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Across social media platforms such as Twitter and Gab and on white nationalist websites, there was a mix of outrage, mocking and somewhat subdued, almost stunned thoughts about the incident.

鈥淪ad 鈥︹�� was all Gab user Jack Corbin could muster.

Police in Paoli, Indiana, arrested Heimbach on Tuesday, after his father-in-law and chief spokesman, Matt Parrott, called police to say Heimbach had attacked him and his step-daughter, who is also Heimbach鈥檚 wife.

Police reports detailed a sordid story of an affair between Heimbach and Parrott鈥檚 wife taking place on the property where TWP is based. The affair caused a split between Heimbach and Parrott, who served as a mentor and provided a high-level of support for his son-in-law. Hours after the arrest, Parrott publicly announced he was leaving the organization.

Heimbach has declined comment to the Southern Poverty Law Center. He also has remained silent on social media.

And, the group鈥檚 website is down, with Parrott posting on the alt-right social media platform Gab that he destroyed the information to keep membership information private.

鈥淚t was a practical security step, and not a political act,鈥� Parrott wrote.

For the high-profile leaders of the racist 鈥渁lt-right,鈥� the news about the sometimes-divisive figure of Heimbach suddenly finding himself in a harsh spotlight has prompted a bit of reflection. In some way, they鈥檝e opted not to eat their own amidst a sex scandal.

Alt-right front-man Richard Spencer, who was backed by Heimbach and his forces at a disastrous appearance on March 5 at Michigan State, stayed silent about him as of mid-day Wednesday.

Andrew Anglin, who runs the neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer, has been a long-time critic of Heimbach鈥檚 and is not known for curbing his tongue online. But he took a pass on being openly critical on Wednesday.

鈥淎nd though if this story is true, it certainly may reflect on character and motivation, my disagreements are what they were before this incident and my disagreements would be the same if this incident had never happened,鈥� Anglin wrote. 鈥淲e should learn whatever lessons we can from this situation, but we should keep the event itself in its proper context as a human tragedy.鈥�

League of the South founder Michael Hill, who has worked closely with Heimbach in the past, expressed regret over what happened to him and the TWP.

鈥淢oreover, The League extends an offer to those former TWP members who are looking for another nationalist home in the wake this sad development. We will gladly welcome you into our ranks as League members,鈥� Hill wrote in a blog post Tuesday night.

But, for rank-and-file followers, the Heimbach incident was not treated so gently, as some memes surfaced mocking Heimbach, while staunch defenders questioned whether the arrest was a set-up and others declared Heimbach鈥檚 white nationalist career over.

鈥淢atthew Heimbach is taking this "c------" thing too literaly.鈥� 鈥淪leepless in #Wokanda鈥� posted on Gab on Wednesday.

鈥淚 feel sick reading this police report. It's so cliche, so Jerry Springer, you can almost hear it set to duelling banjoes,鈥� a poster called 鈥淐ruciare Pepe鈥� wrote on Gab.

鈥淭his is why no听#TWP. We told you they are goons and now you see. Goons. Trailer park n----听tier Jerry Springer level bullshit,鈥� Fashy_Wotanist posted on Gab.

On Twitter, Jack Dainty took on Heimbach and the alt-right鈥檚 鈥渇amily values鈥� claims.

鈥淚 guess these Nazis aren鈥檛 the party of 鈥榝amily values 鈥� LMAO,鈥� Dainty wrote. 鈥淢aybe these guys should call themselves 鈥榃hite Perverts鈥� instead of 鈥榃hite Nationalists鈥�.鈥�

Posters on Stormfront, the white supremacist message board, debated whether Heimbach was done in the movement or if the entire controversy was fake.

鈥淎ll or part of the story is (((fabricated))) until proven otherwise,鈥� Sparky1812 posted Tuesday night. 鈥淚t鈥檚 safe to assume.鈥�

Or as one confused white nationalist put it on the Daily Stormer:

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