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Cattledog

(5,915 posts)
Mon Jan 13, 2020, 06:46 PM Jan 2020

TX Militia leader kills himself.

A Texas militia leader went into hiding. Months later, he turned up dead.

More than six months after he went into hiding, the leader of a Texas anti-immigrant militia who was wanted by federal authorities was found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, law enforcement officials said.

Police found the body of Kevin Lyndel “KC” Massey, 53, last month in a wooded part of Van Zandt County, Tex., Sheriff Dale Corbett said in a statement.

Someone called 911 around 6:40 p.m. on Dec. 23 to report an unresponsive person, and Massey was identified from his fingerprints, Corbett said. An autopsy will determine the official cause of death. Massey’s death was first reported by the Dallas Morning News.
Border militias have faced intense scrutiny recently as immigrant advocates, civil rights groups and some law enforcement officials say immigration enforcement should be left to the agents in the field and not to armed vigilantes such as Massey.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/01/12/texas-militia-leader-went-into-hiding-months-later-he-turned-up-dead/
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TX Militia leader kills himself. (Original Post) Cattledog Jan 2020 OP
Darwin's theory Wellstone ruled Jan 2020 #1
probably died of getagrip_already Jan 2020 #2
Extreme lead poisoning. CaptYossarian Jan 2020 #5
+.45 Roland99 Jan 2020 #7
Good. One less on the planet. Grins Jan 2020 #3
Only good thing he ever did in his life. n/t Downtown Hound Jan 2020 #4
Their hatred usually kills them slower lindysalsagal Jan 2020 #6
Well, golly gee... llmart Jan 2020 #8
At the end he was pro-choice. And he made his. TeamPooka Jan 2020 #9
Uplifting story. Nt Quixote1818 Jan 2020 #10
Good. rownesheck Jan 2020 #11
Identified by his fingerprints canetoad Jan 2020 #12
Lots of people have fingerprints on file. Like me. bluedigger Jan 2020 #13
face not recognizable Kali Jan 2020 #14
Not necessarily, but he's got one jmowreader Jan 2020 #18
We should only speak good of the dead..... lastlib Jan 2020 #15
He's dead. Good. Captain Zero Jan 2020 #21
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 live love laugh Jan 2020 #16
It's a start. Aristus Jan 2020 #17
Hey man nice shot vercetti2021 Jan 2020 #19
It's good that he's now removed from society. What a wasted life. nt Progressive Jones Jan 2020 #20

jmowreader

(50,560 posts)
18. Not necessarily, but he's got one
Tue Jan 14, 2020, 02:59 AM
Jan 2020

According to the Dallas Morning News, he was arrested with 20 homemade explosive devices. He did 41 months federal time for possession of a firearm by a felon, and how he got that was by patrolling the TX-MX border as part of groups of like-minded indivicuals, and kidnapped anyone they thought had crossed the border. BATF raided his hotel room and discovered a "cache" of ammonium nitrate.

He also joined the Army but was discharged after 59 days - which means he didn't even make it through basic training.

What's worse is he's got a very long rap sheet.

lastlib

(23,248 posts)
15. We should only speak good of the dead.....
Tue Jan 14, 2020, 01:01 AM
Jan 2020

It's probably good that he's dead. I'm good with him being dead.

Another "death by cop" prevented......

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