Men charged in connection with white nationalist flyers appear in court

(WJAR) — Two men charged in connection with posting white nationalist flyers in East Providence appeared in court on Tuesday.

32-year-old Stephen Farrea of Portsmouth and 26-year-old Austin Conti of Arizona pled not guilty to a charge of obstruction of a police officer at 6th Division District Court Tuesday morning.

They were both released on a personal recognizance of $2,000.

Farrea and Conti were arraigned for charges connected to a June 21 incident where the pair are accused of posting flyers around the Gordon School in East Providence.

The two men were charged with obstruction of an officer and violating city ordinance by posting signs to poles.

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Officers say the men had flyers and a staple gun in their possession.

Police say there were three other men at the scene from Warwick, Pawtucket and Fall River who were not charged.

Such flyers have recently been found in Providence.