We have some good and bad news. The bad news is that Doug Sonier, a wannabe MMA fighter and member of the Keystone State Skinheads, only received 12 months probation for making anti-semitic threats against a former Jewish boss of his. He has an upcoming fight scheduled, and its not known at this time if antifascists are going to try and get him taken off the bill or let the show go on as planned so he can get his ass kicked again.We wanted him to get the book thrown at him, but it is what it is.

The good news is that Doug Sonier is still winless. He posts an embarrassing record of 0-8-0, 7 of which ended with him either being knocked out or submitted in under 1:30 into the first round.

His fighting skills, like the fascist views held by groups like the Keystone State Skinheads, are built on a shaky foundation at best. People everywhere who believe in a just world have an obligation to stand up to groups like this who use fear and ignorance to promote views and platforms that attack immigrants, women, queers, and everyone who does not fit into their view of a “normal” white patriarchal society. Lets make 2010 a year that Keith Carney, Steve Smith, Doug Sonier, and other fascists never forget. Let’s bury fascism in the Mid-Atlantic.

-On The Prowl
ontheprowlnews@gmail.com

“Doug Sonier couldn’t grapple his way out of a paper bag inside of a phone booth on a street corner in Manhattan with Helio Gracie as his coach.”
-ANTIFA

One People’s Project

DOYLESTOWN, PA–Douglass Sonier, the mixed martial arts fighter who is also an associate of neo-Nazi organizations on the East Coast, has been sentenced to 12 months probation on Jan. 5 after pleading guilty to terroristic threats and harassment after leaving a vulgar, anti-Semitic message on his former employer’s cell phone threatening to kill him.

Sonier, 30, also has to pay court costs and is ordered to stay away from his former employer his residence and his family, per the conditions of his probation. He left the message after being fired and receiving his final paycheck with deductions for a tool he was accused of stealing.

According to court records, Sonier began working in July 2008 as an electrician, but after a few weeks his poor work performance became a concern, costing the company thousands of dollars and lost time. He was terminated by his employer, who is Jewish, citing not only poor work performance but also that he had stolen tools from one co-worker as well as a drill bit worth $50. He received his last paycheck with the deductions for the drill bit, which prompted him to call his employer in the early morning hours of Aug. 1. “You Jew motherfucker,” Sonier said in the message, “I’ll knock your shylock motherfuckin’ nose off kike bitch! I’ll kill you!”

The employer, was concerned about Sonier because of his ties to neo-Nazi groups such as Florida’s the Hated, Maryland “Skinheads” (MDS) and Keystone United (formerly known as Keystone State “Skinheads”, KU) and because he worked at night leaving his wife and young daughter home alone. According to a statement written by the employer, he also called his black co-workers racial slurs and threatened his job foreman. Sonier later admitted to the employer that he made the call in anger over the paycheck but did not recall threatening to kill him.

Sonier has a long criminal record dating back to 1999 and stretching across four states. He has been incarcerated in New Jersey on charges of burglary and escape, later to be arrested for drunk driving assault and several other offenses.

Sonier’s affiliations with neo-Nazi groups has caused some controversy when he attempts to compete in mixed martial arts tournaments. He has been denied several fights, the most recent being the first legalized MMA competition in Maryland on Oct. 24. Anti-racist activists flyered the neighborhood he was last known to reside with his wife Cathy and four children on that day. Having been evicted a month before, he and his wife were also arrested on that day for breaking into their old apartment. It is not known if the arrest took place before or after the flyering. They now live in a predominately Black and Hispanic neighborhood on Tioga Ave. in Philadelphia.

Sonier (0-8-0) has fought three times since Oct. 24, losing each bout. He is reportedly scheduled to fight again on Feb. 6, which will be on internet pay-per-view, and on Feb. 27 at the Arena in South Philadelphia against Brylan Vanartsdalen. It is unclear if Matrix Fights, which is promoting the Feb. 27 bout, knows of Sonier’s neo-Nazi affiliation or if it is of any concern. In a Dec. 2009 interview, Sonier said that he had left the groups behind in 2007, saying, “Basically I saw the ignorance.” Sonier however has been seen in the company of his old colleagues numerous times, most recently during the “Leif Erickson Day Celebration” sponsored by Keystone United on Oct. 10 at Philadelphia’s Boathouse Row.