Rundo and other alleged Rise Above Movement leaders are accused of recruiting, training and fighting alongside members to attack political rivals at rallies in Orange County, San Bernardino and ...

Robert Rundo, a former Huntington Beach man accused of founding the Rise Above Movement, faces up to five years in federal prison.

In court filings they have cited the Rise Above Movement’s alleged training of members in hand-to-hand combat and the bragging about physical confrontations.

Rise Above Movement members attended training sessions, including in San Clemente, to prepare to violently confront counter protestors. “This defendant sought to incite riots to promote a ...