Out-Of-State KKK Drops Flyers in Delaware and Jay Counties, Sparks Community Solidarity and First Amendment Debate
by Vivian Bostick
DELAWARE & JAY COUNTIES, Ind. (The CI) - The Town of Albany, about 13 miles northeast of Muncie, refers to itself as “a friendly small town in Indiana” on its Facebook page. But residents across Delaware County saw nothing friendly about what greeted them on July 24, 2026, when flyers from the Trinity White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan were found littered along lawns and streets.
In a Facebook post at 8:41 a.m., Albany said they were aware “there have been flyers distributed on some streets in Town,” and the flyers “are being removed by our employees.”
At least two distinct types of flyers were littered.
One invited “native, white protestants” to write a letter to their “National Office”—a PO Box in Aberdeen, Ohio—to attend a celebration for America’s 250th birthday at Daniel Boone National Forest in Keavy, Kentucky—a 155 mile drive away from Aberdeen, and a 277 mile drive away from Albany.
Another referred to themselves as “Americans On Guard” and “America’s Most Active Klan,” asking those who are “sick of talk” and “want action” to mail $1.00 USD to the PO Box for an information packet and application.
In the comments, Eric Myers from Redkey, a town in Jay County about 6 miles northeast of Albany, posted security camera video of flyers being thrown out of the moving SUV.
Myers commented it was a “Black or Grey 2017ish style Ford Explorer,” and the incident happened “last night.” MIMS cannot independently verify the make and model of the SUV.
A few people questioned the legality regarding Albany removing the flyers, as it pertains to the First Amendment. Vance Butler commented that, “As bad as it is[,] it’s still not illegal.”
The CI reached out to Freedom Forum, a nonpartisan First Amendment organization, via their media contact form for comment regarding this.
In Muncie, one resident, going by the anonymous nickname FMVintage4, posted a video to a Muncie Facebook group, showing flyers scattered throughout the road and several lawns in the neighborhood behind Cirilla’s on East McGalliard Road.
MIMS was able to verify the legitimacy of the video by identifying a Muncie-branded trash bin, as well as the placement of homes and a stop sign on Google Street View. FMVintage4 picked up a whole plastic bag full of flyers before throwing them away.
FMVintage4 responded that, “The more love we can spread the better! And the more awareness that this [expletive] didn't end in the [19]70s, [the] better. I was shocked by this....and I'm sad I had the "luxury" to BE shocked. It's sickening that this still exists[, and s]hocking that they can be so bold and not fear [repercussions].”