The men -- identified as Luke Austin Lane, 21; Michael John Helterbrand, 25; and Jacob Kaderli, 19 -- allegedly had plans to overthrow the government and kill a couple in Bartow County, police said in a news release.
All three face charges of conspiracy to commit murder and participation in a criminal gang, The Base, police said.
"The group was involved in recruiting new members online, meeting to discuss strategy and practicing in paramilitary training camps on a 100-acre tract in Silver Creek," where the group allegedly had a "training camp," police said, citing their investigation with the FBI.
According to an affidavit, the three allegedly discussed "the creation of a white ethno-state" and "committing acts of violence against minority communities (including African-Americans and Jewish-Americans)" in encrypted online chat rooms.
The group is suspected of planning to kill a couple who they believed to be members of Antifa, the affidavit said. Lane allegedly concocted a plan to carry out with Helterbrand and Kaderli, but they delayed the scheme because Helterbrand had a bad back.
CNN was unable to immediately determine Friday afternoon whether Lane, Helterbrand and Kaderli had attorneys who would comment on their behalves.
Wisconsin man conspired to vandalize minority-owned property
A Wisconsin man was arrested Friday for conspiring with other members of The Base in September to vandalize minority-owned property.
Yousef O. Barasneh, 22, of Oak Creek, Wisconsin, is alleged to be a member of The Base and has been charged with conspiring to violate citizens' rights to use property free from threats and intimidation, according to a statement from the US attorney's office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
Barasneh allegedly vandalized the Beth Israeli Sinai Congregation in Racine, Wisconsin, by spray-painting swastikas and anti-Semitic words on the outside of the synagogue, the statement said.
If convicted of the charge, Barasneh faces up to 10 years in prison and up to $250,000 in fines, the statement said.
Three suspected members arrested in Virginia ahead of pro-gun rally
On Thursday, three other alleged members of The Base were arrested in Delaware and Maryland, the FBI said. They face multiple firearms and immigration-related offenses.
The men were believed to have been planning to attend a pro-gun rally in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday that's expected to draw a crowd of extremists, according to a law enforcement official.
They were identified as Brian Mark Lemley Jr., 33; William Garfield Bilbrough IV, 19, and Patrik Jordan Matthews, a 27-year-old Canadian citizen and former combat engineer in the Canadian Army Reserve who was accused of entering the US illegally in August.
In court Thursday afternoon, a federal judge ordered that they remain in custody ahead of a detention hearing next week.
According to the criminal complaint in that case, members of The Base have discussed creating a white ethno-state and attacking African Americans and Jewish people. Group members have also talked about ways to build bombs and the military-style training camps the group runs, the complaint says.
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