A man accused of distributing Ku Klux Klan recruitment fliers to two members of Burlington's minority community has pleaded not guilty to disorderly conduct charges.
Twenty-one-year-old William Schenk was arraigned on the misdemeanor charges Friday.
Prosecutors say because his conduct was motivated by race, the penalty could be enhanced to more than four years in prison if he is convicted.
Schenk was being held on $15,000 bail.
An arrest warrant affidavit says Schenk told police earlier this week the KKK has no members in Vermont or New Hampshire so he traveled to Vermont to try to recruit some.
Schenk lived in Wilmington, North Carolina, before coming to Burlington.
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