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.
The Providence Journal
MEDFORD Members of an armed group arrested on Route 95 during their attempted transit from Rhode Island to Maine early Saturday appeared for arraignment in a Massachusetts court Tuesday, drawing media from all over and presenting a raft of complications to a District Court judge trying to get through her calendar.
Some of the first defendants to appear, including two men from Rhode Island, refused to answer some of Malden District Court Judge Emily A. Karstetter s questions as the in-person proceedings in her chambers were crashed and disrupted by people linked to the proceedings via Zoom.
Some defendants asserted their right to legal names that are different from the names provided by prosecutors. Some told Karstetter they wanted to either represent themselves or be represented by their own legal counsel of people not recognized by the court. But they insisted they were not waiving any of their rights.
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