‘Sovereigns’ gain attention of law enforcement
Yet another confirmed Sovereign Citizen wingnut.
h/t Decatur Deb
Then, in 2008, after signing the bond documents that allowed him to leave the Houston County Jail on misdemeanor traffic charges, Ervin filed additional documents in probate court repudiating his own signature, claiming he was forced to sign under duress.
“Again, I am not MONTY WAYNE ERVIN or any all CAPITAL LETTER PERSON,” he wrote in the court filing. “For those reading this that may not understand the significance of this, I was taught in school about the time of JFK’s death that I would never see my name in ALL CAPS unless it was placed on my tombstone before I died and that anything written in ALL CAPS is not alive.”
Later in 2008, he filed probate documents in which he said he was “expatriating” himself from the United States and declaring allegiance to the “Kingdom of Israel.”
Ervin’s belief system is consistent with the sovereign citizens, a rapidly expanding group of individuals who believe the current government has no authority over them and they can not be taxed or regulated on the roads in any way. Many also believe that, if they file the right documents, an account of up to $20 million secretly placed in their name at birth can be accessed.
Although very few of those who adhere to the sovereign ideology engage in violence, the movement is considered a domestic terrorist threat by the FBI because some have used self-created courts to issue warrants for judges and police officers, created their own currency and impersonated diplomats and other officials.
