Cops used SONIC BLAST to disable Rise of the Moors militia and finally arrest them during an 11-hour stand-off on Interstate 95
During a Town Council meeting Wednesday, Wakefield Police Chief Steven Skory said officers used a sonic boom to disable Rise of the Moors suspects
The high pitch alarm is known as an LRAD, which Skory describes as an audible alarm that basically disables someone temporarily
The group of armed individuals, who identify as Moorish Americans were refueling gas tanks and told police they were traveling to Maine for training.
When the trooper asked the group to produce licenses for their firearms, members indicated they weren t licensed or didn t have licenses on them
Some of the 11 militiamen charged in armed standoff appeared in court Tuesday
One has refused to give his real name, saying only that he is a free Moor
All refused to enter pleas or cooperate, saying they are not subject to US law Rise of the Moors group is part of the sovereign citizen movement
Members were arrested after fleeing from police into woods outside Boston
They face several charges including unlawful possession of a firearm