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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHeavily armed sovereign citizen wounds deputy in doomed GA courthouse takeover plot
Authorities shot and killed a sovereign citizen Friday morning outside a Georgia courthouse after he brought weapons and explosives in an attempt to take over the building.
Investigators said Dennis Marx arrived at the Forsyth County Administration Building with an assault rifle, bulletproof vest, smoke grenades, and a gas mask.
Marx also brought water and other supplies, ammunition, zip-tie restraints, and buckets of homemade explosives to the courthouse, said Sheriff Duane Piper.
He came here with the purpose of occupying the courthouse, Piper said.
He deployed stop sticks at the courthouse entrance to prevent other vehicles from driving closer and opened fire from his vehicle.
Marx was met outside the courthouse by a deputy who distracted and then fatally shot him through the windshield of the mans SUV.
The deputy, a 30-year veteran, was shot in the knee during the confrontation but was expected to recover.
It would be a guess to think how many lives he saved had he not engaged him right there, Piper said. Mr. Marxs intention was to get inside that front door and to take hostages.
Investigators said the 48-year-old Marx was a sovereign citizen who was well known to local authorities.
More and see the video at: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/06/heavily-armed-sovereign-citizen-wounds-deputy-in-doomed-ga-courthouse-takeover-plot/
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Heavily armed sovereign citizen wounds deputy in doomed GA courthouse takeover plot (Original Post)
Playinghardball
Jun 2014
OP
These sovereign citizen kook-ma-lukes apparently recognize only the county sheriff as
alcibiades_mystery
Jun 2014
#4
onehandle
(51,122 posts)1. Just another day in gun culture. nt
Mika
(17,751 posts)2. Yep. Another good guy with a gun ... a good guy up until the last moment.
tabasco
(22,974 posts)3. Obviously a member of the well-regulated militia
What's the big deal?
alcibiades_mystery
(36,437 posts)4. These sovereign citizen kook-ma-lukes apparently recognize only the county sheriff as
legitimate law enforcement.
So, ya know, it's lucky he was killed by a sheriffs deputy - duly sworn and all that. Otherwise, this whole thing might have been UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!!!!
Morons. We're surrounded by fucking morons.
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)5. GUNS EVERYWHERE STATE!
Hoyt
(54,770 posts)6. Sovereign citizen was well known to authorities, but nothing was done.