Armed Man Threatening ‘Hostile Takeover’ Claims Sovereignty
Bossier City police say the man — whose identity KTBS 3 News decided to protect pending a medical evaluation — called 911 to inform the sheriff’s office he had a loaded rifle. He reportedly said he was going to start a hostile takeover and asked law enforcement to come to the scene with marijuana. When BCPD showed up, sans marijuana, they saw the rifle by his side and later confirmed it was loaded. The man reportedly told police “I’ve got a gun, shoot me,” before yelling other obscenities, even pulling down his pants to expose his genitalia.
“There are individuals who consider themselves sovereign citizens, who do not recognize local law enforcement as an authority, and this individual claimed to be that type of person,” Natale said.
The paper, a friend says, is a certification that lists the man as a moor and therefore exempt from local law. In the “sovereign citizen” movement, adherents argue the government has no authority to tax, arrest, or otherwise govern them.