Kyle Chapman

[[File:Kyle-Chapman.jpg|thumb|right|165px|Kyle Chapman mugshot]]
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'''Kyle Sean Chapman''' {{lived|November 12, 1975<ref name=arrest1>[http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/based-stickman 1993 Arrest Record] ''The Smoking Gun''</ref>}} is an [[United States of America|American]] who is the founder of the [[Alt-right glossary#Proud Boys|Proud Boys]] street fighting spin-off group known as the '''Fraternal Order of the Alt-Knights''' (FOAK). The spin-off was endorsed by Proud Boys' founder [[Gavin McInnes]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170423005743/http://officialproudboys.com/news/the-kids-are-alt-knights/ The Kids Are Alt-Knights: Based Stick Man Organizes Offical Miltary Arm of the Proud Boys] by BaZiLe (April 2017) ''Proud Boy Magazine'' (archived from April 23, 2017).</ref> Chapman is also known as '''Based Stickman''' for his breaking of a wooden closet rod over an opponent during a melee.<ref name=smokinggun>[http://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/crime/meet-the-based-stickman-173908 Repeat Felon Is Hero Alt-Right Deserves: Ex-con has cracked heads at Berkeley demos] (May 8, 2017) ''The Smoking Gun''.</ref>

Chapman has served four prison terms so far:
*a 1993 conviction for felony robberies in [[Texas]]: he served 30 months of a 5-year prison sentence<ref name=arrest1/><ref name=smokinggun/>
*a 2001 conviction for grand theft in [[California]]: he served 2½-years of a 4-year sentence<ref>[http://www.thesmokinggun.com/file/based-stickman?page=3 The People of the State of California v. Kyle Sean Chapman] Superior Court of California, County of San Diego (March 28, 2000) ''The Smoking Gun''.</ref><ref name=smokinggun/>
*a 2009 conviction for illegal weapon sales: he served 5 years of a 63-month sentence<ref name=smokinggun/>
*a 2022 conviction for assaulting a health care worker

Chapman's federal supervision ended shortly before he appeared at a March 4, 2017 alt-right rally in Berkeley, California (known informally as "The Battle of Berkeley"), where he was first seen to be wielding his eponymous stick.<ref name=smokinggun/> Chapman was charged in August 2017 for actions during the March rally for "suspicion of felony possession of carrying a leaded cane or billy club".<ref name=ruggiero>[https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2017/12/21/right-wing-protester-charged-in-berkeley-riot-back-in-custody-after-video-incident/ Right-wing protester charged in Berkeley riot back in custody] by Angela Ruggiero (Published: December 21, 2017 at 4:24 pm | Updated: December 22, 2017 at 5:20 am) ''East Bay Times''.</ref> In December 2017, Chapman was taken back into custody after he violated the terms of his bail, but was subsequently released again after raising enough money for the new $400,000 bail amount on now-defunct crowdfunding site "Back the Right."<ref name=ruggiero/> He was eventually sentenced to five years of probation.<ref>"[https://www.ktvu.com/news/right-wing-activist-based-stickman-gets-probation-for-actions-at-2017-berkeley-rally Right-wing activist 'Based Stickman' gets probation for actions at 2017 Berkeley rally]," ''KTVU Fox 2''. 29 September 2019.</ref>

He simply could not stay out of trouble while on probation, however, as he was once again arrested for assault (this time for battery against a healthcare worker) in January 2022.<ref>[https://twitter.com/RedoubtAFA/status/1481036574162767875 Tweet from user @RedoubtAFA linking to arrest record]</ref><!-- I know this isn't a great source, but I wasn't sure if a link to an archive of the Sheriff's Office site was OK or not: http://web.archive.org/web/20220111235137/https://apps.adacounty.id.gov/sheriff/reports/ -->

During Chapman's 2009 prison sentencing, his own lawyer claimed that Chapman had "severe psychological problems", suffered from auditory and visual [[hallucination]]s and "[[Paranoia|delusions of persecution]]."<ref name=smokinggun/> During a 2009 prison psychiatric evaluation, Chapman stated that he started abusing alcohol and drugs starting at age 12, including [[alcohol]], [[LSD]], [[marijuana]], and "his substance of choice" [[Inhalants|huffing]] Scotchguard™.<ref name=smokinggun/> Chapman has also reported abusing the opioid painkiller Vicodin and occasional use of [[cocaine]] following going off his prescribed medications for depression and anxiety and the termination of his mandated psychiatric supervision.<ref name=smokinggun/>

Despite being a white supremacist, he is half Roma from his father and half Mexican from his mother.{{cn}}

==External links==
*[https://www.splcenter.org/hatewatch/2017/04/25/new-fight-club-ready-street-violence New "Fight Club" Ready for Street Violence] by Bill Morlin (April 25, 2017) ''Southern Poverty Law Center''
*[https://www.facebook.com/Alt-Knights-226195427784306/ Chapman's Facebook page]
*[https://twitter.com/basedstickman_?lang=en Based Stickman on Twitter]

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