Police Training Group Joined Proud Boys And Patriot Front In Disrupting Colorado Pride Celebration [VIDEO]

Denver’s NBC affiliate reports:

A tactical training group is no longer participating in a planned event with the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office after Able Shepherd’s leaders disrupted a PrideFest celebration last weekend. A group of approximately 70 men interrupted DougCo PrideFest’s family-friendly drag show on Saturday. The men, wearing shirts reading “Stand to Protect Children,” stood blocking the view of the performers for roughly 40 minutes until they were escorted out.

Able Shepherd issued a statement to media outlets on Wednesday simultaneously defending the protest’s aims while denying the company was involved. “The media has claimed that Able Shepherd was involved in the event. This is not true,” the company posted on Facebook. 9NEWS obtained an email that appeared to have been distributed by Able Shepherd’s email system, recruiting protesters to interrupt the DougCo PrideFest show.

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NEW: The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office says a tactical training group involved with an anti-PrideFest protest will no longer be included in a Sheriff’s Office event this week. #copolitics https://t.co/6L9HGp30i2

— Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) August 31, 2023

Able Shepherd denied involvement with the anti-Pride protest but did not respond to 9News’ questions about an email that appeared to come from Able Shepherd’s email system recruiting protesters to show up in opposition to the event’s “perverse agenda.” pic.twitter.com/vhbWZlgVzS

— Kyle Clark (@KyleClark) August 31, 2023

This Saturday’s Douglas County Pride Fest was protested by a number of different groups — Able Shepherd, Patriot Front, the Rocky Mountain Active Club, and the Proud Boys.https://t.co/pKcIDFVAsQ pic.twitter.com/Gfa0YiLL0j

— Colorado Times Recorder (@COTimesRecorder) August 30, 2023

Proud Boys have crashed Douglas County Pride #copolitics pic.twitter.com/H2nbkPBrcs

— McKenna Harford (@McKennaHarford) August 26, 2023

Douglas County group Able Shepherd disrupted the planned drag show at Pride by standing in the aisles and revealing shirts that say “stand to protect children” pic.twitter.com/HG213dhHEc

— McKenna Harford (@McKennaHarford) August 26, 2023

Also in the Able Shepherd protest group was Bill Jake, who gained fame in 2015 for trying to get a baker to make a cake that says “God Hates Gays.”https://t.co/fzKFpPLtmf

— Heidi Beedle (@HeidiBeedle) August 30, 2023