Three UK neo-Nazis convicted of multiple terrorism offences

Wednesday, May 21, 2025 

On Wednesday, May 14, at Sheffield Crown Court in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, jurors convicted three UK right-wing extremists of "planning an act of terrorism" and other related charges. Arrested in February 2024, Christopher Ringrose, 34 years old, and Marco Pitzettu and Brogan Stewart, both of them 25 years old, had a nine-week trial which began in early March, with the court given evidence including that about over 200 weapons, including crossbows, machetes, and swords found in raids in the residences of the accused in the Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Yorkshire counties.

Detective Chief Superintendent James Dunkerley, Head of Counter Terrorism Policing North East, stated "Some of their defence in court was that it was all fantasy or just part of harmless chat, however all three took real world steps to plan and prepare for carrying out an attack on innocent citizens." Prosecutor Jonathan Sandiford told jurors "It was their belief that there must soon come a time when there would be a race war between the white and other races".

The three men were communicating only online, such as, on Telegram, including channel "Einsatz 14", where the undercover officer was able to infiltrate the group which was led by Stewart. Besides planning an act of terrorism, each of them was also charged with two counts of "collecting information which may be useful to someone preparing an act of terrorism". Also, Ringrose was charged with manufacturing a prohibited weapon, as he had 3D-printed components for a FGC9 semi-automatic firearm and had almost completed it. At a previous hearing, Pitzettu pleaded guilty to obtaining an illegal "stun gun".

The judge, Mrs Justice Cutts, told the convicted: "You must all expect substantial custodial sentences." The sentencing was planned for July 17.

Sources

• Three British neo-Nazis convicted of planning attack as part of 'race war' — Reuters, May 15, 2025
• UK neo-Nazis convicted of planning mosque, synagogue ‘race war’ attack — Aljazeera, May 14, 2025
• Will Conroy. Neo-Nazi extremists guilty of planning terror attacks — LBC, May 14, 2025