Self-proclaimed 'sovereign citizens' arrested in California after deputies allegedly find explosives

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

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Three people claiming to be "sovereign citizens" were arrested Saturday morning after live ammunition and explosives were found in a vehicle they were driving and at their remote compound, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.

Deputies had conducted a traffic stop for suspected vehicle code violations Saturday just after 10 a.m. PT on a Ford Taurus near Joshua Tree National Park, a press release from the sheriff's department said. Inside the car were David Russell, 50, and Jeffery Russell, 46, who identified themselves as sovereign citizens. Sovereign citizens are a fringe group whose members consider themselves exempt from U.S. law and who sometimes use violent tactics to justify their beliefs, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center.

Authorities said a records check showed that the two men were prohibited from possessing and owning firearms. Deputies found "live ammunition, black gunpowder, and an improvised military-grade explosive device" inside the car, they said, adding that the explosive device was safely disposed of.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/self-proclaimed-sovereign-citizens-arrested-154427375.html

[walkingman]

1. I met a "sovereign citizen" several years ago. They are into some weird stuff like not thinking

they have to pay their bills, don't need a DL, and seem to always be looking for some kind of incident to express their BS. This person's brother is also into it and claims to be a "Private Atty General" which is a whole other level of nuts. Seems to be a good person other than being almost certifiably mental.