Feds charge Minnesota man tied to violent boogaloo movement FILE â A Minnesota man whom authorities describe as a self-proclaimed member of the anti-government âboogalooâ movement and had an interest in killing police was charged Wednesday with illegal possession of a machine gun. (Source: Raycom Media) By Associated Press | April 8, 2021 at 3:49 PM CDT - Updated April 8 at 3:49 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) â A Minnesota man whom authorities describe as a self-proclaimed member of the anti-government âboogalooâ movement and had an interest in killing police was charged Wednesday with illegal possession of a machine gun.
A federal magistrate judge ordered Michael Dahlager, 27, of St. Cloud, to remain in custody until a detention hearing scheduled Friday. Dahlagerâs court-appointed attorney, Robert Richman, told The Associated Press in an email Wednesday evening that he had not yet met his client and knows nothing about the case.
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Feds charge Minnesota man tied to violent boogaloo movement
A Minnesota man whom authorities describe as a self-proclaimed member of the anti-government âboogalooâ movement and had an interest in killing police is charged with illegal possession of a machine gun
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MINNEAPOLIS A Minnesota man whom authorities describe as a self-proclaimed member of the anti-government âboogalooâ movement and had an interest in killing police was charged Wednesday with illegal possession of a machine gun.
A federal magistrate judge ordered Michael Dahlager, 27, of St. Cloud, to remain in custody until a detention hearing scheduled Friday. Dahlager s court-appointed attorney, Robert Richman, told The Associated Press in an email Wednesday evening that he had not yet met his client and knows nothing about the case.
St. Cloud man with ‘Boogaloo’ ties faces federal firearms charges after state Capitol plot
Michael Paul Dahlager, 27, of St. Cloud, was taken into custody Wednesday. According to the criminal complaint, the FBI began its investigation in November when a confidential informant told agents that Dahlager was talking about his willingness to “kill members of law enforcement.”
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Michael Paul Dahlager (Photo courtesy Sherburne County Jail)
ST. PAUL A self-proclaimed member of the anti-government “Boogaloo Bois,” who authorities said talked about his willingness to kill police and who did reconnaissance at the Minnesota Capitol ahead of a later planned armed action there, was charged Wednesday, April 7, with possessing a machine gun.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) A Minnesota man whom authorities describe as a self-proclaimed member of the anti-government “boogaloo” movement and had an interest in killing police was charged Wednesday with illegal possession of a machine gun.
A federal magistrate judge ordered Michael Dahlager, 27, of St. Cloud, to remain in custody until a detention hearing scheduled Friday. Dahlager’s court-appointed attorney, Robert Richman, told The Associated Press in an email Wednesday evening that he had not yet met his client and knows nothing about the case.
The complaint states that Dahlager told a confidential informant he was preparing to “defend” a rally at the state Capitol on Jan. 17. Dahlager allegedly traveled from St. Cloud to St. Paul in December 2020 to conduct surveillance at the Capitol building during a “Stop the Steal” rally by Donald Trump supporters. He scouted police numbers, overwatch positions and streets blocked by law enforcement, among oth
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) A Minnesota man whom authorities describe as a self-proclaimed member of the anti-government boogaloo movement and had an interest in killing police was charged Wednesday with illegal possession of a machine gun.
A federal magistrate judge ordered Michael Dahlager, 27, of St. Cloud, to remain in custody until a detention hearing scheduled Friday. Dahlager s court-appointed attorney, Robert Richman, told The Associated Press in an email Wednesday evening that he had not yet met his client and knows nothing about the case.
The complaint states that Dahlager told a confidential informant he was preparing to defend a rally at the state Capitol on Jan. 17. Dahlager allegedly traveled from St. Cloud to St. Paul in December 2020 to conduct surveillance at the Capitol building during a Stop the Steal rally by Donald Trump supporters. He scouted police numbers, overwatch positions and streets blocked by law enforcement, among other things.