Sheriff Says Young Dubois County Men & Women Are Joining Texas Militias
Dubois County Sheriff’s Department says young men and woman are leaving Dubois County to be recruited by militia groups in south Texas, with the belief they are joining to fight a drug cartel invasion. Officials say they are receiving minimal training and being armed with assault rifles. The Texas Rangers tell Dubois County Sheriff’s Department these recruiting militia groups are radical in nature, and have had confrontations with the Rangers and the cartels. Officials say the militia groups are not associated with law enforcement or any United States military group operating in south Texas. Sheriff Lambert says if you know of anyone who has joined these groups to contact the Dubois County Sheriff’s Office at[no phone numbers allowed]. The Sheriff says his office will notify the Texas Rangers to locate the individual and return them to Dubois County. Sheriff Lambert adds, anyone who has joined these militia groups is in “extreme danger.”
