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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
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As they sped down Interstate 95 North in the dead of night to a training exercise, the Moors stopped on the side of the road to refuel a vehicle when things turned sour. A Massachusetts state trooper pulled alongside, claiming to want to assist when things went off the rails. He called for back-up.
Police vehicles arrived from all directions, police could be heard loading their weapons, and armored vehicles arrived on the scene. The Moors, who had weapons, appear to have remained disciplined, calm, cool, and collected, but broke off from the authorities.
The narrative spun by state police was an armed standoff between those who identified themselves as members of Rise of the Moors and see themselves as a branch of the Moorish Science Temple founded by Prophet Noble Drew Ali.
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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