Alleged Boogaloo members face terrorism charges in Minnesota

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

AMY FORLITI
, Associated Press
Sep. 4, 2020
Updated: Sep. 4, 2020 5:44 p.m.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two men who prosecutors say are members of an anti-government extremist group, who toted guns on Minneapolis streets during unrest following the death of George Floyd and spoke about shooting police, blowing up a courthouse and killing politicians, have been charged with federal terrorism counts.

Michael Robert Solomon, 30, of New Brighton, Minnesota, and Benjamin Ryan Teeter, 22, of Hampstead, North Carolina, are members of the “Boogaloo Bois,” authorities say.

They are charged with conspiring to provide and attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, for allegedly building firearms suppressors that they believed they sold to Hamas, and for allegedly offering to fight as “mercenaries” for the group.

Assistant Attorney General John Demers said in a statement that people who seek to engage in terrorist activity will be held accountable, “no matter what witch's brew of ideological motivations inspire" them.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/article/Alleged-Boogaloo-members-face-terrorism-charges-15544252.php

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Photo: Sherburne County Jail. Michael Robert Solomon and Benjamin Ryan Teeter

[SheltieLover]

1. Good!

Lock them up & toss the key!

Ty for sharing, Judi Lynn!

[Judi Lynn]

4. Hi, SheltieLover! Thank you. 👋

[SheltieLover]

5. Yw, Judi Lynn

I love your science posts, too!

[Judi Lynn]

16. I've learned how very little I actually know, finding those articles, SheltieLover! Thanks. ❤️️

[SheltieLover]

17. Me too

Sometimes when I read your posts, I feel like my brain is melting.

In a very good way, of course.

[callous taoboy]

2. THEY are suckers and losers.

[ck4829]

12. Yep

[Chichiri]

3. Holy shit. I know one of these guys.

I mean, I've seen him around town. Not with a gun or anything, just around.

[Judi Lynn]

15. Wow! What a surprise, I'm sure! That can't be a high point in your life, learning his identity.

At least it might lead you to avoid eye contact next time.

They both look surly, and ill-natured. Republicans, bless their hearts.

[Gore1FL]

6. It always amazes me when the anti-government crowd always gravitate to the flag of that government.

If proven guilty, I hope they rot.

[Illumination]

7. That's a cool looking flag but he's not! Glad they were captured!

[ancianita]

8. I hope boogalosers get the message that Americans in general are on to them.

If these guys go down (because they probably won't snitch on any others of their network) they won't fare well in jail.

The rest of their org will use them as political prisoner heroes to spur further boogaloser "active measures." I trust, though, that the FBI and other feds are monitoring how they further conspire to criminal acts, or mobilize around the trouble these two are in.

[JudyM]

9. Great (sane) news.

[CaptYossarian]

10. We have a new protest song for 2020.

Ringo's "Back Off Boogaloo".

I never knew what it meant until now.

[ck4829]

11. Heh heh

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

13. Lock them up!!!!!

[ck4829]

14. Kick

[Yeehah]

18. Wannabe Tim McVeighs

The kind of evil scum that blows up federal buildings and day care centers full of kids.