Harry Rogers Wiki – Biography
Harry Rogers is an admitted leader of the Ku Klux Klan is accused of driving his truck through protesters during a Richmond, Virginia demonstration Sunday evening as they peacefully protested racial injustice and excessive force used by police in the wake of the death of George Floyd, an African-American who was killed by a white police officer on May 25.
According to Henrico County Police spokesperson Lieutenant A. M. Robertson, “several witnesses reported that a vehicle revved their engine and drove through the protesters occupying the roadway.”
Rogers, who goes by the first name, Skip, stood outside of the Colonial Heights War Memorial in March of 2016 in a white robe with red trim and a KKK symbol on it while waving a confederate flag, according to the Progress-Index. At the time, Rogers wouldn’t say why he was doing it.
He told Progress-Index, “I’m exercising my First Amendment right,” he said, and that he planned to stand there “until my clothes get cold.”
In 2015 Progress-Index ran a story about Rogers who was an organizer of his version of the NAACP, which stands for the National Association for Awakening Confederate Patriots. The group did a ‘confederate flag ride,’ with about 20 vehicles touting the flag through the town of Petersburg.
Roger’s version of the NAACP had a Facebook page but the last public posts are from 2015. In it he said that he and his followers had one common goal, which is to “bring America back to the way it’s supposed to be.”
Harry Rogers Age
Harry Rogers is 36 years old.
Criminal Charges
According to Taylor, Harry Rogers “by his own admission and by a cursory glance at social media is an admitted leader of the KKK and a propagandist for confederate ideology. We are investigating whether hate crimes charges are appropriate,” she said in a statement.
Taylor said they will prosecute Rogers to the “full extent of the law,” calling his alleged action “heinous” and “despicable.”
Roger’s current charges are malicious wounding, felony vandalism, and assault and battery. While the investigation continues he is being held without bond. Law enforcement and Taylor’s office are both asking witnesses to come forward with any more information.
In Virginia, hate crimes are defined as “crimes committed against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity.”
According to the Virginia State Attorney’s Office, in 2017 there were 202 Hate Crimes reported in the state, of those, 38 were assaults based on racial bias, 44 were property or vandalism crimes based on racial bias and 68 bias-motivated crimes against African-Americans.
Taylor said in her statement, “Protestors acting peaceably, well within their constitutional rights of assembly, should not have to fear violence. We lived through this in Virginia in Charlottesville in 2017. I promise Henricoans that these egregious criminal acts will not go unpunished. Hate has no place here under my watch.”
Charges
My neighborhood did a peaceful march today (I was not there) and this clown decided to rev his engine at pedestrians, followed by knocking over a cyclist, and supposedly running over a person’s foot. Keep in mind there were kids there. This was a family oriented march. pic.twitter.com/UUVhlUJlFK
— Pedro 🇵🇪🎤🎧 (@judgelanceito_) June 7, 2020
According to Henrico County Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor, Rogers drove recklessly on a median where people were protesting, drove up to protesters where he revved the engine, and then drove into the protesters.
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Robertson said no one was badly injured, but one person was checked out at the scene by emergency medical workers and refused further treatment. That adult victim was the one who called the police.
According to someone who tweeted that she was a witness to Roger’s disrupting the protest, he also followed protesters and filmed them.
Social Media
On August 13th 2017, he attempted to start a fight with a march that was holding a memorial to Heather Heyer. It didn't turn out well for him. pic.twitter.com/EvT8I16MlW
— Goad Gatsby (@GoadGatsby) June 8, 2020
Photos show a man that looks like Rogers participating in several rallies and protests involving white supremacist groups and far-right-wing rallies.
One group a twitter user who says he tweets about Virginia politics and “the ridiculousness of the far-right,” @Goad Gastby said one of the pictures he posted showed Rogers with the Virginia Flaggers. He posted his tweet in 2018.
According to their Facebook page, the Virginia Flaggers say they stand for “Citizens of the Commonwealth who stand AGAINST those who would desecrate our Confederate Monuments and memorials, and FOR our Confederate Veterans.”
Investigation Report
Rogers, who goes by Skip though his given name is Harry, also sometimes uses the last name Tinsley, which according to Heavy’s research is a family name. He owns a company called Skip’s Firewood Service, which does lot clearing, yard cleanup, debris removal, firewood and log splitting, according to the webpage.
Background reports say he lives in Chester, but according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch Rogers lives in Hanover. Both cities are near Richmond.
Little of note comes up for him in court records in Henrico or Chesterfield, but he is now looking at felony charges. According to Virginia Law, his malicious wounding charge is a 3rd-degree felony, and he is charged with felony vandalism.