anti-government extremist violence and plots extremist violence and plots as of february 14, 2017...

Anti-Government Extremist Violence and Plots – 2000 to 2018 As of March 24, 2018

JJ MacNab www.seditionists.com of 12

Date State Accused extremist(s) Movement subset(s)

Event Victims Killed

Victims Injured

Case Status

03/13/18 IL Michael Hari Joe Morris Michael McWhorter

Militia Bombed a mosque in MN, attempted to bomb a women’s health clinic

Awaiting trial

03/05/18 MN Melody Gray Domonique Crayton

Moorish Sovereign

Attempted murder of a LEO Awaiting trial

02/09/18 GA Tierre Guthrie Moorish Sovereign

Shot three officers attempting to arrest him for failing to appear in traffic court

1 LEO1 2 LEOs Died in shootout

12/31/17 CO Matthew Reihl Anti-gov / Militia

Shootout with law enforcement

1 LEO 4 LEOs 2 CIV2s

Died in shootout

12/36/17 OR Nathaniel Macalevy Anti-gov Shootout with police Died in shootout

12/22/17 PA Justin Kephart Anti-gov Killed mother, then shot at first responders

1 CIV Died in shootout

12/04/17 FL Bernadino Bolatete Anti-gov Plot to kill Muslims Awaiting trial

11/09/17 TX Julia Poff Anti-gov Mailed bombs to the President, Governor and SSA

Awaiting trial

10/30/17 IN Brandon Flowers Sovereign Stabbed woman, assaulted police

1 CIV Died in fight with police

10/06/17 NC Michael Estes Anti-gov Placed bomb at a regional airport

Awaiting sentencing

10/02/17 TN Scott Edmisten Militia / Sovereign

Threatened to kill judges and child protective services

Awaiting trial

09/26/17 NM Steven Curry Sovereign Resisted arrest, attempted to disarm officer

Awaiting trial

09/21/17 IL D’Javon Hudson Moorish sovereign

Sexual assault, attempted murder

2 CIVs Awaiting trial

08/31/17 TN Patricia Parsons Sovereign Plot to kidnap judge and sheriff

Sentence: 5 yrs

08/18/17 FL Everett Miller Moorish sovereign

Ambushed police 2 LEOs Awaiting trial

08/14/17 CA Joshua Brown Anti-gov Fired weapon at highway workers and police

Awaiting trial

08/12/17 OK Jerry Varnell Militia Attempted to blow up a bank Awaiting trial

08/07/17 IN John Jones Bey Moorish Sovereign

Shot at three officers attempting to evict him

Awaiting trial

1 LEO = law enforcement officer 2 CIV = civilian





Victims Injured

Case Status

07/08/17 IA Robert Simet Anti-gov Threatened to kill US Senator Awaiting sentence

05/16/17 MO Lloyd Barrus Marshall Barrus

Anti-gov Shootout with police 1 LEO M. Barrus died in shootout, L Barrus awaiting trial

05/05/17 PA Keith Miller Sovereign Sexual assault of a child 1 CIV Awaiting trial

04/28/17 IN Robert Bandy II Survivalist Built two bombs Awaiting trial

04/12/17 TX Steven Boehle Sovereign Planned a mass shooting Sentence: probation

04/09/17 FL Trey Turner Sovereign Built a bomb, plot unknown Sentence: 5 yrs

04/05/17 AZ Gregory Rodvelt Sovereign Armed standoff Awaiting trial

04/04/17 WI Joseph Jakubowski Anti-gov Stole firearms, threatened mass shooting

Sentence: 14 yrs

03/19/17 MO Clifton Knickmeyer Militia Shootout with police over domestic call

Died in shootout

02/01/17 NM

Dixie Pankotai Dylan Stamper Christie Townsend Randall Townsend

Sovereign Attempted to break fellow “Continental Marshal” from jail

Awaiting trial

01/11/17 AK Jay Armstrong Anti-gov Threatened to kill federal officials

Sentence: 2 yrs

12/13/16 FL Markeith Loyd Moorish sovereign

Murder of girlfriend and police officer

1 LEO 1 CIV

Awaiting trial

11/23/16 AL Zachary Edwards Quinese Nichols Wendell Nichols

Moorish sovereign

Hoax bomb at school, plot to ambush police/rob bank

Sentences ranging from 27 to 71 mos.

12/04/16 DC Edgar Maddison Welch

Anti-gov Fired rifle in a DC restaurant Sentence: 4 yrs

11/22/16 FL Ronnie Davis Sovereign Kidnapping, false imprisonment

Sentence: 1 yr

11/19/16 NY Robert Twiss Militia Gun charge, plot to attack federal buildings/employees

Sentence: 5 months (time served)

11/10/16 WI Travis Martin Oath Keeper Threatened to murder Alabama National Guard

Found incompetent to stand trial

10/27/16 GA Michael Mancil James Dryden Jr.

Anti-gov Drug charges, plot to take over fed facility

Disposition unknown





Victims Injured

Case Status

10/14/16 KS Patrick Stein Gavin Wright Curtis Allen

Militia / Sovereign

Plot to bomb Somalian immigrants

Awaiting trial

09/30/16 MI Richard Parent Sovereign Traffic stop confrontation 2 LEOs Died in shootout

09/14/16 NM Daniel Schiffmiller Sovereign Gun charges, bomb plot Sentence: 19 mos

09/13/16 AZ Marc Payne Moorish Sovereign

Attempted to run over three police officers

2 LEOs Awaiting trial

09/10/16 MO Rhett Waggoner Anti-gov Gun charges, threatened public officials

Awaiting sentencing

09/08/16 LA James Moore Jr. Militia Meth distribution, firearms charge

Awaiting trial

09/01/16 LA James Webb Sovereign Resisting arrest Awaiting trial

08/24/16 NV Bryce Cuellar Sovereign / Militia

Terroristic threats Sentence: Probation

08/15/16 IN Christopher Byrne Sovereign Unknown plot involving toxic chemicals, firearms charge

Sentence: 37 mos

08/02/16 MD Korryn Gaines Moorish sovereign

Shootout resisting arrest 1 CIV Died in shootout

07/17/16 LA Gavin Long Moorish Sovereign

Ambush of law enforcement 3 LEOs 3 LEOs Died in shootout with police

07/09/16 PA Michael Filaroski Militia Threatened to shoot police Sentence: 2-4 yrs

07/07/16 CA Gregory Justice Sovereign Defense contractor, tried to sell state secrets

Sentence: 5 yrs

06/22/16 UT William Keebler Militia Plot to bomb a federal building

Awaiting trial

06/14/16 WV Erick Shute Sovereign / Doomsday Prepper

Triple homicide 3 CIVs Awaiting trial

05/06/16 OR Michael Emry Sovereign/Militia

Unlawful possession of machine gun

Sentence: 30 mos

05/03/16 MO Marcus Paden Sovereign Assault of officer 1 LEO Sentence: 7 yrs

04/28/16 OR John Roos Anti-gov Threatened to kill the President

Sentence: 5 yrs

04/06/16 OH Alphonse Mobley Jr. Roberto Innis Jr.

Sovereign Manufacturing explosives to rob bank or armored car

Sentence: 12 and 14 yrs

03/01/16 FL Dudley Hicks Sovereign Child rape 1 CIV Sentence: life in prison





Victims Injured

Case Status

02/17/16 –

03/04/16 NV

Cliven Bundy Ryan Bundy Ammon Bundy David Bundy Melvin Bundy Greg Burleson Brian Cavalier Blaine Cooper Gerald Delemus Scott Drexler Todd Engel Richard Lovelien Micah McGuire Joseph O’Shaughnessy Eric Parker Ryan Payne Pete Santilli Steven Stewart Jason Woods

Militia / Sovereign / Sagebrush

April 12, 2014 armed confrontation

8 defendants had their case dismissed, 2 were acquitted, 5 await sentencing, remainder given sentences ranging from time served to 68 years.

02/03/16 –

02/12/16 OR

Dylan Anderson Sandra Anderson Sean Anderson Jeff Banta Jason Blomgren Ammon Bundy Ryan Bundy Brian Cavalier Blaine Cooper Shawna Cox Travis Cox Duane Ehmer LaVoy Finicum Eric Flores David Fry Wesley Kjar Corey Lequieu Ken Medenbach Joseph O'Shaugnessy Jason Patrick Ryan Payne Jon Ritzheimer Jake Ryan Peter Santilli Geoff Stanek Darryl Thorn Neil Wampler Scott Willingham

Militia / Sovereign / Sagebrush

Armed takeover of a federal wildlife refuge

1 died resisting arrest 1 case dismissed 7 acquitted 16 sentences ranging from probation to 37 mos 2 await sentencing

02/01/16 FL Michael Ramos Militia Possessed bombs Sentence: 37 mos





Victims Injured

Case Status

01/27/16 NH Daniel Musso Sr. Anti-gov Attempt to stockpile grenades Awaiting trial

01/09/16 CA Todd Sloan Anti-gov / Tax Protest / Sovereign

Threatened to kill law enforcement, rigged home with explosives

Awaiting trial

12/16/16 OK Jeremy Hardy Militia / Sovereign

Freeway shooter 2 CIV Sentence: life in prison

12/10/16 AR Brad Bartelt Anti-gov Terroristic threats at a university

Sentence: 18 yrs

11/23/15 MN Allen Lance Scarsella Sovereign / Racist

Incited riot / fired at protesters

5 CIV Sentence: 15 yrs

11/13/15 OR Ken Medenbach Sovereign/Militia

Squatting on federal land near the Sugar Pine Mine standoff

Sentence: probation

11/06/15 NH Edward McLarnon Sovereign Plot to kill ex-wife’s husband, federal judge, and state prosecutor

Awaiting sentencing

09/30/15 NV Rick van Thiel Sovereign Medicine without a license, killed three, injured unknown

3 CIVs Killed self in prison

09/23/15 WV Thomas Deegan Sovereign Plot to take over state capitol Sentence: 2- 8 yrs

08/31/15 PA Eleazar Yisrael Moorish Sovereign

Homicide, burglary 1 CIV Sentence: life in prison

08/01/15 NC Walter “Gene” Litteral Christopher Barker Christopher Campbell

Militia Plot to bomb US armed forces Sentence range: 21 to 22 months

07/22/15 AZ Parris Frazier Robert Deatherage Erik Foster

Militia Cocaine distribution (drugs stolen from border cartel)

Sentence range: 60 – 84 months 1 awaiting sentencing

07/04/15 TN Lee Cromwell Sovereign Drove truck into a crowd watching 4th of July fireworks

1 CIV 11 CIVs Sentence: 12 yrs

06/18/15 WA James Faire, Angelina Nobilis

Militia / Sovereign

Resisted eviction / vehicular homicide

1 CIV 1 CIV Awaiting trial

06/22/15 NV Tyrone Ponthieux Militia Death threats against federal officials

Sentence: time served

06/08/15 Can3 Norman Raddatz Sovereign / Freeman

Resisted arrest / shootout 1 LEO 1 LEO Killed in fire

05/26/15 WA Roy Murry Militia Triple homicide of family members

3 CIVs Sentence: three life sentences

04/28/15 OH Richard Parker Survivalist / Anti-gov

Resisted arrest / shootout Died in shootout

04/24/15 TN Robert Doggart Militia Plot to burn town in NY / kill Muslims

Sentence: 235 mos

03/25/15 MO David Hagler Sovereign Plot to kill police at funeral or fundraiser

Sentence: 1 yr

3 Canadian cases have been included when US sovereign/patriot ideology has clearly been an influence.





Victims Injured

Case Status

03/25/15 MT William Wolf Sovereign / Militia

Plot to kidnap judges, kill police

Sentence: 6 yrs

03/20/15 GA Michael Sibley Anti-gov Planted bomb to frame Muslims

Sentence: 2 yrs

03/11/15 PA Jeffrey Knoble Sovereign Murder 1 CIV Sentence: life in prison

02/14/15 WV Jonathan Schrader Anti-gov Plot to blow up federal courthouse and shoot first responders

Sentence: 8 mos

02/08/15 FL Joseph Paffen Sovereign Ambushed police Killed in shootout

12/30/14 AL Robert Lawrence Sovereign Resisted arrest Killed in confrontation

12/24/14 NC John F. Villareal Anti-gov / Patriot

Carjacking / murder / attempted murder

1 CIV 1 CIV Sentence: life in prison

11/28/14 TX Larry McQuilliams Anti-gov / Racist

Attacked courthouse and police HQ

Killed in shootout

11/19/14 MO Olajuwon Davis Brandon Baldwin

Moorish Sovereign

Plot to bomb police HQ and local landmark

Sentence: 7 yrs each

11/06/14 PA Will Michael Anti-gov Threatened to kill federal officials

Sentence: 1 day

10/23/14 PA Lincoln Levys Sovereign Rape / murder of baby 1 CIV Sentence: 27 – 54 yrs

10/05/14 OH Jonathan Smith Moorish Sovereign

Assault, burglary, kidnapping, shot at police

Sentence: 15 yrs

09/12/14 PA Eric Frein Anti-gov / Survivalist

Ambushed police 1 LEO 1 LEO Sentence: death

08/12/14 OK Charles Moreland Anti-gov Threatened to kill a US Senator

Sentence: 30 days

08/12/14 TX Douglas Leguin Sovereign Ambushed police and firemen Sentence: 20 yrs

07/27/14 OH Andre Boynton Anika George

Sovereign Ran a child sex ring 5 CIVs Sentence: Life in prison

07/11/14 UT John Huggins Anti-gov Plot to ambush police / bomb station

Sentence: 37 months

07/10/14 OH Tyshawn Hancock Moorish Sovereign

Resisted arrest / shootout 1 LEO Killed in shootout

07/04/14 PA Zachery Threats Sovereign Burglary, murder 1 CIV Sentence: life in prison

06/30/14 IN Samuel Bradbury Anti-gov / Anarchist

Plot to ambush police / bomb courthouse

Sentence: 41 months

06/14/14 CA Brent Cole Sovereign Resisted arrest / shootout 2 LEOs Sentence: 29 yrs

06/12/14 OR Gary Lewis Sovereign / Survivalist

Murder of tenant 1 CIV Sentence: 16 yrs

06/10/14 OR Earl Harris Sovereign Resisted eviction / shootout Killed during confrontation

06/08/14 NV Jerad Miller, Amanda Miller

Sovereign Ambushed police 2 LEOs + 1 CIV

Killed in shootout





Victims Injured

Case Status

06/06/14 GA Dennis Marx Sovereign Assault on courthouse 1 LEO Killed in shootout

06/05/14 FL Martin Winters (River Otter Preppers)

Sovereign / Survivalist

Plot to ambush police Sentences range from 1-3 yrs

06/04/14 GA Robert Beecher Militia Plot to kidnap DHS agent Sentence: 10 yrs

06/04/14 Can Justin Bourque Anti-gov / Canadian

Ambushed police 3 LEOs 2 LEOs Sentenced to life in prison

06/01/14 FL Dustin Heathman Sovereign Shootout with police Sentence: life in prison

05/21/14 TX Searcy, Harvey Moorish Sovereign

Assaulted police officer 1 LEO Sentence: 20 yrs

05/01/14 AK Nathanial Kangas Sovereign Resisted arrest / shootout 2 LEOs Sentence: 203 yrs

03/28/14 TX Robert J. Talbot Jr. Anti-gov / Militia

Plot to rob banks / kill police Sentence: 78 months

03/25/14 OH Israel Rondon Sovereign Resisted eviction / shootout Killed in shootout

03/24/14 NJ George Gaymon Sovereign Carjackings and robbery Sentence: 65 yrs

02/18/14 GA Terry Peace Brian Cannon Cory Williamson

Militia Plot to use WMD against federal government

Sentence: 12 yrs each

01/15/14 OH Mark Kulis Sovereign Resisted eviction / rigged home with bombs

Found incompetent

01/03/14 WA Tyre Wortham Moorish Sovereign

Bank robbery / threatened to kill witnesses

Sentence: 72 yrs

12/28/13 NJ Donte Crumidy Moorish Sovereign

Kidnapping, robbery Sentence: 14 yrs

12/19/13 SC Yahchanan Reames Moorish Sovereign

Traffic stop shootout 2 LEOs Awaiting trial

12/11/13 MN Keith M. Novack, active duty Natl Guard

Militia ID theft from military for use by militia

Sentence: 2 yrs

11/01/13 CA Paul Ciancia Anti-gov / Patriot

Assaulted airport security 1 LEO 2 LEOs + 1 CIV

Sentence: life in prison

10/13/13 PA Roberto Battle Moorish Sovereign

Killed DJ in drive-by shooting after being kicked out of club

1 CIV Awaiting trial

08/21/13 NV David Brutsche Devon Newman

Sovereign Plot to kidnap / torture / kill police

Pled guilty, probation

07/21/13 CA David McCormick Sovereign Assaulted a Coast Guard LEO Deported to New Zealand

06/29/13 TN Eric Stanberry Jr. Sovereign Impersonated LEO, pulled gun on officer

Sentence: 90 days

06/19/13 PA Ishaq Ibrahim Moorish Sovereign

Bank robbery Sentence: 14-28 yrs

06/19/13 AZ Chris Simcox Militia Sexual molestation of 3 young children

3 CIVs Sentence: 19 yrs

06/13/13 CO Lewis Pollard Sovereign Shootout with police Killed in shootout





Victims Injured

Case Status

05/03/13 MN Buford Rogers Militia Plot to blow up police station Sentence: 3 yrs

03/11/13 FL Jeffrey Wright Sovereign Armed standoff / shootout Killed in shootout

02/21/13 NY Lawrence Mulqueen Sovereign Threatened to kill politicians Sentence: 15 mos

01/29/13 AL Jimmy Lee Dykes Anti-gov Killed bus driver & took child hostage to spark revolution

1 CIV Committed suicide

01/27/13 NY Messiah Booker Moorish Sovereign

Robbery, murder 1 CIV Sentence: 5 yrs

10/01/12 CA William Harrell Sovereign Stockpiled explosives Sentence: 2 yrs

09/27/12 TX Phillip M. Ballard Sovereign Plot to kill judge Sentence: 20 yrs

09/04/12 CA Christopher Lacy Sovereign Traffic stop shootout 1 LEO Killed in shootout

08/31/12 NJ Fever Ador El Moorish Sovereign

Kidnapping and sexual assault 5 CIVs Sentence: 33 yrs

08/16/12 LA

Terry Smith Brian Smith Derrick Smith Kyle Joekel

Sovereign Ambushed police / shootout 2 LEOs 2 LEOs 3 are awaiting trial, 1 sentenced to 10 yrs

07/13/12 AL Christopher Surles Moorish Sovereign

Robbery, murder 1 CIV Sentence: life in prison

06/17/12 TX Anson Chi Tax Protest / Sovereign

Attempted to blow up natural gas line

Sentence: 22 yrs

04/19/12 PA Eric Rogers Moorish Sovereign

Raped and beat 5 women 5 CIVs Sentence: 55 yrs

05/03/12 AZ Jason “JT” Ready Militia / Racist

Murdered four family members / suicide

5 CIVS Died in murder / suicide

02/28/12 CA Vahe Ohanian Sovereign Threatened to kill officers Unknown

02/07/12 Can Sawyer Robison Bradford Clarke

Sovereign Armed standoff / shootout 2 LEOs Clarke died at the scene, Robison was acquitted

01/20/12 AZ Michael Crane Sovereign Home invasion / murder 3 CIVs Found incompetent

12/18/11 PA Eli F. Myers III Anti-gov Traffic stop shootout 1 LEO 1 LEO Died in standoff

12/05/11 GA FEAR Militia (four active duty military)

Militia Plot to overthrow government 2 MIL4s 1 CIV

Serving life sentences

11/11/11 IN Martin Jonassen Sovereign Kidnapping / rape 1 CIV Sentence: 40 yrs

11/11/11 DC Oscar Ortega-Hernandez

Anti-gov Fired weapon at the White House

Sentence: 25 yrs

11/01/11 GA

Samuel Crump Ray Adams Dan Roberts Frederick Thomas

Militia / Anti-gov

Plot to bomb / shoot / use bioweapon on officials and public

Sentences range from 5-10 yrs

4 MIL = military





Victims Injured

Case Status

10/27/11 AK Mary Ann Morgan Militia / Sovereign

Unknown plot involving bioweapon

Plead guilty to lesser charge

10/07/11 AR Darryl Talley Jr. (Alim el Bey)

Moorish Sovereign

Robbery, carjacking Sentence: 84 mos

08/25/11 FL Laurine Arnold Sovereign Kidnapping Sentence: 5 yrs

07/21/11 TX James Tesi Sovereign Traffic stop shootout Sentence: 35 yrs

06/23/11 ND Rodney Brossart Sovereign Armed standoff Sentence: 6 months

06/19/11 AZ William Foust Sovereign Resisted arrest / shootout Killed in shootout

06/12/11 MT David Burgert Militia Shot at police Fugitive

06/09/11 DC Joseph Reel Anti-gov Drove car into White House gates

Sentence: 35 months

05/31/11 CO Matthew O'Neill Sovereign White powder envelope threat

Sentence: time served

05/29/11 FL Larry Kelly Sovereign Shot out a storefront Sentence: 12 yrs

04/21/11 FL Robert Chapman John Emery

Sovereign Gave white powder envelope to judge

Charges dropped after 3 yrs

03/17/11 AK Schaeffer Cox / AK Peacemakers

Sovereign / Militia

Plot to kidnap / kill police / feds

Sentence range from 5-25 yrs

01/25/11 WA David Myrland Sovereign / Tax Protest

Plot to use deadly force against officials

Sentence: 3 yrs

01/21/11 FL E-Yage Bowens Moorish Sovereign

Rape / torture of 16-year-old 1 CIV Sentence: 485 yrs

11/10/10 ID Curtis Scrivner Sovereign Resisted arrest / shootout Killed in shootout

09/17/10 TX Victor White Sovereign Armed standoff / shootout 3 LEOs 1 CIV

Sentence: Life in prison

08/30/10 WA Wayde Lynn Kurt Anti-gov / Racist

Plot to kill President and bomb building

Sentence: 13 yrs

07/21/10 PA Raymond Peake Militia Murder / plot to overthrow government

1 CIV Sentence: Life in prison

07/17/10 CA Byron Williams Anti-gov Traffic stop shootout Sentence: 401 yrs

05/20/10 AR Jerry Kane Joe Kane

Sovereign Traffic stop shootout 2 LEOs 2 LEOs Killed in shootout

04/30/10 TN Darren Huff Sovereign / Oath Keeper

Plot to target courthouse / police

Sentence: 4 yrs

04/15/10 OH Matthew Fairfield Oath Keeper Plot to use napalm bomb + explosives

Sentence: 16 yrs

04/01/10 TN Walter Fitzgerald Sovereign / Oath Keeper

Attempted to arrest officials Sentence: 3 yrs

03/28/10 MI Hutaree Militia Anti-gov / Militia

Plot to kill officer / bomb police funeral

Sedition charges dropped

03/25/10 FL Brody Whitaker Sovereign Traffic stop shootout Sentence: Life in prison





Victims Injured

Case Status

03/04/10 VA John P. Beddell 911 Truther / Anti-gov

Shot at Pentagon 2 LEOs Died in shootout

02/18/10 TX Andrew Stack Tax Protester

Flew plane into IRS building 1 FED5 13 FEDs Died in attack

01/14/10 OK Charles Dyer (active duty military)

Oath Keeper Theft of grenade launcher, child rape

1 CIV Acquitted on theft, 30 yrs for rape

10/22/09 WA Christopher Monfort Anti-gov Firebombed police cars / shot two officers

1 LEO 1 LEO Sentence: life in prison

06/02/09 KS Scott Roeder Anti-abortion / Sovereign

Murder of doctor 1 CIV Sentenced to life in prison

05/30/09 AZ Shawna Ford Jason Bush Albert Gaxiola

Militia Murder 2 CIV 1 CIV 2 sentenced to death, 1 life in prison

04/30/09 WA Andrew S. Gray Sovereign Stockpiled illegal weapons Sentence: 4 yrs

04/25/09 FL Joshua Cartwright Anti-gov / Militia


04/04/09 PA Richard Poplawski Anti-gov / Racist

Ambushed officers 3 LEO 1 LEO Sentence: death

02/14/09 NY Frank Garcia Sovereign Spree shooting / workplace 4 CIV 1 CIV Sentence: life in prison

01/07/09 WA Ronald Struve Anti-gov Stockpiled explosives, illegal weapons

Sentence: 4 yrs

12/16/08 NC Kody Brittingham (active duty military)

Oath Keeper Armed robbery / plot to kill President-Elect

Sentence: 8 yrs

12/12/08 OR Bruce Turnidge Joshua Turnidge

Sovereign Bombed bank 2 LEO 1 LEO Sentence: death

11/18/08 AR Richard Bauer Tax Protest Bank robbery and kidnapping Sentence: 4 life terms

09/12/08 IL Joseph Banks Moorish Sovereign

Armed bank robbery / prison escape

1 CIV Sentence: 36 yrs

03/31/08 WI Robert Bayliss Sovereign Resisted eviction / shootout Sentence: 48 yrs

01/29/08 AZ John Stuart Sovereign Road rage murder 1 CIV Sentence: 18 yrs

10/04/07 NH

Ed Brown Elaine Brown Cirino Gonzalez Jason Gerhard Daniel Riley Robert Wolffe

Sovereign Armed standoff / plot to kill officers / judge

Sentences range from 3-35 Yrs

06/28/07 Can Ian Bush Sovereign / Freeman

Murdered tax court judge, spouse, neighbor

1 JDG6, 2 CIVs

1 CIV Sentence: 2 life sentences

05/19/07 SD Ted Alvin Klaudt Sovereign Rape of two girls / witness tampering

2 CIVs Sentence: 54 yrs

5 FED = federal employee 6 JDG = judge





Victims Injured

Case Status

04/07 AL

Raymond Dillard Adam Cunningham Randall Cole Bonnell Hughes James McElroy

Militia Plot to attack immigrants and federal agents with more than 130 grenades

Sentences ranging from 24 to 70 mos

02/05/07 WY Richard Serafin Militia / Racist

Plot to kill immigrants crossing US border

Sentence: 3 yrs

08/01/06 WI Steven Parr Anti-gov / Militia

Plot to blow up federal building

Sentence: 10 yrs

01/10/06 MN Robert Beale Tax Protest / Sovereign

Threatened a federal judge / tax evasion

Sentence: 11 yrs

10/25/04 TN Demetrius Crocker Anti-gov / Racist

Plot to use sarin nerve gas on courthouse

Sentence: 30 yrs

10/15/04 TN Ivan Braden Anti-gov / Racist

Plot to blow up TN National Guard Armory

Sentence: 15 yrs

06/22/04 ID David Hinkson Sovereign Plot to kill judges / IRS agent / AUSA

Sentence: 43 yrs

05/24/04 OK Wade Lay Christopher Lay

Sovereign Bank robbery 1 CIV 1 on death row, 1 serving life

01/22/04 PA

Willie Mitchell Shelton Harris Shelley Martin Shawn Gardner

Moorish Sovereign

Racketeering, murder of five rivals

5 CIVs Sentence: life in prison

12/20/03 FL Steven Lorenzo Sovereign Rape, torture, murder 2 CIVs Awaiting trial

12/08/03 SC Arthur Bixby, Rita Bixby, Stephen Bixby

Sovereign Armed standoff / shootout 2 LEO Two are deceased, one on death row.

10/10/03 MI Norm Somerville Donald Koshmider Jeffrey Horvat

Militia Plot to kill police officers Sentence: ranging from 1.5 to 6 yrs

07/07/03 MI Scott Woodring Militia Resisted arrest 1 LEO Died in standoff

04/10/03 TX William J. Krar Anti-gov / Tax Protest

Plot to use chemical weapons / explosives

Sentence: 11 yrs

01/15/03 WA James Brailey Sovereign Plot to assassinate governor Sentence: 15 mos

10/08/02 ID Larry Raugust Militia Plot to kill judge and police Sentence: 6 yrs

08/09/02 OH Donald Matthews Sovereign Traffic stop shootout 1 LEO Died in shootout

05/02/02 GA Dwight York Moorish Sovereign

Child molestation, racketeering

35+ CIVs

Sentence: 135 yrs

02/08/02 MT

David Burgert Tracy Brockway Larry Chezem John Slater Steven Morey James Day

Militia Plot to kill judges, law enforcement, and public officials

Sentences: ranging from 15 months to 10 yrs





Victims Injured

Case Status

11/06/01 AZ Bill Cooper Militia / Tax Protest


10/14/01 KY Steve Anderson Militia Traffic stop shootout Sentence: 15 yrs

03/19/00 NV / CA

Lloyd Barrus Jeff Barrus Cheryl Maarteuse

Anti-gov / Militia

Shot down a police helicopter Sentences ranging from 1 yr to 25 yrs

03/09/00 TX Mark McCool Militia Plot to attack Houston federal building

Sentence: 6 mos

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