Two men who claimed to have started their own militia allegedly planned to travel to Texas to shoot at U.S. Border Patrol agents and migrants due to the current immigration crisis.
At the time of their arrest, the suspects reportedly shot at FBI agents before surrendering, a federal investigation in Missouri revealed.
The case began in September 2022, when the FBI received information about a series of Tik Tok videos. The videos showed one man later identified as 37-year-old Bryan C. Perry talking about carrying out an attempt to overthrow the government, court documents state. Since then, Perry and O’Dell reportedly posted other videos and planned to travel to Texas to shoot at migrants and at border patrol agents. The men claimed the agents betrayed the country by allowing illegal immigration to continue, court documents stated. The men also claimed to have started a militia group where they not only planned to shoot at people in Texas but also planned to carry out attacks in Washington, D.C.
According to federal prosecutors, Perry is a convicted felon unable to legally possess weapons. O’Dell was the subject of a court protective order, which meant he also could not possess a firearm.
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