NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — A neo-Nazi who assaulted a Jewish man in downtown Nashville in 2024 was found guilty by a jury during a Criminal Rights Violation trial this week. He was convicted of assault with bodily injury and civil rights intimidation.
Nashville-Davidson County District Attorney General Glenn Funk posted Thursday afternoon that Canadian citizen Ryan McCann "was in town with the white supremacist group Goyim Defense League (GDL) when the attack occurred.
Funk added that the Criminal Rights Violation trial is "believed to be" the first of its kind to be held in Tennessee.
Previous coverage by NC5 Investigates: Dramatic video shows neo-Nazi assault on 20-year-old man during hate group's visit to Nashville
A Davidson County jury found Ryan McCann GUILTY this week in the attack of a Jewish man in downtown Nashville in 2024. McCann was in town with the white supremacist group GDL when the attack occurred. The Criminal Rights Violation trial is believed to be a first in TN. pic.twitter.com/d3Dljg7da7
— District Attorney (@DavidsonCoDA) June 26, 2025
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