04-23-2019, 09:33 AM
This winner was just arrested.
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Larry Hopkins, 69, head of the United Constitutional Patriots, is charged with possession a firearm as a felon and could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted. Hopkins appeared before a federal judge Monday.
His militia group has been detaining migrants near the U.S.-Mexico border. Hopkins allegedly told the FBI his militia was training to assassinate former President Obama, Hillary Clinton and Democratic donor George Soros.
New Mexico's governor and attorney general denounced the militia last week while the Border Patrol warned them about "interference by civilians in law enforcement matters."
On Monday, the militia members were dealt another blow when the owner of the land where they set up their camp kicked them out. They have to leave by the end of the week.
Videos from the group show militia members stopping migrants, sometimes at gunpoint, near the border in New Mexico. The United Constitutional Patriots said they are simply doing their part to enforce U.S. immigration laws. In 60 days, they claim they've captured about 5,600 migrants who illegally entered the country.
According to prosecutors, Hopkins has three felony convictions in Michigan and Oregon, including for impersonating a police officer, and nine guns were seized from his home back in 2017.
Ref: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/militia-lea...y-clinton/
Larry Hopkins, 69, head of the United Constitutional Patriots, is charged with possession a firearm as a felon and could face up to 10 years in prison if convicted. Hopkins appeared before a federal judge Monday.
His militia group has been detaining migrants near the U.S.-Mexico border. Hopkins allegedly told the FBI his militia was training to assassinate former President Obama, Hillary Clinton and Democratic donor George Soros.
New Mexico's governor and attorney general denounced the militia last week while the Border Patrol warned them about "interference by civilians in law enforcement matters."
On Monday, the militia members were dealt another blow when the owner of the land where they set up their camp kicked them out. They have to leave by the end of the week.
Videos from the group show militia members stopping migrants, sometimes at gunpoint, near the border in New Mexico. The United Constitutional Patriots said they are simply doing their part to enforce U.S. immigration laws. In 60 days, they claim they've captured about 5,600 migrants who illegally entered the country.
According to prosecutors, Hopkins has three felony convictions in Michigan and Oregon, including for impersonating a police officer, and nine guns were seized from his home back in 2017.
Ref: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/militia-lea...y-clinton/