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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.
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
REVEALED: Self-proclaimed leader of Rise of The Moors milita who claims he is the grand chief of Rhode Island and was arrested along with 10 other heavily armed men on I-95 north of Boston after standoff
Jahmal Latimer, who also goes by the title Talib Abdulla Bey, is the Moorish American Consular Post Head of the Rise of the Moors militia group
The group believes its followers are the aboriginal people of the US
It takes its teachings partly from a religious sect known as the Moorish Science Temple founded by Noble Drew Ali
Latimer and the Rise of the Moors have a large social media presence, with more than 16,000 subscribers to the group s YouTube channel