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Alleged White Supremacist Fight Club Member Expected to Take Plea Deal

Trump supporters clash with protesters at a "Patriots Day" free speech rally on April 15, 2017 in Berkeley. (Credit: Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images)

An alleged member of a Southern California white supremacist group who participated in a violent political rally in Orange County is expected to plead guilty to a federal charge next week.

Tyler Laube, 22, signed a plea agreement Tuesday in which he agreed to plead guilty to a count of conspiracy, according to court documents. He is expected to formally enter his plea in Los Angeles federal court court next week.

He faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison, according to court documents.

In the agreement, Laube admitted to associating with members of the so-called Rise Above Movement from January 2017 to April 2017. At rallies across California and last year in Charlottesville, Va., the organization showed up trained and ready to fight its political enemies.

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