“If you guys hadn’t been there, we would’ve gassed them all.”
Cottonwood militia leader Woody Clendenen claims those words were spoken by some Redding Police officers regarding actions RPD would have taken against June 2 protesters who’d marched for racial equality in Redding; if not for the militia-groups’ assistance that night.
It’s been nine months since protesters gathered in front of the Shasta County Courthouse in response to the death of George Floyd, who died while in police custody.
Woody Clendenen, Cottonwood militia leader, speaks at the Church of Glad Tidings in Live Oak Friday.
Clendenen, who was at the Freedom Coalition Meeting as a California State Militia representative, shared this piece of previously undisclosed information Friday at Church of Glad Tidings in Live Oak, Calif., where the militia leader/barber was a guest speaker. The meeting covered myriad topics, such as praise for Constitutional sheriffs who assertively ban federal agencies from
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Editor’s note: This article was originally published on Feb. 20 on Shasta Scout. We thank Annelise Pierce for sharing her work with us here today on A News Cafe. This article is published verbatim, with the exception of photos posted by A News Cafe.
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Two individuals with ties to militia groups in the North State have expressed interest in being appointed to the City of Shasta Lake Council.
Individuals are beginning to apply to fill a vacancy on the City of Shasta Lake Council created by the death of Council member Larry Farr only a few months into his term.
California’s Capitol On Guard: Despite FBI Warnings, No Armed Protest In Sacramento On Sunday
Sunday, January 17, 2021 | Sacramento, CA
Police in front of the state Capitol ahead of anticipated pro-Trump rallies on Sunday, January 17, 2021.
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While we continue to monitor events in downtown Sacramento, we don t expect further updates to this story Sunday. Find updates from Wednesday s Inauguration Day demonstrations here.
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1:40 p.m.: Despite FBI warnings, no armed protest in Sacramento on Sunday
Things remained quiet at California’s Capitol over the weekend and today, despite the FBI warning of possible armed protests.
Dozens of police officers patrolled the area outside the Capitol as National Guard troops stood by with rifles. There was also lots of press and members of the media. What was missing? Protesters.
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
A day before Capitol attack, pro-Trump crowd stormed meeting, threatened officials in rural California [Los Angeles Times :: BC-CALIF-MEETING-PROTEST:LA]
REDDING, Calif. The rebellion that took place inside a government building in rural Northern California happened the day before the violent siege of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
The Shasta County Board of Supervisors had planned to meet virtually Jan. 5 because of an uptick in coronavirus cases. The supervisors’ chambers in Redding were closed. Seats had been removed. The public speakers’ microphone was disabled.
But, in protest, a newly elected supervisor unlocked the doors. In poured dozens of people, unmasked, to vent their fury. Three supervisors attending virtually watched from afar as threats flew amid the speeches.
A Shasta County supervisors' meeting was faced with verbal threats to government officials and talk of civil war. "You have made bullets expensive. But luckily for you, ropes are reusable," one person threatened.