These alleged anti-government extremists emerged in North Texas months before the Capitol riot
The boogaloo boys want to overthrow perceived government tyranny, experts say, and they were hoping the summer’s civil justice protests in Dallas and in other cities across the U.S. would help spark it. Two North Texas men with active criminal cases are linked to that movement.
Members of the boogaloo boys stand near the Virginia Capitol in Richmond on Jan. 18, 2021.(Evelyn Hockstein / The Washington Post)
Federal authorities continue rounding up North Texans for allegedly taking part in the deadly Washington insurrection. But months before the Capitol assault, some connected to a different type of anti-government movement were menacing Dallas streets and threatening violence against police, court records show.