Police, FBI investigate neo-Nazis' attack on Washington DJ

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - Authorities say the FBI is now involved in an investigation into an attack by several white supremacists on a black DJ at a tavern in Washington state over the weekend.

The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said Monday that eight people - seven men and one woman - were arrested for investigation of assault, hate crimes and other charges early Saturday in Lynnwood. Investigators said the group tried to take over the DJ's equipment, then beat him and stomped him while shouting racial slurs.

Sheriff Ty Trenary called the attack "disgusting." Court papers identified the suspects as being affiliated with the Aryan Brotherhood.

Authorities say they believe the group, which included people from Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Illinois and Oregon, was in Washington state to mark the anniversary of the death of a white supremacist leader on Whidbey Island in December 1984.