Rowe reportedly went to Downtown Olympia after hearing that “kill cops” graffiti had been sprayed in the area; he reportedly believed the graffiti had been put up by members of the Black Lives Matter movement.
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The male stabbing victim, a 47-year-old man, sustained only non-life threatening injuries, according to police.
Earlier this week several anti-police graffiti postings appeared throughout downtown Olympia. The men survived the shooting and were charged with assaulting the officer.
The suspect, who told police he’d done time at the Washington State Penitentiary, also informed them that he wanted to attend a Donald Trump rally to continue “stomping out more of the Black Lives Matter group”. “This black-and-white couple was simply expressing their love for one another”.
On Tuesday night, a white supremacist in Olympia, Washington stabbed a black man on the street in an apparent crusade to fight Black Lives Matter.
Rowe’s public defender could not be reached for comment. If Rowe is convicted on one of the assault charges, it would be his second strike offense.
When police talked to the male stabbing victim, he said that he and his girlfriend, a white woman, had been drinking at the China Clipper. The man chased Rowe and then tripped him as he tried to run away. He tripped Rowe, who fell into a auto and was knocked unconscious.
Rowe – who has a “white power” tattoo and a Confederate flag tattoo – told police that he belonged to a white supremacist group and said that he swore a “blood oath” to fight with minorities in the streets.
The male victim said Rowe didn’t say anything to him during the attack.
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Black Lives Matter has played a key role in USA protests over deadly police shootings of black men and women, which have led to a national debate over discrimination and excessive use of police force.
