| Patrik Jordan Mathews | |
| Birth Name: | Patrik Jordan Mathews |
| Birth Place: | Manitoba, Canada |
| Occupation: | Former combat engineer |
| Years Active: | 2011–2019 |
| Organization: | The Base Atomwaffen Division[1] |
| Conviction: | Being an alien in possession of a firearm (18 U.S.C. § 922) Being an alien in possession of ammunition (U.S.C. § 922) Being an alien in possession of ammunition (18 U.S.C. § 922) Transporting a firearm in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony (U.S.C. § 922) Transporting ammunition in interstate commerce with intent to commit a felony (U.S.C. § 922) Obstruction of justice (18 U.S.C. § 1519) |
| Criminal Penalty: | 9 years imprisonment |
| Criminal Status: | Incarcerated |
Patrik Jordan Mathews (born 1993) is a Canadian white supremacist and former Armed Forces Reserve combat engineer.[2] In 2021, he was sentenced in the United States to 9 years in prison for criminal activities connected to The Base, a neo-Nazi and far-right accelerationist group that has been described as terrorist organization.[3] [4]
Mathews served eight years in the Canadian Armed Forces as a combat engineer in the 38 Canadian Brigade Group and held the rank of Master corporal.[5] He was discharged from the military after his ties to The Base were revealed in 2019.[6]
See also: 2020 VCDL Lobby Day. In 2019, Mathews was exposed as a member of The Base through evidence found by Winnipeg Free Press journalist Ryan Thorpe.[7] On August 19, 2019, the RCMP obtained a search warrant at his home in Beausejour, Manitoba where they seized guns.[8] In July 2019, the Canadian Armed Forces launched an investigation.[9] [10] Mathews went missing on August 24, 2019.[11] His truck was found abandoned in Piney, Manitoba.[12] On January 16, 2020, Mathews was arrested in Delaware by the FBI.[13] [14] Mathews along with two other men who were also arrested were believed to be planning to attend the 2020 VCDL Lobby Day rally in Richmond, Virginia.[15] In October 2021, Mathews was sentenced to 9 years in an American prison for his role in The Base, including allegedly plotting a mass killing. Also sentenced to 9 years in prison was former U.S. Army soldier and Iraq War veteran Brian Mark Lemley, an American friend of Mathews and fellow neo-Nazi who'd assisted him.[16] [17] [18] As of February 2022, Mathews is serving his sentence at United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute in Indiana, his projected release date is September 16, 2027.[19]