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Authorities shot and killed a sovereign citizen Friday morning outside a Georgia courthouse after he brought weapons and explosives in an attempt to take over the building.
Investigators said Dennis Marx arrived at the Forsyth County Administration Building with an assault rifle, bulletproof vest, smoke grenades, and a gas mask.
Marx also brought water and other supplies, ammunition, zip-tie restraints, and buckets of homemade explosives to the courthouse, said Sheriff Duane Piper.
He came here with the purpose of occupying the courthouse, Piper said.
He deployed stop sticks at the courthouse entrance to prevent other vehicles from driving closer and opened fire from his vehicle.
Marx was met outside the courthouse by a deputy who distracted and then fatally shot him through the windshield of the mans SUV.
The deputy, a 30-year veteran, was shot in the knee during the confrontation but was expected to recover.
It would be a guess to think how many lives he saved had he not engaged him right there, Piper said. Mr. Marxs intention was to get inside that front door and to take hostages.
Investigators said the 48-year-old Marx was a sovereign citizen who was well known to local authorities.
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For example, conservative commentator Glenn Beck aired a 12-minute segment on his show last week in which he concluded that there is no such thing as a sovereign movement, since he’s never heard of it, and that the government is using this fictional group as a boogeyman in order to do nefarious things to Glenn Beck’s fans.
“I’m in the news business. I don’t even know who they are. Sovereign citizens?” — Glenn Beck
Alas, Mr. Beck, sovereign citizens do indeed exist. And sorry, both sides of the political battle field, they aren’t the Tea Party.
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A man armed with guns, explosives and other supplies shot and wounded a deputy outside a Georgia courthouse and was equipped to take hostages once he got inside, officials said Friday. The man also hadn't been living at his home for at least 10 days and may have booby-trapped it with explosives, authorities said. Bomb squads were checking both the home and the courthouse.
The suspect, Dennis Marx, was shot and killed at the scene, said Forsyth County Sheriff Duane Piper. Marx had driven up to the courthouse and threw out smoke devices and homemade spike strips to prevent officers from reaching him. Both homemade and commercially made explosives were in his car, suggesting he had planned the assault for days, Piper said.
Marx also had water and other supplies, including zip ties that can be used to bind people's hands. Piper said the wounded deputy prevented others from getting hurt when he encountered Marx, though it was not clear if that deputy killed the suspect. "When the deputy engaged him outside, it saved lives," Piper said. "The entire situation was solved by that deputy's actions."
The deputy, who has been with the department for 25 years, was shot below his knee and is expected to recover. His name was not released. Few details about Marx were known, though Piper said he had been known to authorities for some time. The courthouse and nearby businesses were evacuated as the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation investigated.
Georgia man armed with guns and explosives killed in courthouse shootout | World news | theguardian.com
Too bad that guy never discovered the USMB.
Armed nutter trys to take Georgia courthouse
Heavily armed sovereign citizen wounds deputy in doomed GA courthouse takeover plot
Authorities shot and killed a sovereign citizen Friday morning outside a Georgia courthouse after he brought weapons and explosives in an attempt to take over the building.
Investigators said Dennis Marx arrived at the Forsyth County Administration Building with an assault rifle, bulletproof vest, smoke grenades, and a gas mask.
Marx also brought water and other supplies, ammunition, zip-tie restraints, and buckets of homemade explosives to the courthouse, said Sheriff Duane Piper.
He came here with the purpose of occupying the courthouse, Piper said.
He deployed stop sticks at the courthouse entrance to prevent other vehicles from driving closer and opened fire from his vehicle.
Marx was met outside the courthouse by a deputy who distracted and then fatally shot him through the windshield of the mans SUV.
The deputy, a 30-year veteran, was shot in the knee during the confrontation but was expected to recover.
It would be a guess to think how many lives he saved had he not engaged him right there, Piper said. Mr. Marxs intention was to get inside that front door and to take hostages.
Investigators said the 48-year-old Marx was a sovereign citizen who was well known to local authorities.
The froot loops are multiplying.
