Misch was cited in 2019 over a pair of 30-round magazines that he purchased in New Hampshire after Vermont in 2018 outlawed the purchase and possession of such magazines — though an exception was made for ones people already owned. Believed to be the first person prosecuted under the 2018 gun law, Misch legally challenged the magazine ban’s constitutionality — and lost.
In April, a jury convicted him on two misdemeanor charges, and a judge sentenced him at a hearing on Monday. The Vermont Attorney General’s Office prosecuted the case.
Misch became widely known for his role in the prolonged racial harassment of former state representative Kiah Morris, who cited Misch’s hateful messages as one reason she stepped down in 2018. A self-avowed white nationalist, Misch admitted to the harassment but was never charged.
A week before his sentencing he was arrested again, this time Bennington.
On August 1, police responded to a reported fight between two women, one of whom later told officers that Misch had struck her in the face earlier that day while she was driving them to a laundromat, according to VTDigger. The woman also told police that he had previously sexually assaulted her and that he had locked her in an apartment when she tried to report past incidents of abuse.
Misch pleaded not guilty to several charges on August 4, including kidnapping and sexual assault, and was ordered held without bail.
It’s not the first time Misch has been accused of physically hurting a woman. In 2021, he was charged with aggravated domestic assault after a woman accused him of reinjuring her broken arm during an argument at his home, VTDigger reported. He later pleaded guilty to the charge, in exchange for a plea deal that allowed him to avoid jail time.
Correction, August 12, 2025: A previous version of this story misstated where Misch was arrested last week. It was in Bennington.
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