Antler, North Dakota Closes Book On Ordeal With White Supremacist

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Antler is set to close the book on its ordeal with white supremacist Craig Cobb.

Town officials on Feb. 29 plan to demolish a dilapidated former bank building that Cobb once tried to buy. City officials thwarted his plans by buying up all of the town's vacant property.

Now they're trying to recoup the $35,000 they paid. They're holding a lunch fundraiser during the building demolition, and also hoping it draws attention to their GoFundMe crowdfunding site account.

The demolition also is a nod of sorts to Leith, a town that Cobb unsuccessfully tried to turn into a white enclave. After he was put on probation for terrorizing and menacing residents, Leith officials torched condemned buildings — some of which were once owned by Cobb — to cleanse the community.