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Fri Apr 9, 2021, 08:35 PM Apr 2021

Grand Jury Indicts Four Suspected Militia Members Tied to Cop Killer





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Maria Dinzeo
@MariaDinzeo
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Apr 9, 2021
#Breaking: A fed. grand jury indicted 4 members of a militia group associated w/ the "boogaloo" movement of obstructing justice & destroying records to foil the investigation into a courthouse shooting in May 2020 that killed officer David Underwood. @CourthouseNews

The indictment unsealed today also names alleged shooter Steven Carrillo aka "Armadillo" as a member of the "Grizzly Scouts" militia, holding the rank of "Staff Sergeant." (previous tweet deleted for accuracy).

According to the indictment, around the time of Underwood's murder, Carrillo and the others communicated on a WhatsApp group labled “209 Goon HQ" and “repeatedly referenced ‘boog’ and discussed tactics involving killing of police officers and other law enforcement."

“Dudes i offed a fed," Steven Carrillo admits to a group of alleged fellow "Grizzly Scouts" militia members.
Full complaint attached in my story for @CourthouseNews

Grand Jury Indicts Four Suspected Militia Members Tied to Cop Killer
Four militia men linked to the extremist “Boogaloo” movement have been indicted for destroying evidence of their connection to a gunman who shot and killed two law enforcement officers last year.…
courthousenews.com
3:06 PM · Apr 9, 2021


https://www.courthousenews.com/grand-jury-indicts-four-suspected-militia-members-tied-to-cop-killer/

OAKLAND, Calif. (CN) — A federal grand jury indicted four members of a militia connected to the antigovernment, pro-gun “Boogaloo” movement on charges of destroying records to throw off an investigation into a shooting at an Oakland courthouse in May 2020 that killed one federal officer and wounded another.

The indictment filed last month and unsealed Friday names Turlock resident Jessie Alexander Rush aka “Grizzly Actual,” Robert Jesus Blancas aka “MuskOx” or “Orgoloth” of Castro Valley, Los Gatos resident Simon Ybarra aka “Shepard,” and San Lorenzo resident Kenny Miksch aka “Senpai” as members of the “Grizzly Scouts,” a militia group purportedly founded by Rush, who held the rank of major.

According to the indictment, the men connected on a Facebook group called “K/alifornia Kommando” and would meet periodically for firearms training.

The Facebook group’s description stated, “they say the west won’t boog,” and the group was “here to gather like minded Californians who can network and establish local goon squads.”

“Boog” refers to the Boogaloo, an antigovernment internet meme promoting violent civil war through militias. Boogaloo is also known by the alternate name “Big Igloo.”

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