[originally published on December 4, 2022, 1:22PM Eastern]
If anyone has any further information on the whereabouts or occupation of known Proud Boy Zachary Pickering of Cranston RI, please reach out!
Zachary Pickering of Cranston RI was identified in November 2020 by @AntifashGordon, who revealed that Pickering’s combination of siege mask and red bucket hat makes for the dorkiest chud look imaginable
1/ Meet Zachary Pickering, of Cranston, Rhode Island. He’s a former military member who works private security for rightwing radio host @JohnDePetroShow.
In secret, he’s a Proud Boy who wears a mask when wears the group’s colors, but that won’t save him here. pic.twitter.com/z0J3tu1WNw
— AntiFash Gordon (@AntiFashGordon) November 10, 2020
We’ve been wondering where Pickering has been since 2021, when he and his friend and NSC member Chase Gilroy put up a bunch of stickers in Bristol & Warren RI during the same night in April of that year
Gilroy was Patriot Front at the time, and he was doing what PF members do best: get pinched by local cops for slapping PF stickers everywhere
We note that Warwick RI, the city where Gilroy is from, was recently the site for a series of antisemitic flyerings
Mugshot, May 2021
Zachary Pickering of Cranston RI was most recently spotted failing to disrupt a DQSH in Fall River MA last month, in the company of Resist Marxism/SHFA chump John Medlar. Pickering’s in @RodWebber’s third photo here:
7/ Front view— plus the fourth guy in the photo with Medlar. pic.twitter.com/DljG0QbUrv
— Rod Webber (@RodWebber) November 6, 2022
(Big kudos to @RodWebber not only for documenting, but for putting himself between the chuds and the event, doing so EFFECTIVELY, and cooperating with event organizers, we love to see it)
We know this is Pickering because he forgot to cover his tattoos again! Whoops
The fluffy undercut’s a great choice, very visually distinct, especially in comparison to that HAT
It’s interesting that Medlar and Pickering, both Proud Boys, weren’t wearing their colors while out and about in Fall River MA. Think it might have something to do with leadership catching charges over J6?
We certainly believe Pickering cleaves closely enough to antisemitism from his Snapchat Tim-Pool-ass-lookin’ profile alone. The twin lightning bolts are a neo-Nazi dogwhistle, in light of all the other known info on him
In conclusion, Zachary Pickering of Cranston RI is likely STILL a member of the violent and neo-fascist Proud Boys. Stay tuned, because he’s not the only one
Solidarity to the comrades who keep each other safe!