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@ 2018 JJ MacNab
ANTI-GOVERNMENT EXTREMISM IN AMERICA
Violent Acts and Plots
in the United States, 2000 to 2018
By
JJ MacNab
April 2018
@ 2018 JJ MacNab
ANTI-GOVERNMENT EXTREMISM TRACKER
VIOLENT ACTS AND PLOTS IN THE UNITED STATES
219 Violent Acts and Plots since January 1, 2000
342 Number of Anti-Government Extremists involved
93% are male
Events took place in 41 states plus DC
The top five states for violent activity:
1. Florida 2. Pennsylvania 3. Texas 4. Arizona 5. California
95 Victims killed
Breakdown of the victims:
Killed Injured Civilians 59 94 Law Enforcement 33 38 Military personnel 2 0 Federal employee 1 13
146 Victims injured
Movement Subset Growth
2000 to 2006 – Tax Protesters 2007 to today – Sovereign Citizens 2014 to today – Private paramilitary groups (so-called militias) Sometimes, a person’s participation in an extremist movement is not revealed until a criminal investigation is complete, so additional cases will likely be added to 2017 over the next few months.
@ 2018 JJ MacNab
ANTI-GOVERNMENT EXTREMISM TRACKER
VIOLENT ACTS AND PLOTS IN THE UNITED STATES
The sovereign citizen and tax protester segments of the movement have become more racially diverse in recent years. Private paramilitary groups have not.
The extremists ranged in age from 16 to 73, with the bulk of the violent activity taking place between ages 20 and 54.
Historically, this movement has been considered far-right but in recent years it has started to absorb some younger, far-left participants.
69%
The percentage of targeted victims that are government-
related (police, officials, federal agents, etc.)
WHAT THESE NUMBERS REPRESENT: All members of the loose-knit movement referred to as Anti-Government Extremism including sovereign citizens, private paramilitary groups, doomsday preppers, tax protesters, and related organizations. WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED: White supremacists, neo-Nazis, “Alt-Right,” and single-issue extremists (anti-abortion, anti-LGBT, and anti-immigrant,) unless they are also a member of the Anti-Government Extremist movement.
Anti-Government Extremist Violence and Plots – 2000 to 2018 As of March 31, 2018
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Date State Accused extremist(s) Age Race
Movement subset(s)
Event Victims Killed
Victims Injured
Target Victim Type
Chosen Weapon
Case Status
03/23/18 VA Wallace Godwin 69 W Anti-gov Threatened to kill a US Congressman
Official Awaiting trial
03/13/18 IL Michael Hari Joe Morris Michael McWhorter
47 22 29
W W W
Militia Bombed a mosque in MN, attempted to bomb a women’s health clinic
Muslim Awaiting trial
03/05/18 MN Melody Gray Domonique Crayton
30 29
B B
Sovereign Attempted murder of a LEO
Police Awaiting trial
03/01/18 CT Eric Gervais 37 W Anti-gov Gathered arsenal, bombs, threatened to commit a mass shooting
Public Police
Firearm Bomb
Awaiting trial
02/09/18 GA Tierre Guthrie 39 B Sovereign
Shot three officers attempting to arrest him for failing to appear in traffic court
1 LEO1 2 LEO Police Firearm Died in shootout
12/31/17 CO Matthew Reihl 37 A Anti-gov / Militia
Shootout with law enforcement
1 LEO 4 LEO 2 CIV2
Police Firearm Died in shootout
12/26/17 OR Nathaniel Macalevy 44 W Anti-gov Shootout with police Police Firearm Died in shootout
12/04/17 FL Bernadino Bolatete 69 A Anti-gov Plot to kill Muslims Muslim Firearm Awaiting trial
11/09/17 TX Julia Poff 46 W Anti-gov Mailed bombs to the President, Governor and SSA
Official Bomb Awaiting trial
10/30/17 IN Brandon Flowers 41 W Sovereign Stabbed woman, assaulted police
1 CIV Acquaintance Knife Died in fight with police
10/06/17 NC Michael Estes 46 W Anti-gov Placed bomb at a regional airport
Infrastructure Bomb Awaiting sentencing
1 LEO = law enforcement officer 2 CIV = civilian
Anti-Government Extremist Violence and Plots – 2000 to 2018 As of March 31, 2018
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Date State Accused extremist(s) Age Race
Movement subset(s)
Event Victims Killed
Victims Injured
Target Victim Type
Chosen Weapon
Case Status
10/02/17 TN Scott Edmisten 43 W Militia / Sovereign
Threatened to kill judges and child protective services
Official Firearm Awaiting trial
09/26/17 NM Steven Curry 65 W Sovereign Resisted arrest, attempted to disarm officer
Police Awaiting trial
09/21/17 IL D’Javon Hudson 24 B Sovereign Sexual assault, attempted murder
2 CIV Acquaintance Knife Awaiting trial
08/31/17 TN Patricia Parsons 50 W Sovereign Plot to kidnap judge and sheriff
Official Police
Sentence: 5 yrs
08/29/17 VA Alex Ramos 33 W Militia / Racist
Attack on counter-protester at Charlottesville
1 CIV Public Awaiting trial
08/18/17 FL Everett Miller 46 B Sovereign Ambushed police 2 LEO Police Firearm Awaiting trial
08/14/17 CA Joshua Brown 43 W Anti-gov Fired weapon at highway workers and police
Police Firearm Awaiting trial
08/12/17 OK Jerry Varnell 23 W Militia Attempted to blow up a bank
Bank Bomb Awaiting trial
08/07/17 IN John Jones Bey 52 B Sovereign Shot at three officers attempting to evict him
Police Firearm Awaiting trial
07/08/17 IA Robert Simet 64 W Anti-gov Threatened to kill US Senator
Official Awaiting sentence
05/16/17 MT Lloyd Barrus Marshall Barrus
61 38
W W
Anti-gov Shootout with police 1 LEO Police Firearm M. Barrus died in shootout, L Barrus awaiting trial
05/05/17 PA Keith Miller 42 W Sovereign Sexual assault of a child 1 CIV Acquaintance Awaiting trial
04/28/17 IN Robert Bandy II 28 W Survivalist Built two bombs Bomb Awaiting trial
Anti-Government Extremist Violence and Plots – 2000 to 2018 As of March 31, 2018
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Date State Accused extremist(s) Age Race
Movement subset(s)
Event Victims Killed
Victims Injured
Target Victim Type
Chosen Weapon
Case Status
04/12/17 TX Steven Boehle 50 W Sovereign Planned a mass shooting Public Firearm Sentence: probation
04/09/17 FL Trey Turner 25 W Sovereign Built a bomb, plot unknown
Bomb Sentence: 5 yrs
04/05/17 AZ Gregory Rodvelt 65 W Sovereign Armed assault and standoff
Firearm Awaiting trial
04/04/17 WI Joseph Jakubowski 32 W Anti-gov Stole firearms, threatened mass shooting
Public Firearm Sentence: 14 yrs
03/19/17 MO Clifton Knickmeyer 59 W Militia Shootout with police over domestic call
Family Police
Firearm Died in shootout
02/01/17 NM
Dixie Pankotai Dylan Stamper Christie Townsend Randall Townsend
34 25 43 48
W W W W
Sovereign Attempted to break fellow “Continental Marshal” from jail
Firearm Awaiting trial
01/11/17 AK Jay Armstrong 51 W Anti-gov Threatened to kill federal officials
Official Firearm Sentence: 2 yrs
12/13/16 FL Markeith Loyd 41 B Sovereign Murder of girlfriend and police officer
1 LEO 1 CIV
Family Police
Firearm Awaiting trial
12/04/16 DC Edgar Maddison Welch
28 W Anti-gov Fired rifle in a DC restaurant
Public Firearm Sentence: 4 yrs
11/23/16 AL Zachary Edwards Quinese Nichols Wendell Nichols
35 30 27
B B B
Sovereign Hoax bomb at school, plot to ambush police/rob bank
Bank Police
Bomb Firearm
Sentences ranging from 27 to 71 mos.
11/22/16 FL Ronnie Davis 48 W Sovereign Kidnapping, false imprisonment
Acquaintance Firearm Sentence: 1 yr
11/19/16 NY Robert Twiss 58 W Militia Gun charge, plot to attack federal buildings / employees
Infrastructure Official
Firearm Sentence: 5 months (time served)
Anti-Government Extremist Violence and Plots – 2000 to 2018 As of March 31, 2018
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Date State Accused extremist(s) Age Race
Movement subset(s)
Event Victims Killed
Victims Injured
Target Victim Type
Chosen Weapon
Case Status
11/10/16 WI Travis Martin 32 W Oath Keeper Threatened to murder Alabama National Guard
Military Firearm Found incompetent to stand trial
10/27/16 GA Michael Mancil James Dryden Jr.
30 22
W B
Anti-gov Drug charges, plot to take over fed facility
Infrastructure Firearm Disposition unknown
10/14/16 KS Patrick Stein Gavin Wright Curtis Allen
47 49 49
W W W
Militia / Sovereign
Plot to bomb Somalian immigrants
Muslim Bomb Awaiting trial
09/30/16 MI Richard Parent 37 W Sovereign Traffic stop confrontation 2 LEO Police Firearm Died in shootout
09/14/16 NM Daniel Schiffmiller 21 W Sovereign Gun charges, suspected bomb plot
Police Firearm Sentence: 19 mos
09/13/16 AZ Marc Payne 44 B Sovereign Attempted to run over three police officers
2 LEO Police Vehicle Awaiting trial
09/10/16 MO Rhett Waggoner 46 W Anti-gov Gun charges, threatened public officials
Official Firearm Awaiting sentencing
09/08/16 LA James Moore Jr. 46 W Militia Meth distribution, firearms charge
Firearm Awaiting trial
09/01/16 LA James Webb 54 W Sovereign Resisting arrest Police Awaiting trial
08/24/16 NV Bryce Cuellar 24 W Sovereign / Militia
Terroristic threats Official Firearm Sentence: Probation
08/15/16 IN Christopher Byrne 31 W Sovereign Unknown plot involving toxic chemicals, firearms charge
Official Police
Chemical Firearm
Sentence: 37 mos
08/02/16 MD Korryn Gaines 23 B Sovereign Shootout resisting arrest 1 CIV Police Firearm Died in shootout
07/17/16 LA Gavin Long 29 B Sovereign Ambush of law enforcement
3 LEO 3 LEO Police Firearm Died in shootout with police
Anti-Government Extremist Violence and Plots – 2000 to 2018 As of March 31, 2018
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Date State Accused extremist(s) Age Race
Movement subset(s)
Event Victims Killed
Victims Injured
Target Victim Type
Chosen Weapon
Case Status
07/09/16 PA Michael Filaroski 43 W Militia Threatened to shoot police Police Firearm Sentence: 2-4 yrs
07/07/16 CA Gregory Justice 49 W Sovereign Defense contractor, tried to sell state secrets
Sentence: 5 yrs
06/22/16 UT William Keebler 57 W Militia Plot to bomb a federal building
Infrastructure Bomb Awaiting trial
06/14/16 WV Erick Shute 33 W Sovereign / Survivalist
Triple homicide 3 CIV Public Firearm Awaiting trial
05/06/16 OR Michael Emry 54 W Sovereign / Militia
Unlawful possession of machine gun
Fed agent Firearm Sentence: 30 mos
05/03/16 MO Marcus Paden 27 B Sovereign Assault of officer 1 LEO Police Sentence: 7 yrs
04/28/16 OR John Roos 61 W Anti-gov Threatened to kill the President and FBI agents
Official Fed Agent
Sentence: 5 yrs
04/06/16 OH Alphonse Mobley Jr. Roberto Innis Jr.
26 21
B B
Sovereign Manufacturing explosives to rob bank or armored car
Bank Bomb Sentences: 12 and 14 yrs
03/18/16 MI Ryon Travis 32 B Sovereign Sex trafficking of wives and 5 yr old child, child pornography
5 CIV Family Awaiting trial
03/01/16 FL Dudley Hicks 57 W Sovereign Child rape 1 CIV Acquaintance Sentence: life in prison
02/17/16 – 03/04/16
NV
Cliven Bundy Ryan Bundy Ammon Bundy David Bundy Melvin Bundy Greg Burleson Brian Cavalier Blaine Cooper Gerald Delemus
69 43 40 39 41 52 44 36 61
W W W W W W W W W
Militia / Sovereign / Sagebrush
April 12, 2014 armed confrontation
Fed agent Firearm
8 defendants had their case dismissed, 2 were acquitted, 5 await sentencing, remainder given sentences ranging from time served to 68 years.
Anti-Government Extremist Violence and Plots – 2000 to 2018 As of March 31, 2018
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Date State Accused extremist(s) Age Race
Movement subset(s)
Event Victims Killed
Victims Injured
Target Victim Type
Chosen Weapon
Case Status
02/17/16 – 03/04/16
NV
Scott Drexler Todd Engel Richard Lovelien Micah McGuire Joseph O’Shaugnessy Eric Parker Ryan Payne Pete Santilli Steven Stewart Jason Woods
44 48 52 31 43 32 32 50 36 30
W W W W W W W W W W
Militia / Sovereign / Sagebrush
April 12, 2014 armed confrontation
Fed agent Firearm See above.
02/03/16 – 02/12/16
OR
Dylan Anderson Sandra Anderson Sean Anderson Jeff Banta Jason Blomgren Ammon Bundy Ryan Bundy Brian Cavalier Blaine Cooper Shawna Cox Travis Cox Duane Ehmer LaVoy Finicum Eric Flores David Fry Wesley Kjar Corey Lequieu Ken Medenbach Joseph O'Shaugnessy Jason Patrick Ryan Payne Jon Ritzheimer Jake Ryan Peter Santilli
34 48 47 46 41 40 43 44 36 59 21 45 55 22 27 32 44 62 43 43 32 32 27 50
W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W W
Militia / Sovereign / Sagebrush
Armed takeover of a federal wildlife refuge
Infrastructure Firearm
1 died resisting arrest 1 case dismissed 7 acquitted 16 sentences ranging from probation to 37 mos 2 await sentecing
Anti-Government Extremist Violence and Plots – 2000 to 2018 As of March 31, 2018
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Date State Accused extremist(s) Age Race
Movement subset(s)
Event Victims Killed
Victims Injured
Target Victim Type
Chosen Weapon
Case Status
02/03/16 – 02/12/16
OR
Geoff Stanek Darryl Thorn Neil Wampler Scott Willingham
26 31 68 47
W W W W
Militia / Sovereign / Sagebrush
Armed takeover of a federal wildlife refuge
Infrastructure Firearm See above.
02/01/16 FL Michael Ramos 24 W Militia Possessed bombs Bomb Firearm
Sentence: 37 mos
01/27/16 NH Daniel Musso Sr. 54 W Anti-gov Attempt to stockpile grenades
Grenade Awaiting trial
01/09/16 CA Todd Sloan 51 W Anti-gov / Tax Protest / Sovereign
Threatened to kill law enforcement, rigged home with explosives
Police Bomb Awaiting trial
12/16/15 OK Jeremy Hardy 36 W Militia / Sovereign
Freeway shooter 2 CIV Public Firearm Sentence: life in prison
12/10/15 AR Brad Bartelt 47 W Anti-gov Terroristic threats to shoot students at a college
Public Firearm Sentence: 18 yrs
11/23/15 MN Allen Scarsella 23 W Sovereign / Racist
Incited riot / fired at protesters
5 CIV Public Firearm Sentence: 15 yrs
11/06/15 NH Edward McLarnon 67 W Sovereign Plot to kill relative, fed judge, state prosecutor
Family Official
Firearm Grenade
Awaiting sentence
09/30/15 NV Rick van Thiel 52 W Sovereign Medicine without a license, killed three, injured unknown
3 CIV Public Killed self in prison
09/23/15 WV Thomas Deegan 39 W Sovereign Plot to take over state capitol
Official Police
Firearm Sentence: 2- 8 yrs
08/31/15 PA Eleazar Yisrael 29 B Sovereign Homicide, burglary 1 CIV Family Firearm Sentence: life in prison
08/01/15 NC Walter Litteral Christopher Barker Christopher Campbell
50 41 30
W W W
Militia Plot to bomb US armed forces
Military Bomb Firearm Grenade
Sentence range: 21 to 22 mos
07/22/15 AZ Parris Frazier Robert Deatherage Erik Foster
51 50 41
W W W
Militia Cocaine distribution (drugs stolen from border cartel)
Firearm Sentence range: 60 – 84 mos
Anti-Government Extremist Violence and Plots – 2000 to 2018 As of March 31, 2018
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Date State Accused extremist(s) Age Race
Movement subset(s)
Event Victims Killed
Victims Injured
Target Victim Type
Chosen Weapon
Case Status
07/04/15 TN Lee Cromwell 65 W Sovereign Drove truck into a crowd watching 4th of July fireworks
1 CIV 11 CIV Public Vehicle Sentence: 12 yrs
06/18/15 WA James Faire Angelina Nobilis
55 51
W W
Militia / Sovereign
Resisted eviction / vehicular homicide
1 CIV 1 CIV Acquaintance Vehicle Awaiting trial
06/22/15 NV Tyrone Ponthieux 55 W Militia Death threats against federal officials
Official Firearm Sentence: time served
05/06/15 MT Michael Bournes 59 W Survivalist / Anti-gov
Murder/suicide of family 4 CIV Family Firearm Committed suicide
05/26/15 WA Roy Murry 30 W Militia Triple homicide of family members
3 CIV Family Firearm Sentence: three life sentences
04/28/15 OH David Parker 58 W Survivalist / Anti-gov
Resisted arrest / shootout Police Firearm Died in shootout
04/24/15 TN Robert Doggart 63 W Militia Plot to burn town in NY / kill Muslims
Muslim Firearm Bomb
Sentence: 235 mos
03/25/15 MO David Hagler 53 W Survivalist Anti-gov
Plot to kill police and protesters
Police Public
Firearm Sentence: 1 yr
03/25/15 MT William Wolf 52 W Sovereign / Militia
Plot to kidnap judges, kill police, burn courthouse
Official Police
Firearm Arson
Sentence: 6 yrs
03/20/15 GA Michael Sibley 67 W Anti-gov Planted bomb to frame Muslims
Muslim Bomb Sentence: 2 yrs
03/11/15 PA Jeffrey Knoble 25 W Sovereign Murder of good Samaritan who tried to help him
1 CIV Public Firearm Sentence: life in prison
02/14/15 WV Jonathan Schrader 30 W Anti-gov Plot to blow up federal courthouse, shoot first responders
Infrastructure Police
Bomb Firearm
Sentence: 8 mos
02/08/15 FL Joseph Paffen 46 W Sovereign Assaulted man, ambushed police
Family Police
Firearm Killed in shootout
01/17/15 MN David Crowley 29 W Anti-gov Murder/suicide of family 2 CIV Family Firearm Committed suicide
12/30/14 AL Robert Lawrence 30 W Sovereign Resisted arrest Police Killed in confrontation
Anti-Government Extremist Violence and Plots – 2000 to 2018 As of March 31, 2018
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Date State Accused extremist(s) Age Race
Movement subset(s)
Event Victims Killed
Victims Injured
Target Victim Type
Chosen Weapon
Case Status
12/24/14 NC John F. Villarreal 22 W Anti-gov Carjacking / murder / attempted murder
1 CIV 1 CIV Public Firearm Sentence: life in prison
12/10/14 TX Veronica Dunnachie 35 W Militia Killed her family 2 CIV Family Firearm Sentence: life in prison
11/28/14 TX Larry McQuilliams 49 W Anti-gov / Racist
Attacked courthouse and police HQ
Infrastructure Police
Firearm Killed in shootout
11/19/14 MO Olajuwon Davis 22 B Sovereign Plot to bomb police HQ and local landmark
Infrastructure Police
Bomb Sentence: 7 yrs each
11/06/14 PA Will Michael 24 W Anti-gov Threatened to kill federal officials
Fed Agent Sentence: 1 day
10/23/14 PA Lincoln Levys 28 B Sovereign Murder of infant 1 CIV Family Sentence: 27 – 54 yrs
10/05/14 OH Jonathan Smith 31 B Sovereign Assault, burglary, kidnapping, shot at police
1 CIV Public Firearm Sentence: 15 yrs
09/12/14 PA Eric Frein 31 W Anti-gov / Survivalist
Ambushed police 1 LEO 1 LEO Police Firearm Sentence: death
08/12/14 OK Charles Moreland 31 W Anti-gov Threatened to kill a US Senator
Official Sentence: 30 days
08/12/14 TX Douglas Leguin 60 W Sovereign Ambushed police and firemen
Police Firearm Sentence: 20 yrs
07/27/14 OH Andre Boynton Anika George
40 37
B B
Sovereign Ran a child sex ring 5 CIV Public Sentence: Life in prison
07/11/14 UT John Huggins 47 W Survivalist / Militia
Plot to ambush police / bomb station
Police Infrastructure
Bomb Sentence: 37 months
07/10/14 OH Tyshawn Hancock 37 B Sovereign Resisted arrest / shootout 1 LEO Police Firearm Killed in shootout
07/04/14 PA Zachary Threats 36 B Sovereign Burglary, murder 1 CIV Acquaintance Firearm Sentence: life in prison
06/30/14 IN Samuel Bradbury 22 W Anti-gov Plot to ambush police / bomb courthouse / kill officials
Police Infrastructure Official
Bomb Sentence: 41 months
06/14/14 CA Brent Cole 60 W Sovereign Resisted arrest / shootout 2 LEO Police Firearm Sentence: 29 yrs
Anti-Government Extremist Violence and Plots – 2000 to 2018 As of March 31, 2018
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Date State Accused extremist(s) Age Race
Movement subset(s)
Event Victims Killed
Victims Injured
Target Victim Type
Chosen Weapon
Case Status
06/12/14 OR Gary Lewis 61 W Sovereign / Survivalist
Murder of tenant 1 CIV Acquaintance Hammer Sentence: 16 yrs
06/10/14 OR Earl Harris 73 W Sovereign Resisted eviction / shootout
Police Firearm Grenade
Killed during confrontation
06/08/14 NV Jerad Miller, Amanda Miller
31 22
W W
Sovereign Ambushed police 2 LEO 1 CIV
Police Firearm Killed in shootout
06/06/14 GA Dennis Marx 48 W Sovereign Assault on courthouse 1 LEO Police Firearm Vehicle Bomb
Killed in shootout
06/05/14 FL
Martin Winters Jason Swain Michael Bonta Nicholas Hall James Beebe Desiree Beebe
55 33 49 23 56 23
W W W W W W
Sovereign / Survivalist
Plot to ambush police Police Bomb Firearm
Sentences range from probation to 3 yrs
06/04/14 GA Robert Beecher 60 W Militia Plot to kidnap / torture DHS agent
Fed Agent Firearm Sentence: 10 yrs
06/01/14 FL Dustin Heathman 35 W Sovereign / Racist
Shootout with police Police Firearm Sentence: life in prison
05/21/14 TX Harvey Searcy 30 B Sovereign Assaulted police officer 1 LEO Police Vehicle Sentence: 20 yrs
05/01/14 AK Nathanial Kangas 19 N Sovereign Resisted arrest / shootout 2 LEO Police Firearm Sentence: 203 yrs
03/28/14 TX Robert J. Talbot Jr. 38 W Anti-gov / Militia
Plot to rob banks / kill police
Bank Police
Bomb Sentence: 78 months
03/25/14 OH Israel Rondon 65 W Sovereign Resisted eviction / shootout
Police Firearm Killed in shootout
03/24/14 NJ George Gaymon 26 B Sovereign Carjackings and robbery Public Firearm Sentence: 65 yrs
02/18/14 GA Terry Peace Brian Cannon Cory Williamson
45 36 28
W W W
Militia Plot to use WMD against federal government
Infrastructure Bomb Sentence: 12 yrs each
01/15/14 OH Mark Kulis 55 W Sovereign Resisted eviction / rigged home with bombs
Police Bomb Found incompetent
Anti-Government Extremist Violence and Plots – 2000 to 2018 As of March 31, 2018
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Date State Accused extremist(s) Age Race
Movement subset(s)
Event Victims Killed
Victims Injured
Target Victim Type
Chosen Weapon
Case Status
01/03/14 WA Tyree Wortham 28 B Sovereign Bank robbery / threatened to kill witnesses
Bank Firearm Sentence: 72 yrs
12/28/13 NJ Donte Crumidy 36 B Sovereign Kidnapping, robbery Public Firearm Sentence: 14 yrs
12/19/13 SC Yahchanan Reames 52 B Sovereign Traffic stop shootout 2 LEO Police Firearm Awaiting trial
12/11/13 MN Keith Novak 25 W Militia
ID theft from military for use by militia. Defendant was active duty National Guard / child porn
Military Public
Sentence: 12 yrs
11/01/13 CA Paul Ciancia 23 W Anti-gov Assaulted airport security 1 LEO 2 LEO 1 CIV
Fed Agent Firearm Sentence: life in prison
10/13/13 PA Roberto Battle 28 B Sovereign Killed DJ in drive-by shooting after being kicked out of club
1 CIV Public Firearm Awaiting trial
08/21/13 NV David Brutsche Devon Newman
42 67
W W
Sovereign Plot to kidnap / torture / kill police
Police Firearm Pled guilty, probation
07/21/13 CA David McCormick 47 W Sovereign Ambushed / assaulted a Coast Guard LEO
Military Deported to New Zealand
06/29/13 TN Eric Stanberry Jr. 30 B Sovereign Impersonated LEO, pulled gun on officer
Police Firearm Sentence: 90 days
06/19/13 PA Ishaq Ibrahim 28 B Sovereign Bank robbery Bank Firearm Sentence: 14-28 yrs
06/19/13 AZ Chris Simcox 52 W Militia Sexual molestation of 3 young children
3 CIV Public Family
Sentence: 19 yrs
06/13/13 CO Lewis Pollard 61 W Sovereign Shootout with police Police Firearm Killed in shootout
05/03/13 MN Buford Rogers 24 W Militia Plot to blow up police station
Infrastructure Police
Bomb Firearm
Sentence: 3 yrs
03/11/13 FL Jeffrey Wright 55 W Sovereign Armed standoff / shootout Police Firearm Killed in shootout
02/21/13 NY Lawrence Mulqueen 49 W Sovereign Threatened to kill politicians
Official Firearm Knife
Sentence: 15 mos
Anti-Government Extremist Violence and Plots – 2000 to 2018 As of March 31, 2018
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Date State Accused extremist(s) Age Race
Movement subset(s)
Event Victims Killed
Victims Injured
Target Victim Type
Chosen Weapon
Case Status
01/29/13 AL Jimmy Lee Dykes 65 W Anti-gov Killed bus driver & took child hostage to spark revolution
1 CIV Public Firearm Bomb
Committed suicide
01/27/13 NY Messiah Booker 27 B Sovereign Robbery, murder 1 CIV Public Firearm Sentence: 5 yrs
10/01/12 CA William Harrell 46 W Sovereign Stockpiled explosives Bomb Sentence: 2 yrs
09/27/12 TX Phillip M. Ballard 71 W Sovereign Plot to kill judge Official Sentence: 20 yrs
09/04/12 CA Christopher Lacy 38 W Sovereign Traffic stop shootout 1 LEO Police Firearm Killed in shootout
08/31/12 NJ Don Finney 51 B Sovereign Kidnapping and sexual assault
5 CIV Family Sentence: 33 yrs
08/16/12 LA
Terry Smith Brian Smith Derrick Smith Kyle Joekel
44 24 22 29
W W W W
Sovereign Ambushed police / shootout
2 LEO 2 LEO Police Firearm 3 are awaiting trial, 1 sentenced to 10 yrs
07/13/12 AL Christopher Surles 22 B Sovereign Robbery, murder 1 CIV Acquaintance Firearm Sentence: life in prison
06/17/12 TX Anson Chi 33 A Tax Protest / Sovereign
Attempted to blow up natural gas line
Infrastructure Bomb Sentence: 22 yrs
04/19/12 PA Eric Rogers 20 B Sovereign Serial rapist 5 CIV Public Sentence: 55 – 178 yrs
05/03/12 AZ Jason “JT” Ready 39 W Militia / Racist
Murdered four family members / suicide
5 CIV Family Firearm Died in murder / suicide
02/28/12 CA Vahe Ohanian 47 W Sovereign Threatened to kill officers Police Firearm Unknown
01/20/12 AZ Michael Crane 31 W Sovereign Home invasion / triple murder
3 CIV Public Firearm Found incompetent
12/18/11 PA Eli F. Myers III 58 W Anti-gov Traffic stop shootout 1 LEO 1 LEO Police Firearm Died in standoff
Anti-Government Extremist Violence and Plots – 2000 to 2018 As of March 31, 2018
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Date State Accused extremist(s) Age Race
Movement subset(s)
Event Victims Killed
Victims Injured
Target Victim Type
Chosen Weapon
Case Status
12/05/11 GA
Michael Burnett Anthony Peden Christopher Salmon Heather Salmon Isaac Aguigui
26 25 25 27 19
W W W W A
Militia Active duty military plot to overthrow government
2 MIL3 1 CIV
Family Acquaintance Official Infrastructure
Firearm Bomb
Sentences ranging from 20 yrs to life in prison
11/11/11 IN Martin Jonassen 55 W Sovereign Kidnapping / rape 1 CIV Family Sentence: 40 yrs
11/11/11 DC Oscar Ortega-Hernandez
21 W Anti-gov Fired weapon at the White House
Infrastructure Firearm Sentence: 25 yrs
11/01/11 GA
Samuel Crump Ray Adams Dan Roberts Frederick Thomas
68 55 67 73
W W W W
Militia / Anti-gov
Plot to bomb / shoot / use bioweapon on officials and public
Public Official Infrastructure
Bio- weapon Bomb
Sentences range from 5-10 yrs
10/27/11 AK Mary Ann Morgan 53 W Militia / Sovereign
Unknown plot involving bioweapon
Bio-weapon
Plead guilty to lesser charge
10/07/11 AR Darryl Talley Jr. 21 B Sovereign Robbery, carjacking Public Firearm Sentence: 84 mos
08/25/11 FL Laurine Arnold 49 W Sovereign Kidnapping Family Sentence: 5 yrs
07/21/11 TX James Tesi 48 W Sovereign Traffic stop shootout Police Firearm Sentence: 35 yrs
06/23/11 ND Rodney Brossart 55 W Sovereign Armed standoff Police Firearm Sentence: 3 yrs Acquitted in retrial
06/19/11 AZ William Foust 50 W Sovereign Resisted arrest / shootout Police Killed in shootout
06/12/11 MT David Burgert 47 W Militia Shot at police Police Firearm Fugitive
06/09/11 DC Joseph Reel 32 W Anti-gov Drove car into White House gates
Infrastructure Vehicle Sentence: 35 months
05/31/11 CO Matthew O'Neill 51 W Sovereign White powder envelope threat
Official Sentence: time served
05/29/11 FL Larry Kelly 42 W Sovereign Shot out a storefront Acquaintance Firearm Sentence: 12 yrs
3 MIL = military
Anti-Government Extremist Violence and Plots – 2000 to 2018 As of March 31, 2018
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Date State Accused extremist(s) Age Race
Movement subset(s)
Event Victims Killed
Victims Injured
Target Victim Type
Chosen Weapon
Case Status
04/21/11 FL Robert Chapman John Emery
60 67
W W
Sovereign Gave white powder envelope to judge
Official Charges dropped after 3 yrs
03/17/11 AK
Schaeffer Cox Lonnie Vernon Karen Vernon Coleman Barney
27 55 64 36
W W W W
Sovereign / Militia
Plot to kidnap / kill police / feds / judge
Official Police Fed Agent
Firearm Grenade
Sentence range from 5-26 yrs
01/25/11 WA David Myrland 52 W Sovereign / Tax Protest
Plot to use deadly force against officials
Official Firearm Sentence: 3 yrs
01/21/11 FL E-Yage Bowens 35 B Sovereign Rape / torture of 16-year-old
1 CIV Acquaintance Sentence: 485 yrs
11/10/10 ID Curtis Scrivner 47 W Sovereign Resisted arrest / shootout Police Firearm Killed in shootout
09/17/10 TX Victor White 55 W Sovereign Armed standoff / shootout 3 LEO 1 CIV
Police Firearm Arson
Sentence: Life in prison
08/30/10 WA Wayde Lynn Kurt 52 W Militia / Racist
Plot to kill President and bomb building
Official Infrastructure
Bomb Sentence: 13 yrs
07/21/10 PA Raymond Peake 64 W Militia Murder / plot to overthrow government
1 CIV Firearm Sentence: Life in prison
07/17/10 CA Byron Williams 45 W Anti-gov Traffic stop shootout on way to shooting charity officials
3 LEO Police Public
Firearm Sentence: 401 yrs
05/20/10 AR Jerry Kane Joe Kane
45 16
W W
Sovereign Traffic stop shootout 2 LEO 2 LEO Police Firearm Killed in shootout
04/30/10 TN Darren Huff 40 W Sovereign / Oath Keeper
Plot to target courthouse / police
Infrastructure Police
Firearm Sentence: 4 yrs
04/15/10 OH Matthew Fairfield 30 W Oath Keeper Possessed napalm bomb + explosives / child porn
Napalm Bomb Firearm
Sentence: 9 yrs
04/01/10 TN Walter Fitzgerald 58 W Sovereign / Oath Keeper
Attempted to arrest officials
Official Sentence: 3 yrs
03/28/10 MI Tina Mae Stone Joshua Stone David Stone Sr.
44 21 44
W W W
Anti-gov / Militia
Plot to kill officer / bomb police funeral
Police Bomb Firearm
7 acquitted of the most serious charges.
Anti-Government Extremist Violence and Plots – 2000 to 2018 As of March 31, 2018
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Date State Accused extremist(s) Age Race
Movement subset(s)
Event Victims Killed
Victims Injured
Target Victim Type
Chosen Weapon
Case Status
03/28/10 MI
David Stone Jr. Thomas Piatek Michael Meeks Kristopher Sickles Joshua Clough Jacob Ward
19 46 40 27 28 33
W W W W W W
Anti-gov / Militia
Plot to kill officer / bomb police funeral
Police Bomb Firearm
See above.
03/25/10 FL Brody Whitaker 37 W Sovereign Traffic stop shootout Police Firearm Sentence: Life in prison
03/04/10 VA John P. Bedell 36 W 911 Truther / Anti-gov
Shot at Pentagon 2 LEO Military Firearm Died in shootout
02/18/10 TX Andrew Stack 53 W Tax Protester Flew plane into IRS building
1 FED4 13 FED Infrastructure Airplane Died in attack
01/14/10 OK Charles Dyer (active duty military)
31 W Oath Keeper Theft of grenade launcher, child rape
1 CIV Family Fed agent
Firearm Grenade
Acquitted on theft, 30 yrs for rape
10/22/09 WA Christopher Monfort 41 B Anti-gov Firebombed police cars / shot two officers
1 LEO 1 LEO Police Firearm Arson
Sentence: life in prison
06/02/09 KS Scott Roeder 51 W Anti-abortion / Sovereign
Murder of doctor 1 CIV Public Firearm Sentenced to life in prison
05/30/09 AZ Shawna Ford Jason Bush Albert Gaxiola
41 36 42
W W W
Militia / Racist
Murder 2 CIV 1 CIV Public Firearm 2 sentenced to death, 1 life in prison
04/30/09 WA Andrew S. Gray 32 W Sovereign / Militia
Stockpiled illegal weapons Firearm Sentence: 4 yrs
04/25/09 FL Joshua Cartwright 28 W Anti-gov / Militia
Resisted arrest / shootout 2 LEO Police Firearm Killed in shootout
04/04/09 PA Richard Poplawski 22 W Anti-gov / Racist
Ambushed officers 3 LEO 1 LEO Police Firearm Sentence: death
02/14/09 NY Frank Garcia 34 W Sovereign Spree shooting / workplace 4 CIV 1 CIV Coworkers Firearm Sentence: life in prison
01/07/09 WA Ronald Struve 65 W Anti-gov Stockpiled explosives, illegal weapons
Firearm Bomb
Sentence: 4 yrs
4 FED = federal employee
Anti-Government Extremist Violence and Plots – 2000 to 2018 As of March 31, 2018
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Date State Accused extremist(s) Age Race
Movement subset(s)
Event Victims Killed
Victims Injured
Target Victim Type
Chosen Weapon
Case Status
12/16/08 NC Kody Brittingham (active duty military)
20 W Oath Keeper Armed robbery / plot to kill President-Elect
Official Firearm Sentence: 8 yrs
12/12/08 OR Bruce Turnidge Joshua Turnidge
57 32
W W
Sovereign Bombed bank 2 LEO 1 LEO Bank Bomb Sentence: death
11/18/08 AR Richard Bauer 70 W Tax Protest Bank robbery and kidnapping
Bank Firearm Sentence: 4 life terms
09/12/08 IL Joseph Banks 30 B Sovereign Armed bank robbery / prison escape
1 CIV Bank Firearm Sentence: 36 yrs
03/31/08 WI Robert Bayliss 60 W Sovereign Resisted eviction / shootout
Police Firearm Sentence: 48 yrs
01/29/08 AZ John Stuart 46 W Sovereign Road rage murder 1 CIV Public Firearm Sentence: 18 yrs
10/04/07 NH
Ed Brown Elaine Brown Cirino Gonzalez Jason Gerhard Daniel Riley Robert Wolffe
65 67 30 22 40 50
W W W W W W
Tax Protester / Sovereign
Armed standoff / plot to kill officers / judge
Official Fed Agent
Firearm Bomb
Sentences range from 3-35 Yrs
05/19/07 SD Ted Alvin Klaudt 49 W Sovereign Rape of two girls / witness tampering
2 CIV Family Sentence: 54 yrs
04/07/07 AL
Raymond Dillard Adam Cunningham Randall Cole Bonnell Hughes James McElroy
46 41 22 57 20
W W W W W
Militia Plot to attack immigrants and federal agents with more than 130 grenades
Immigrant Fed Agent
Grenade Firearm
Sentences ranging from 24 to 70 mos
02/05/07 WY Richard Serafin 37 W Militia / Racist
Plot to kill immigrants crossing US border
Immigrants Firearm Sentence: 3 yrs
01/10/06 MN Robert Beale 64 W Tax Protest / Sovereign
Threatened a federal judge / tax evasion
Official Sentence: 11 yrs
10/05/05 WI Steven Parr 41 W Militia Plot to blow up federal building
Infrastructure Bomb Sentence: 10 yrs
10/25/04 TN Demetrius Crocker 39 W Anti-gov / Racist
Plot to use sarin nerve gas on courthouse
Infrastructure Chemical Bomb
Sentence: 30 yrs
Anti-Government Extremist Violence and Plots – 2000 to 2018 As of March 31, 2018
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Date State Accused extremist(s) Age Race
Movement subset(s)
Event Victims Killed
Victims Injured
Target Victim Type
Chosen Weapon
Case Status
10/15/04 TN Ivan Braden 20 W Anti-gov / Racist
Plot to blow up Synagogue and TN National Guard Armory
Jews Military Infrastructure
Bomb Sentence: 15 yrs
06/22/04 ID David Hinkson 47 W Sovereign Plot to kill judges / IRS agent / AUSA
Official Sentence: 43 yrs
05/24/04 OK Wade Lay Christopher Lay
43 19
W W
Sovereign Bank robbery 1 CIV Bank Firearm 1 on death row, 1 serving life
04/30/04 MT
David Burgert Tracy Brockway Larry Chezem John Slater Steven Morey James Day
40 34 51 53 44 60
W W W W W W
Militia Plot to kill judges, law enforcement, and public officials
Official Police
Firearm Bomb Chemical
Sentences: ranging from 15 months to 10 yrs
01/22/04 PA
Willie Mitchell Shelton Harris Shelley Martin Shawn Gardner
25 21 26 26
B B B B
Sovereign Racketeering, murder of five rivals
5 CIV Acquaintance Firearm Sentence: life in prison
12/20/03 FL Steven Lorenzo 44 W Sovereign Rape, torture, murder 2 CIV Public Awaiting trial
12/08/03 SC Arthur Bixby Rita Bixby Stephen Bixby
73 70 35
W W W
Sovereign Armed standoff / shootout 2 LEO Police Firearm Two are deceased, one on death row.
10/10/03 MI Norm Somerville Donald Koshmider Jeffrey Horvat
42 38 22
W W W
Militia Plot to kill police officers Police Firearm Sentence: ranging from 1.5 to 6 yrs
07/07/03 MI Scott Woodring 40 W Militia Resisted arrest 1 LEO Police Firearm Died in standoff
04/10/03 TX William J. Krar Judith Bruey
62 54
W W
Anti-gov / Tax Protest / Racist
Plot to use chemical weapons / explosives
Infrastructure Firearm Bomb Cyanide
Sentence: 11 yrs
01/15/03 WA James Brailey 43 W Sovereign Plot to assassinate governor
Official Firearm Sentence: 15 mos
Anti-Government Extremist Violence and Plots – 2000 to 2018 As of March 31, 2018
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Date State Accused extremist(s) Age Race
Movement subset(s)
Event Victims Killed
Victims Injured
Target Victim Type
Chosen Weapon
Case Status
10/08/02 ID Larry Raugust 54 W Militia Plot to kill judge and police Official Police
Bomb Sentence: 6 yrs
08/09/02 OH Donald Matthews 61 W Sovereign Traffic stop shootout 1 LEO Police Firearm Died in shootout
05/02/02 GA Dwight York 56 B Sovereign Child molestation, racketeering
35+ CIV Family Acquaintance
Sentence: 135 yrs
11/06/01 AZ Bill Cooper 58 W Militia / Tax Protest
Resisted arrest / shootout 1 LEO Police Firearm Killed in shootout
10/14/01 KY Steve Anderson 54 W Militia Traffic stop shootout Police Firearm Bomb
Sentence: 15 yrs
03/19/00 NV Lloyd Barrus Jeff Barrus Cheryl Maarteuse
44 20 50
W W W
Anti-gov / Militia
Shot down a police helicopter
Police Firearm Sentences ranging from 1 yr to 25 yrs
03/09/00 TX Mark McCool 39 W Militia Plot to attack Houston federal building
Infrastructure Bomb Firearm
Sentence: 6 mos