Listen Live: Classic and Contemporary Celtic, Listen Live: Cape, Coast and Islands NPR Station, America's roads are more dangerous, as police pull over fewer drivers, 5 new YA books that explore the magic of the arts and the art of magic, Greater Boston now has the largest share of foreign-born Black residents in the US, A tree-cutting moratorium? Once you click your selected plan a window will open taking you to Admiral, our ad-free partner. Every elected official or 2022 candidate included in the final total has been fully verified, either by referring to public statements made by the individual in question or public reporting, or by comparing the information provided to the Oath Keepers with the officials public filings, public records, or online posts containing phone numbers, email addresses, or physical addresses. Robert Gieswein, from Woodland Park, Colo., is also believed to be a member of the Three Percenters, according to the FBI. For weeks, extremist watchdogs like the Anti-Defamation League, national news outlets, and journalists like Micah Loewinger had been warning of possible violence on the 6th. Federal prosecutors are accusing Thomas Edward Caldwell, an apparent leader of the group, of helping to plan and coordinate the Jan. 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol. Prosecutors say Mr Rhodes began a campaign to reject the results of the November 2020 presidential election two days after the vote, while ballots were still being counted. Betancur, of Silver Spring, Md., also goes by the online aliases Bryan Clooney and Maximo Clooney, according to court documents. He is captured in videos and photos wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt under a tactical vest with a baseball cap that reads "Oath Keepers Lifetime Member. The news is lying (even Fox) about the Historical Events we created today.". Support GBH. Among the current officeholders on the list is Arizona state Rep. Mark Finchem, who was already publicly identified with the Oath Keepers. Betancur, who was on probation when he went to the Capitol, has voiced "homicidal ideations, made comments about conducting a school shooting, and has researched mass shootings," according to court documents. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Join us. Photos and phone records place Stewart Rhodes on the Capitol steps on January 6, communicating with Oath Keepers before they breached the doors. Oath Keeper Donovan Crowl cell phone video: Overran the capitol! Thank you. The only Republican on the primary ballot, Beaty advanced Tuesday to take back his job as a Barnstable County Commissioner. The extremist group is accused of playing a key role in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The constitution supercedes all law enforcement and even the president. Longtime former Wilbraham Planning Board member David A. Sanders and former Barnstable County Commissioner Ron Beaty Jr. were both listed among the 550 members that live in Massachusetts. Two other lawmakers have long been public about their affiliation with the Oath Keepers. CNN When groups like that become emboldened, it makes them significantly more dangerous..

She confronted Reffitt and he said, "he was trying to protect the family, and if someone was a traitor then that's what's going to happen.". Were pleased with the turnout and how respectful the officers have been, said Randy Swanson, then-acting president for the Oath Keepers Rhode Island chapter, in the 2013 Patch report. We are rocking it. And Im proud to say that Im a member of that organization. He left politics in 2015 and served six months in prison for violating his probation after a drunk boating accident. The Oath Keepers, founded in 2009 by Stewart Rhodes, is a loosely organized conspiracy theory-fueled group whose members vow to defend the Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic and promote the belief the federal government is out to strip citizens of their civil liberties while painting its followers as defenders against tyranny. In fact, it would almost be expected.. "I absolutely refuse to give any credence to recent news media propaganda regarding 'the Oath Keepers' or by dignifying any of it with a response," he said in an email. Rhodes sent armed Oath Keepers to defend the rancher Cliven Bundy who was in a 20-year battle with the federal government about public land use. Zello transmission from the Capitol on January 6: Be safe, be alert, and stay in groups. Some prominent members of the group include. The Oath Keepers are a virulently anti-government, violent extremist group, whose members have been arrested in connection with a wide range of criminal activities, including seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and including various firearms violations, conspiracy to impede federal workers, The Oath Keepers focus recruitment on people with military and law enforcement experience, along with other frontline "first responders". Kelly Meggs, head of the Florida chapter of the Oath Keepers. Cookie Settings/Do Not Sell My Personal Information.

It's stupid. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. The gathering featured speeches about a looming second revolutionary war, globalisms threat to American sovereignty, and the need to resist supposedly tyrannical governance that would subvert Americans natural rights, according to the Combatting Terrorism Center at West Point. In total, more than 870 people have been arrested in connection with the attack, according to Department of Justice figures. ), On Jan. 6, Maul said he marched toward the Capitol but couldnt make it all the way and returned to his bus. The group's leader, Stewart Rhodes, is charged, along with four others, with seditious conspiracy - plotting to oppose the transfer of presidential power. Filippi, whose district includes Block Island, Charlestown, and parts of South Kingstown and Westerly. Read about our approach to external linking. As a supporter of the Constitution, I had strong differences and concerns about Trump, Maul said in a text message. There are 550 who are in Massachusetts, though most have not been identified publicly. state Sen. Lois Pines, which he discussed in a 2014 interview with the Boston Globe. Founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III, indicted for seditious conspiracy for allegedly organizing a plot to storm the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, graduated from Yale Law School in 2004. Alright. Like many other militia organizations, its members style themselves as defenders of the U.S. Constitution as they, and not legislatures or the courts, interpret it. He formally launched the Oath Keepers in Lexington, Massachusetts, on April 19, 2009, where the first shot in the American Revolution was fired.

The Oath Keepers view themselves as defenders of the U.S. Constitution, but organizations that monitor right-wing extremists say the group is a dangerous militia. ADL identified individuals we believe are currently holding senior leadership positions within their respective agencies, In addition to those actively serving in law enforcement, ADL identified, ADLs Center on Extremism analysis identified. But some voters overlooked Beatys controversial past and elected him as a commissioner in 2016, where he served for four years before being ousted.

Republican candidate Ron Beaty of Barnstable and Committeeman David A. Sanders of Wilbraham were both included on an Oath Keeper membership list obtained by the nonprofit journalist collective Distributed Denial of Secrets.

The Justice Department also declined to comment. Guy Wesley Reffitt, of Wylie, Texas, was arrested Jan. 18 in his home state. On Jan. 1, for example, federal investigators said Caldwell sent a message helping arrange hotel accommodations for Jan. 5-7. In September, some Arizona members showed up armed at a Black Lives Matter protest in Prescott. Titus did not respond to requests for comment. Betancur, who was arrested in Maryland on Jan. 17, is seen in videos of the Capitol attack flashing hand signals associated with white supremacy and wearing a Proud Boys t-shirt. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images In this Sunday, June 25, 2017 file photo, Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington. But the Oath Keepers have New England ties as well. They formed a board of directors and ten orders to live by, elevating themselves to 'guardians' of the republic and the Constitution, vowing to protect against mass gun confiscation and a Marxist invasion. Members of the extremist militia have staged a number of high-profile actions across the country, including in 2014 in Ferguson, Mo., where protests erupted over a white police officers fatal shooting of an unarmed Black teenager. The Oath Keepers, founded in 2009 by Stewart Rhodes, is a loosely organized conspiracy theory-fueled group that recruits current and former military, police and first If convicted, the five could face up to 20 years in prison. Too late for that. All Rights Reserved. Stewart Rhodes, founder of the citizen militia group known as the Oath Keepers speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, on June 25, 2017. It's unencrypted, like a walkie-talkie, and has an international user base of around 150 million. When President Trump warned of an invasion of undocumented migrants, the Oath Keepers called on members to patrol the border. Jessica Watkins, an Afghanistan war veteran from Ohio. hide caption. Together, we can create a more connected and informed world. It's popular with truckers, disaster relief groups, activists, and extremists. The center says on its website that Rhodes, a former Army paratrooper, delivered remarks during the 2009 event.

For a while she corresponded with one of the groups leaders but they eventually lost touch, and she moved to Florida and ran unsuccessfully for Congress on the Republican ticket in 2018.

In addition, ADL identified 86 individuals we believe are active fire fighters including several fire chiefs as well as 19 active paramedics and 31 emergency technicians in the database. When reviewing this information, you should bear in mind the possibility that the individual misunderstood the nature of the Oath Keepers. On trial alongside Mr Rhodes are: In total, at least 20 Oath Keepers members have been charged with a variety of crimes, and Mr Tarrio and other Proud Boys members will stand trial on seditious conspiracy charges in December. Please enter valid email address to continue. He is also engaged online in racist, violent extremist groups and has voiced support for James Fields, the neo-Nazi convicted of killing Heather Heyer during the 2017 Charlottesville, Va., "Unite the Right" rally, the FBI said. 2023 BBC. Zello transmission from the Capitol on January 6: Godspeed and fair winds to us. The list also includes at least three people who were arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and who federal prosecutors did not identify as Oath Keepers in charging documents: Andrew Alan Hernandez of Riverside, California; Dawn Frankowski of Naperville, Illinois; and Sean David Watson of Alpine, Texas. Everything we f***ing trained for. They're freaking shooting people with paint balls, but we're in here. In the early 1990s, Beaty served time in a federal prison in Texas for threatening to kill President George H.W. I have the ability to spread the world of this organization to my patients. Haran resented that critics called the group vigilantes and Mexican hunters. I teach new recruits about the potential constitutional decisions that they may be forced to make as Guardsmen and would like copies of the constitution to give., One doctor wrote: Many of my patients are police officers, troopers, FBI agents, CIA and in the military. According to an ABC News count, more than 20 people charged in the federal investigation of the Jan. 6 riots have alleged ties to the Oath Keepers. We will NOT obey any order to blockade American cities, thus turning them into

Although my feeling on Trump were mixed, I went to the Jan. 6 rally mainly due to what I experienced at my polling location.. Bloating? Loggers, activists, wildlife biologists await Healey's state forest plan, Airline passengers could be in for a rougher ride, thanks to climate change. Fuller liked Rhodes message of upholding the Constitution, she told ProPublica. In 2020, he joined his local precinct committee and started regularly attending party meetings. Young voters tend to identify as progressives, but not Democrats. Oath Keepers first came to the publics attention on April 19, 2009, when they held a muster at Lexington Green in Massachusetts. Hes still passionate about guns and immigration, but he also supports environmental protections and universal health care.

Heavily armed Oath Keepers, the SPLC says, acted as vigilantes, taking up positions on rooftops in what militia members claimed was an effort to protect businesses from rioters.

Beaty responded to a request for comment on Saturday calling the Oath Keepers list "media propaganda.". Reached by phone, Marmorato stood by the Oath Keepers, even after Jan. 6. I just thought theyre doing what theyre supposed to be doing. Cathy York: Anybody that doesn't support our Constitution and follow it, they're trying to change it. Finchem was outside the Capitol on Jan. 6 but has said he did not enter the building or engage in violence, and he has disputed the characterization of the Oath Keepers as an anti-government group. Thomas Caldwell, a former Navy officer from Virginia who once worked for the FBI. Arizona state Sen. Wendy Rogers announced her membership a few years ago. Those taking the military oath, for instance, pledge to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic". For people with disabilities needing assistance with the Public Files, contact Glenn Heath at 617-300-3268. And everybody nodded their heads and said yes. He and other Oath Keepers allegedly marched up the east steps of the Capitol and stormed a set of doors. You are saying so help me God because Gods going to punish you if you dont keep it.. ", Investigators say that when Schaffer took part in the Million MAGA March in Washington, D.C., in November, he told a reporter, "We're not going to merge into some globalist, communist system, it will not happen. Cathy York: It coulda been. They move in a 'stacked' military formation, methodically working through the crowd up the Capitol steps towards the doors just as the Capitol doors are breached. Sheriff-elect Paul Heroux doesn't see it as a "sheriff's role" to house immigrant detainees. Heavily armed Oath Keepers, the SPLC says. Jess Watkins on Zello, January 6: We're moving on the Capitol now, I'll give you a boots on the ground update here in a few. Members of the extremist militia have staged a number of high-profile actions across the country, including in 2014 in Ferguson, Mo., where protests erupted over a white police officers fatal shooting of an unarmed Black teenager. And the issue of him being an Oath Keeper is just sort of like confirmation of what he's already made known to the populace in terms of his point of view, his agenda and his political stance. FBI affidavit supporting the criminal complaint. A tipster told the FBI that Hale-Cusanelli had shared cell phone videos with the informant showing him at the Capitol building harassing police officers. Please refer to our, Credit: Anuj Shrestha, special to ProPublica, Oath Keepers Membership List Includes 10 Sitting State GOP Lawmakers, New Oath Keepers Indictment Adds Defendants, Charges To Jan. 6 Conspiracy Case, Idiot Leader Of The Oath Keepers Just Compared Himself To Nelson Mandela, Oath Keepers Lawyer Uses 'Queer Eye Loft' For Zoom Background, FBI Arrests Oath Keeper With Ties To Roger Stone, New Oath Keeper Indictments Show Planning For Election Overthrow, Former Oath Keeper Issues Dire Warning If Trump Elected In 2024, Pillow Salesman: Trump's Arrest Has 'Unified The People', Trump: They Are Looking To Charge Me With The Espionage Act. WebOath Keepers is a large national hierarchical organization that includes state, county, and local chapters operating under the general direction of a national leadership. Beach sued the state in 2011, arguing that the Bible prohibited taking a drivers license photo of her. Broadcast associate, Elizabeth Germino. A candidate looking to retake his post as a Barnstable County Commissioner and a Wilbraham Republican Town Committee member were included on the Oath Keepers membership database, a far-right paramilitary group that rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 last year. Reffitt's wife told police that he is a member of the Texas Freedom Force, an extremist militia group, according to court documents. Many members said they had little contact with the group after sending in their dues but still supported the cause. The Oath Keepers are a virulently anti-government, violent extremist group, whose members have been arrested in connection with a wide range of criminal activities, including seditious conspiracy and other charges related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and including various firearms violations, conspiracy to impede federal workers, possession of explosives and threatening public officials, said ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt. (There is no evidence of widespread fraud that could have affected the outcome in Pennsylvania or any other state. Is Chicago On The Verge Of Electing An Anti-Choice Conservative Republican Mayor? Five years later, on April 16, 2014, Rhodes called his members to action, requesting they come armed to the standoff at Bundy Ranch in Nevada . Clampitt said he went to a few Oath Keepers meetings when he joined back in 2014, but the way he participates now is by being a state legislator. The trial could also show how the group has splintered since the Capitol riot. Law enforcement officials were able to track suspects down by using information gleaned from tipsters, social media posts shared by the accused, and news media coverage. Bill O'Reilly: The Commander in Chief is the President by our Constitution. He will face incumbent Democrat Ronald Bergstrom in November. If I opposed people based on their views for being a judge of elections or anything, that would eliminate a whole lot of people, Hillen said. So There! Its founder, Mr Rhodes, is a former US Army paratrooper who studied at Yale Law School and was once an aide to libertarian Republican congressman Ron Paul of Texas. Sharyn Alfonsi: You don't think they were Oath Keepers?

Asked about Jan. 6, Fuller said, There was nothing wrong with that. Zello transmission from the Capitol on January 6: You are executing citizens' arrest! Court documents say Reffitt threatened his son and daughter following his return home from the Jan. 6 siege at the Capitol. An educator and pastor based in White Oak, North Carolina, informed the group that his skills include, Public speaking, membership drives, have current access and interaction with many current and retired servicemembers through church and my current work as quality control director for a assault weapons manufacturer [sic]. The organizers, legal filings show, were represented in that 2013 civil litigation by Rhode Island attorney Blake A. Filippi, a Republican in that states House of Representatives who currently serves as House minority leader. Booths Oath Keepers affiliation did not give Siegert pause. The FBI describes them as an anti-government militia movement.

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And the group chose Lexington Common as the site of its formal launch in 2009, according to the law center. Here's what you need to know about the case. The Dems Have Ignored State Legislative Races For Too Long-- And Has Paid A Price-- That's Changing. All the police chiefs and sheriffs who responded to the AP said they no longer have any ties to the group. Maul became the party chairman of his city council district starting around 2016. Micah Loewinger: Leading up to January 6th we uncovered examples of militias saying things like, revolution or bust. Enjoy ad-free browsing while paying as you go. Booth joined the Oath Keepers as an annual member in 2011 and said he hasnt heard from them in years. Mr Biden was declared the winner of the election on 7 November, following days of vote-counting. The local sheriff's department told us they didn't ask for their help. Political analysts alert to any turn in opinion have noted that DeSantis numbers have sagged a bit in recent weeks. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. I know most of them are all retired police and firemen and have the best interests of the country in mind, he said.

North Carolina state representative Mike Clampitt swore an oath to uphold the Constitution after his election in 2016 and again in 2020. Any comments that are sexist or in any other way deemed hateful by our staff will be deleted and constitute grounds for a ban from posting on the site. The Oath Keepers founder, a former Army paratrooper and Yale Law School graduate named Stewart Rhodes, invited Dwyer to speak at the groups kickoff rally they The Oath Keepers found members in all corners of Massachusetts, from the Berkshires to the Cape and Islands. We just brought a shop vac. Three Oath Keepers have already pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy and could be called as witnesses at the trial. She shared videos online showing her and Crowl, at the Capitol, writing, "Yeah. That mysterious woman is Jessica Watkins, a 38-year-old Army veteran. Instead, the gathering was held on the lawn by Buckman Tavern, the historical home where Lexingtons minutemen gathered on the night of April 18, 1775, Patch reported.

In Pennsylvania, the judge of elections in every precinct is an elected position. ADL is the leading anti-hate organization in the world. The Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism received more than 38,000 names on leaked Oath Keepers membership lists, according to the Associated Press. Javed Ali: That is just a small demonstration of capability that luckily didn't turn into a more lethal threat. Define what radical is., Not all party officials shared Siegerts view. There are two Massachusetts elected officials listed as being members of Oath Keepers, a far-right extremist group, according to the Anti-Defamation League Center on Extremism. Associate porducer, Dina Zingaro. Also, the ADL said, their involvement in anti-government extremist movements and ideologies lends a veneer of legitimacy that can be used to further advance their agendas and also jeopardize the proper functioning of government. The FBI says Gieswein also runs a private paramilitary group called the Woodland Wild Dogs, the patch of which he was seen wearing on the front of his tactical military vest in footage from the Capitol. All rights reserved (About Us). Calls and an email to Sanders in Wilbraham also went unanswered. I'm not paying dues or membership fees or anything.. Jess Watkins on Zello, January 6: We have a good group. GBH News brings you the stories, local voices, and big ideas that shape our world. (AP Photo/Susan Others distanced themselves after the insurrection, including the country's largest chapter in Arizona, where Jim Arroyo is vice president. Rhodes sent armed Oath Keepers to defend the rancher Cliven Bundy who was in a 20-year battle with the federal government about public land use. Another individual charged is Timothy Hale-Cusanelli, a member of the U.S. Army Reserve, who as a defense contractor at Naval Weapons Station Earle in New Jersey has a security clearance and access to a variety of munitions, according to court documents. Kidwell declined to comment, calling the membership list stolen information. A spokesperson for the state house speaker declined to comment on Kidwells and Clampitts Oath Keepers affiliation. Rhodes and his co-defendants maintain their innocence and say there was no plan to attack the Capitol. Heather Morrison | hmorrison@masslive.com. In 2010, he told Bill O'Reilly that it was up to current and former members of the military and police who took an oath to defend the constitution to stop that tyranny. Federal investigators say they have arrested several alleged members of extremist and white supremacist groups who participated in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol building, including multiple participants in an alleged conspiracy. He couldnt believe how fast the Trump supporters reached the Senate floor, or how Oath Keepers were attacking the Constitution they swore to defend. ProPublica identified Clampitt and 47 more state and local government officials on the list, all Republicans: 10 sitting state lawmakers; two former state representatives; one current state assembly candidate; a state legislative aide; a city council assistant; county commissioners in Indiana, Arizona and North Carolina; two town aldermen; sheriffs or constables in Montana, Texas and Kentucky; state investigators in Texas and Louisiana; and a New Jersey towns public works director. Members told us at least 40 Oath Keepers were at the January 6 rally with some seen providing security to Trump associate Roger Stone. A persons name on the Oath Keepers database doesnt prove that person was involved in extremist activities, was active in the group or shares the groups ideology. Its a solemn oath, its an obligation between you and God. He is facing charges of trespassing on restricted areas of the Capitol grounds and obstruction of justice. I never get any updates, said Mike Hollinshead, sheriff of Idahos Elmore County. No matter what you do, youre vilified by the left., Steven K. Booth, a twice-elected Republican county commissioner and state senate candidate in Minnesota in the 2000s, said he wants to run for office again if his wife agrees to it. Then-state Delegate Don Dwyer from Maryland was the only elected official at the Oath Keepers first rally, back in April 2009. Their views were far too extreme for me, Shawn Mobley, the Otero County, Colorado, sheriff, told the AP in an email. 2021 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. ", According to the FBI, the Oath Keepers focuses on recruiting current and former military, law enforcement and first responders. Serving with Clampitt in the North Carolina assembly, deputy majority whip Keith Kidwell appeared on the Oath Keepers list as an annual member in 2012. A police affidavit says Hale-Cusanelli, of Colts Neck, N.J., is "an avowed white supremacist and Nazi sympathizer" who posts videos on YouTube under the title the "Based Hermes Show," showcasing extreme political viewpoints. And in 2015, months after the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, Oath Keepers arrived with AR-15 style weapons saying they were there to protect businesses. How do you get the attention of liberals and get them to listen? Vaughan said hell probably run again once he sees how new districts are drawn. Another man allegedly linked to the Oath Keepers, but not explicitly named as part of the conspiracy, has also been arrested. If he issues an order, are you telling people not to obey the order if they don't like it? A membership roster for the Oath Keepers, a violent extremist group whose followers have been charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection, includes state lawmakers, congressional candidates, and local government and GOP officials. According to DDoSecrets, the list includes people who signed up and paid dues to the organization, which was then analyzed state by state by the antisemitism-focused civil rights watchdog group Anti-Defamation League. Thirteen people associated with the Oath Keepers have been charged with federal crimes, including Jess Watkins who has pled not guilty. Cathy York: Some of those people with Oath Keepers could have been BLM.

Citing Facebook messages, an FBI affidavit supporting the criminal complaint alleges that Caldwell was "involved in planning and coordinating" the breach of the Capitol building. The story of "Oath Keepers" is very much the story of this man. The organizations roster has ballooned in recent years, from less than 10,000 members at the start of 2011 to more than 35,000 by 2020, membership records show.

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