After the Oregon Verdict
Further legal troubles befell Metzger in late 1991 when he was
brought up on misdemeanor charges of unlawful assembly for his role
in a 1983 cross-burning incident in Los Angeles. Found guilty, his
sentence was commuted after serving 46 days so that Metzger could
attend to his ailing wife, Kathleen, who died in March 1992.
As a result of this conviction, Metzger was ordered not to leave the
country without permission. Nonetheless, he was
deported from Canada
in July 1992 after attempting to attend a rally of the extremist
Heritage Front in Toronto.
Since the Portland decision, Metzger's assets - including his home -
have been seized to help compensate the Seraw family. Although it is
unlikely that Metzger will ever fully pay his portion of the $12.5
million judgment, all subsequent revenues have been accounted for
through court supervision so that a substantial percentage of WAR's
profits have gone toward this penalty. Yet Metzger's hotlines and
publications continue to generate support. Given his track record of
hatred and violence, his continuing presence on the extremist scene
remains cause for concern.
* The League was responsible for introducing another key item of
evidence which demonstrated Metzger's advocacy of violence - a
photograph of Metzger with an AK-47, instructing a group of racist
skinheads in the desert.
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