Crossville Police report peaceful day on both sides of Stormfront meeting.

Protestors at white supremacists meeting 

at Cumberland Mountain State Park

Throughout the day, on Saturday, September 30th, 2017, the City of Crossville Police Department assisted the Tennessee State Park Rangers at Cumberland Mountain State Park, as approximately 50 members of a white nationalist, white supremacist, and neo-Nazi group met at the park throughout the day.

There were also approximately 50 additional people present, actively protesting the presence of those attending that meeting. The protesters and the meeting attendees maintained a peaceful visit to the area with law enforcement maintaining a presence, observing for any violent activity, in the interest of public safety.

The City of Crossville Police Department appreciates the peaceful demeanor of both groups, who enjoyed their freedom to exercise their opinions and beliefs, in a non-violent manner.

The City of Crossville Police Department will remain vigilant in the protection of the public and the protection of the property and rights of the citizens and visitors to the City of Crossville for the duration of any visit by either of these groups. If any violence is observed, we are asking that notifications be made to law enforcement as soon as possible, by dialing 911. The safety and protection of the general public will continue to be our top priority.

State Park Stormfront meeting and protestors mostly quiet.

The news broke on Friday that a group of white supremacists planned a meeting in Crossville and once word got out with plans for protestors to attend the word spread like wildfire bringing unwanted notoriety to Crossville. 

The first problem came Friday night when word got out that the group planned a dinner and social event at a local Crossville restaurant.  As the word spread and people began to call the restaurant with complaints and bad reviews started showing up on their online presence, the restaurant decided to cancel the reservation of the group. 

Once the group was turned away, local police were called to the restaurant and no serious trouble was reported at that time.

Cars parked outside the CMSP recreation lodge Saturday

afternoon for the Stormfront meeting

On Saturday, the supremacist group reportedly tied to an organization called Stormfront planned a meeting at the Cumberland Mountain State Park and that brought a number of protestors who spent much of the day in the parking lot near the Park Recreation Lodge separated from the group meeting by some dozen or more law enforcement officers including park rangers, Crossville police, and sheriffs deputies.

A few of the park rangers separating the two groups.

Protestors at the Cumberland Mountain State Park were kept

away from the recreation lodge by rangers and law

enforcement.

Some of the protest signs

Protestors support each other.  A few were

singing "All we are saying is give peace a chance."

Late Saturday afternoon some 16 to 20 protestors remained at the park but appeared to be packing up at the time.  Reports said that the supremacist group had reservations at the state park restaurant for dinner.  The group does not have the state park recreation lodge reserved for Sunday but reports are the group planned a hike on Sunday. 

Cars from a number of states were spotted though many of the cars had been parked with their backs in so their license plates could not be seen.