'Boogaloo' backer arrested, faces federal charges in Detroit

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2 alleged ‘boogaloo’ members arrested in Michigan and Ohio DETROIT (AP) — The FBI has arrested two alleged members of the far-right anti-government group the Boogaloo Boys, with authorities increasingly concerned about the potential for violence in the leadup to next week’s midterm elections.“They were asking if I knew of any violent plans or any violent tendencies that could come forth about the election … They were asking if we had any plans to go to polls armed.” Uvalde families gather at Texas Capitol for Day of the Dead Violent clashes grip Iran universities as protests persist A look at some of the world's major crowd disasters Uvalde families make last push for shakeup on Election Day Election workers have increasingly been targeted by threats and harassment since the 2020 election, and it’s only gotten worse in recent weeks — five people have already been charged with intimidation.The arrest of the suspected Boogaloo Boys members recall a similar move by police in Washington, D.C. who arrested the leader of the Proud Boys just days before the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, as lawmakers were certifying Joe Biden’s win.In May of this year, McKillips and another user in the Signal messaging system threatened to kill a different Signal user in the belief the person was an informant who worked for the FBI or Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the complaint says.McKillips frequently advocated violence against police officers, federal agents and government buildings, big box stores like Walmart and Target, and he even threatened to blow up Facebook’s headquarters, the criminal complaint says."

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