against Mexicans and Mexican Americans. When confronted with women filming him who film him, he responds with insults and calls them “Fat Girl, Fat Girl” and “Dumb — B ——-.”

He also says “1444” in the video. As per Anti-Defamation League, White Supremacists often use the numeric code “1488.” “14” represents the white supremacist slogan: “We must secure our people’s existence and a future for white children.” “88” acts as a numeric stand-in for “Heil Hitler”, which “H” is the eighth letter of the alphabet.

Bride did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

After being viral, the explicit video was shared on various social media platforms, including Thursday on the Instagram account Thesquarephoenix. By Saturday morning the video had been removed on that account but was still up on Chef Silvana Salskido Esparza’s Instagram account.

It is unclear when the video was filmed or by whom.

Businesses respond to ‘abhorrent’ video

Scottsdale Police Speaker Sgt. Allison Sempis told the Republic that officers encountered bride after the video was filmed. The police are seeking to understand the circumstances surrounding the footage and would like to talk to the person who registered it, Sempis said.

According to Sempis, the Phoenix Open informed police that bride had been banned from the event and would be treated as a violator if he returned.

In a statement to the Republic, the Phoenix Open confirmed that the man in the video was a participant and condemned his hate speech as “unacceptable and not representative of our fans, players and organizers.” The statement also referred to the event organizer, Thunderbird’s Civic Group and its company sponsor, Waste Management.

“Thunderbirds, WM and PGA Tour have a zero-tolerance policy for hate opinion in any form and have banned the individual from the premises and all future PGA-Turné events,” read the statement.

Vivint, a Home Safety Company with locations in the Phoenix area, the Republic said on Friday that the man was fired over him identified as an employee of less than three months after an examination asked by the video. The man is seen in the video wearing a black cap with the Vivint logo.

“This behavior is abominable and in no way reflects the values ​​of our brand,” reads a business declaration.

Neither Vivint nor the Phoenix Open identified the man in the video by name.

The bride is also seen wearing a green shirt with a black logo that seems to be from Raven Club, a private golf course located on East Baseline Road between 40. And South 32nd Streets in Phoenix.

From Friday night, the club had not answered requests for comment or confirmed whether bride was affiliated with them as a member or employee.

Pushback against similar incidents

In recent weeks, there have been cases throughout the country where individuals have received setbacks to express perceived perceived neo -Nazi or racist sympathy.

Calvin Robinson was interrupted as a priest of the Anglican Catholic Church after a Washington, DC, appearing where he appeared to emulate Elon Musk. Tesla CEO had raised its right hand during a January 20 -Rally for President Donald Trump’s inauguration, a gesture that looked largely a Nazi hon. Laura Smith withdrew from Towamucin Township Board of Supervisors In Pennsylvania after A video she sent On social media showed her smiling when she made a greeting that looks like musks.

ADL initially dismissed the actions of the musk as an “awkward gesture.” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt later condemned musk’s use of Nazi References as word games on his social media platform x, calling it “inappropriate and offensive.”

Marko Elez, a 25-year-old employee of Musk’s Federal Department of Government Efficiency, withdrew after controversial positions he made on X were uncovered. Over the past few months, Elez shared messages like “Normalize Indian Hate” and “Just for the Record, I was racist before it was cool.” His positions also supported Eugenics in immigration policy and spoke for the abolition of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, reported by the Wall Street Journal.

On Friday, Musk advertised in a post on X that he reinstated Elez.