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7 Jul 2021
Members of the “Rise of the Moors” armed militia appeared in a Massachusetts court Tuesday after being charged with multiple crimes over the Independence Day weekend. The defendants denied the court’s jurisdiction and claimed to have committed no crimes.
Massachusetts State Police arrested 11 people on Saturday who allegedly claimed to be members of a group known as the “Rise of the Moors,” Breitbart Texas reported. The arrests followed an hours-long standoff with the armed members on Interstate 95 near Wakefield after suspects reportedly said they do not “recognize our laws.”
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Jamhal Latimer, left, one of 11 people charged in connection with an armed standoff along I-95 last weekend, appears during his arraignment at Malden District Court on Tuesday. (Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)
Some of the 11 people charged in connection with an armed standoff along Interstate 95 in Massachusetts last weekend, including the purported leader of the group, refused to cooperate with court authorities during their arraignments Tuesday.
Jamhal Tavon Sanders Latimer, 29, also known as Jamhal Talib Abdullah Bey, told the judge: “I don’t understand how these charges can be brought against me.”
Latimer, a former U.S. Marine from Providence, Rhode Island, waived his right to an attorney, but the judge said she would have a lawyer speak to him about this rights before the next hearing in the case.
Defendants involved in Massachusetts standoff in court
• Associated Press • July 6, 2021
Jamhal Tavon Sanders Latimer, also known as Jamhal Talib Abdullah Bey, one of 11 people charged in connection with an armed standoff along a Massachusetts highway last weekend, appears during his arraignment at Malden District Court, Tuesday, July 6, 2021, in Medford, Mass. (Suzanne Kreiter/The Boston Globe, Pool via AP)
MEDFORD, Mass. Some of the 11 people charged in connection with an armed standoff along a Massachusetts highway last weekend, including the purported leader of the group, refused to cooperate with court authorities during their arraignments Tuesday.
Jamhal Tavon Sanders Latimer, 29, also known as Jamhal Talib Abdullah Bey, told the judge I don t understand how these charges can be brought against me.
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