Sovereign citizens are a diverse group of individuals whose activities and motives vary, but whose core tenets are the typically the same. They view United States citizenship, established government, authority and institutions as illegitimate and consider themselves immune from and therefore above the law.
A Texas man identified in court documents as a sovereign citizen remains the central figure in what authorities say was a planned mass-shooting spree on April 13, the suspect’s 50th birthday.
Behind glass and wood display cases at a conference in Salt Lake City for end-times “preppers,” doomsday worriers and would-be survivalists, a medley of bronze and silver coins were delicately arranged, each snapped tightly into a collector’s case.
Authorities in Florida are attempting to determine the source of racist letters—one containing a noose—mailed to a state prosecutor who announced her opposition to the death penalty while handling a high-profile cop-killing case.
Sovereign citizens are a diverse group of individuals whose activities and motives vary, but whose core tenets are the typically the same. They view United States citizenship, established government, authority and institutions as illegitimate and consider themselves immune from and therefore above the law.
On April 3, Mississippi State University [MSU] is hosting a guest lecturer who will speak on carbon dating techniques used to determine the age of artifacts. The evening’s invited guest lecturer is none other than Kent Hovind, also known as Dr. Dino or, Inmate Number 06452017.
In what may be the largest joint prosecution of sovereign citizens, authorities are bringing a 320-count criminal indictment against 10 of the antigovernment activists just arrested after a year-long investigation in Tennessee.
Christopher Byrne, a felon and self-proclaimed sovereign citizen — was indicted by a federal court on March 8, 2017 He is charged with illegally possessing weapons and ammunition, which police discovered when they pulled him over in a mall parking lot in Greenwood, Indiana.
While the new administration focuses on Muslim refugees and immigrants, the most lethal terrorism threat of recent years is homegrown, and most often comes from right-wing radicals.
Beginning this month, SPLC will provide regular updates on the most recent actions of Sovereign Citizen extremists.
