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Green Party Candidate Arrested for Antisemitic Disorderly Conduct

By Drooid · Oct 9, 2026, 7:37 PM UTC · How we work

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Matthew Arndt, a Green Party candidate, was arrested for disorderly conduct with a hate-crime enhancer.
The arrest occurred Thursday at 8:50 a.m. outside a Mobil gas station in Mequon.
Arndt shouted profane antisemitic insults, calling an Israeli driver a traitor.
He later apologized, saying he “messed up,” but insisted his anti-Israel message remains.
The Wisconsin Green Party condemned his language and will await the police report.

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Matthew Arndt, a Green Party candidate, was arrested for disorderly conduct with a hate-crime enhancer.
The arrest occurred Thursday at 8:50 a.m. outside a Mobil gas station in Mequon.
Arndt shouted profane antisemitic insults, calling an Israeli driver a traitor.
He later apologized, saying he “messed up,” but insisted his anti-Israel message remains.
The Wisconsin Green Party condemned his language and will await the police report.