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In reply to the discussion: Militia Defiant in New Mexico: 'It's My God-Given Right to Be Here' NY Times article [View all]struggle4progress
(118,236 posts)Wednesday, April 24, 2019 1:00 am
Washington Post
... Larry Mitchell Hopkins appeared Monday in U.S. District Court in New Mexico ... The 69-year-old was arrested on Saturday ... on charges of being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition ...
His attorney, Kelly O'Connell, a former conservative radio host in New Mexico, questioned the timing of the charges against his client ...
Elizabeth Martinez, a spokeswoman for the U.S. attorney's office in New Mexico, declined to comment on the delay in charging Hopkins ...
The militia has maintained its actions are legal, though Sunland Park Police Chief Javier Guerra told BuzzFeed News that he explicitly informed the group that they are not.
http://www.journalgazette.net/news/20190424/border-militias-leader-appears-in-court