Dec. 3, 2010
HAYDEN, Idaho — A white separatist drew complaints from neighbors and a visit from law enforcement officers after building a snowman shaped like a member of the Ku Klux Klan on his front lawn. The 10-foot-tall snowman was holding what appeared to be a noose. Deputies were called by neighbors who were appalled by the pointy-headed snowman with two dark eyes.
The town of Hayden for decades earned notoriety for being near the former rural compound of the Aryan Nations.
The snowman builder, Mark Eliseuson, has angered his neighbors in the past by flying Aryan Nations flags at his home. At Halloween he passed out bullet casings after he said he ran out of candy.
Eliseuson removed the noose and toppled the snowman after he talked with officers.
But Eliseuson told KXLY-TV of Spokane that he sees nothing wrong with the snowman. "It's just a snowman, like Frosty."
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