Demonstrators wave Nazi flags in Howell [Video]

HOWELL (WWJ) People waving Nazi flags were spotted in Howell outside a community theater production of The Diary of Anne Frank. 

A statement from the Fowlerville Community Theater said the demonstrations began outside the American Legion Devereaux Post #141 on Grand River at Highland-where the play was performed–on Saturday evening. They said, during the first act of the show, they became aware of the “self-identified Nazi protesters” near the building. Theater staff consulted the American Legion staff— who monitored the situation, and ensured the protesters were moved off property.

According to the Detroit News; the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office came to the scene while the demonstrations unfolded over the course of about 30 minutes, all of the demonstrators wearing masks.

Bobby Brite, past commander of the American Legion Post #141 and a U.S. Army Veteran, captured the scene in a video on social media. He turned his cellphone camera to show several people (five to ten) holding up large …