FBI arrests that crazy militia racist that has been rounding up asylum seekers at the border.

[boston bean]

Link to tweet

[CharleyDog]

1. good news

[triron]

2. Bet our NM governor had a hand in that arrest.

[struggle4progress]

3. FBI arrests armed vigilante near border

By: Kate Bieri
Posted: Apr 20, 2019 02:45 PM MDT
Updated: Apr 20, 2019 03:06 PM MDT

... The man, Larry Mitchell Hopkins, is a Flora Vista, N.M., native also known as "Johnny Horton Jr.," according to an FBI release ...

“This is a dangerous felon who should not have weapons around children and families," said New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas. "Today’s arrest by the FBI indicates clearly that the rule of law should be in the hands of trained law enforcement officials, not armed vigilantes.”

The Flora Vista, N.M. native is expected to have an initial appearance at the federal courthouse in Las Cruces on Monday at 10:30 a.m. ...

https://www.kvia.com/news/new-mexico/breaking-fbi-arrests-militia-member-described-as-armed-vigilante-/1070887745

[Leghorn21]

4. Adios Leader Larry

[boston bean]

6. I wonder if he is 5th special forces/viet nam veteran. Do you know?

[Leghorn21]

7. No, I sure don't, bean - nt

[struggle4progress]

5. FBI arrests member of rightwing militia accused of detaining migrants

Sam Levin in San Francisco
Sat 20 Apr 2019 16.51 EDT

... The FBI arrested Larry Mitchell Hopkins, 69, for alleged unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition , days after his group posted videos that appeared to show armed men stopping migrants at the border in New Mexico, ordering them to sit on the ground and coordinating with US border patrol agents to have them taken into custody ...

The ACLU in New Mexico described the group as “an armed fascist militia organization” made up of “vigilantes”, saying they were working to “kidnap and detain people seeking asylum” and had directly made illegal arrests and held migrants at gunpoint.

Hopkins’ role in the group was unclear, and it was also not clear if he was facing any charges directly related to the videos of the men stopping migrants ...

The UCP has previously presented itself as a group of “volunteers” aiding border patrol and supporting Trump. In recent years, there have been numerous reports of an increase in paramilitary groups and xenophobic activists surveilling the border, working with US agents and targeting undocumented people ...

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/apr/20/fbi-arrests-member-of-rightwing-militia-accused-of-detaining-migrants

[struggle4progress]

8. Border militia member arrested by FBI in Sunland Park

Andra Litton
Posted: Apr 20, 2019 01:50 PM MST
Updated: Apr 20, 2019 02:04 PM MST

... He is charged with being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition ...

A police report obtained by KTSM from Klamath County Oregon, reveals that Hopkins was arrested there in November 2006 after he was allegedly talking with a group of juveniles at a store showing them guns and talking to them about fugitive hunting.

The Klamath County Sheriff's Deputy wrote that Hopkins had identified himself to a witness as an employee of the Federal Government working directly under George Bush. He told the group he was doing drug stings in the area and hunting for fugitives ...

A criminal history search indicates that Hopkins was previously arrested in Custer County Idaho by both the Sheriff's Office and the Stanley Police Department for similar interactions with law enforcement. A federal conviction resulted from those arrests ...

https://www.ktsm.com/immigration/border-militia-member-arrested-by-fbi-in-sunland-park/1941419765

[flotsam]

9. You asked:

Despite a professed love for the law, Hopkins has his own rap sheet. Court records reviewed by The Daily Beast revealed multiple convictions, including a 2006 conviction for impersonating an officer and felony firearm possession. (Reached by phone on Thursday, Hopkins declined to speak.)

https://www.thedailybeast.com/qanon-loving-border-militia-is-run-by-ex-con-who-says-he-talks-to-trump?source=TDB&via=FB_Page&fbclid=IwAR1EcRboGLto3VLCVWt7RloZp6yedjoLuL7Sdlw3KbR_eEOAvaSNPjLVXN4

[Scurrilous]

10. K&R

[Atticus]

11. Stake him to an ant hill and smear his ears with jam. nt

[BigmanPigman]

12. I like how your mind works!

[jayschool2013]

13. Actually, from the looks of him

If you forced him to eat brussels sprouts and drink a craft beer, he just might consider that greater torture. Oh, and let him listen to a little avant garde jazz.

[Traildogbob]

15. Damn!

Now that is f**ckin funny. Well done.

[jayschool2013]

16. Thanks. I'll be here all week.

Make sure you tip your server.

[bluestarone]

14. Just wondering whos instructions he was following?

Bet we could guess!

[UniteFightBack]

17. Nice curtains. nt

[grandpamike1]

18. IMO

What happened at the Bundy Ranch, when these types had weapons aimed at Federal Officers <BLM>, they should have, instead of negotiating with these people, should have lit them up immediately, sending a message that if you threaten Federal officers, you pay the price. These creepy, old, fat, anarchist asswipes should be put away, forever.