Kern County minor threatened by Porterville teen tied to extremist group: DOJ

FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment against a 19-year-old Porterville man alleged to be a member of a violent extremist group “764″ who harassed a juvenile victim in Kern County and engaged in what was described as “animal crushing,” according to the Department of Justice.

Federal prosecutors say 19-year-old Tony Christopher Long (also known as Inactive, Inactivee0 and inactivecvx) was charged with animal crushing, sexual exploitation of a minor, possession of material involving the sexual exploitation of a minor, cyberstalking, and transmitting an interstate threat.

The indictment was returned on Oct. 23 by a grand jury that alleges that in late 2024, Long purposely engaged in animal crushing, sexually exploited a juvenile victim living in Washington state and committed cyberstalking and made online threats against a juvenile victim living in Kern County.

Court documents cite 18 U.S. Code § 48 (animal crushing), which Cornell Law School defines as “conduct in which one or more living non-human mammals, birds, reptiles, or amphibians is purposely crushed, burned, drowned, suffocated, impaled, or otherwise subjected to serious bodily injury.”

According to court documents, Long was a member and associate of “764,” a criminal organization of Nihilistic Violent Extremists (NVEs).

“This defendant allegedly engaged in acts of extreme cruelty by exploiting a child, abusing animals, and threatening violence — his conduct reflects the depravity of ‘764’,” said Attorney General Pamela Bondi.

NVEs, according to the federal Department of Justice, are individuals who engage in criminal conduct within the United States and abroad in furtherance of political, social or religious goals that derive primarily from a hatred of society.

Federal officials say the group has a desire to bring about a collapse via chaos, destruction and social instability. NVEs work individually or as part of a network to destroy civilized society through the corruption and exploitation of vulnerable populations, which often include minors.

“This indictment charges a constellation of offenses related to the troubling emergence of NVEs like ‘764’ and related groups,” said U.S. Attorney Eric Grant for the Eastern District of California. “My office will vigorously investigate and prosecute offenses committed by NVE groups, including those alleged to have been committed by Long against young and vulnerable victims.”

Court documents filed on Oct. 23 can be viewed by clicking here.