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   Native American activist Nathan Phillips, whose confrontation   
   with Covington Catholic High School students went viral, has a   
   criminal record, including assault and escape from prison,   
   according to a report.   
      
   Philips has become the focal point of the clash with the   
   Kentucky students, after initially claimed that the students   
   blocked his exit and taunted him with abusive and racist chants.   
      
   New additional footage that emerged over the weekend has since   
   debunked his version of the event, showing him approaching the   
   students rather than the students taunting him. He later claimed   
   he tried to defuse a clash between the students and a group of   
   black street preachers who were shouting racist insults at both   
   the Native Americans and the white kids.   
      
   At the beginning of the controversy, Phillips largely avoided   
   scrutiny. But according to the Washington Examiner, Phillips'   
   past includes being arrested and charged with escaping from   
   prison, assault, and several alcohol-related crimes.   
      
   In 1974, Phillips pleaded guilty to assault charges and was   
   fined $200. In later years, he faced numerous other charges and   
   arrest. He was also sentenced to one year of probation stemming   
   from charges of alcohol possession by a minor, the report said.   
      
   His military service record was also called into question. The   
   Marine Corps confirmed to Fox News on Wednesday that Phillips   
   never served in the Vietnam War and wasn’t deployed overseas.   
      
   Phillips, then known as Nathaniel R. Stanard, served in the   
   Marine Corps Reserve for four years before leaving in 1976 with   
   the rank of private. During his time in the Marine Reserve, he   
   was a refrigerator technician and anti-tank missileman.   
      
   This appears contrary to his remarks to Vogue, where he said,   
   “You know, I’m from Vietnam times. I’m what they call a recon   
   ranger. That was my role.”   
      
   Numerous outlets, including the Washington Post and the Detroit   
   Free Press, have issued corrections to their articles that   
   incorrectly identified Phillips as a Vietnam War veteran, noting   
   Phillips’ lack of deployments to the war.   
      
   Since the controversy, Phillips has since offered to visit the   
   Covington school and lead a dialogue about cultural   
   understanding.   
      
   Covington Catholic student Nick Sandmann, seen in the viral   
   video with Phillips, told NBC's "Today" show on Wednesday that   
   he'd like to speak with Phillips as well.   
      
   Fox News’ Samuel Chamberlain contributed to this report.   
      
   https://www.foxnews.com/us/native-american-activist-nathan-   
   phillips-was-once-charged-with-assault-escape-from-prison   
      
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