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| FBI arrests two members of extremist 'Boogaloo' group | FBI arrests two members of extremist 'Boogaloo' group |
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| Boogaloo followers are fixated on firearms and preparing for "another US civil war" | Boogaloo followers are fixated on firearms and preparing for "another US civil war" |
| The FBI has arrested two alleged members of extremist anti-government group the Boogaloo Bois. | The FBI has arrested two alleged members of extremist anti-government group the Boogaloo Bois. |
| Timothy Teagan, 24, of Michigan, is accused of lying about drug use while purchasing a gun. | Timothy Teagan, 24, of Michigan, is accused of lying about drug use while purchasing a gun. |
| Aron McKillips, 29, of Ohio, is accused of illegal possession of a machine gun and interstate communication of threats. | Aron McKillips, 29, of Ohio, is accused of illegal possession of a machine gun and interstate communication of threats. |
| US authorities have warned of the potential for violence ahead of next week's midterm elections. | US authorities have warned of the potential for violence ahead of next week's midterm elections. |
| Mr Teagan appeared in federal court in Detroit, Michigan, on Wednesday, wearing a colourful Hawaiian-style shirt, an item of clothing often seen on supporters of the so-called Boogaloo movement. | Mr Teagan appeared in federal court in Detroit, Michigan, on Wednesday, wearing a colourful Hawaiian-style shirt, an item of clothing often seen on supporters of the so-called Boogaloo movement. |
| The anti-government subculture, whose followers believe a second US civil war is coming, has been linked to a series of domestic terrorism plots. | The anti-government subculture, whose followers believe a second US civil war is coming, has been linked to a series of domestic terrorism plots. |
| Who are the Boogaloo Bois? | Who are the Boogaloo Bois? |
| TikTok's Boogaloo extremism problem | TikTok's Boogaloo extremism problem |
| Mr Teagan was arrested in a Detroit suburb on 25 October, charged with assaulting his father. | Mr Teagan was arrested in a Detroit suburb on 25 October, charged with assaulting his father. |
| FBI agents later returned to find packages of suspected marijuana in his room at his father's Plymouth home. | FBI agents later returned to find packages of suspected marijuana in his room at his father's Plymouth home. |
| According to court papers, Mr Teagan had certified he did not use controlled substances on a federal form he filed to buy a Glock handgun. | According to court papers, Mr Teagan had certified he did not use controlled substances on a federal form he filed to buy a Glock handgun. |
| Agents also found body armour, Boogaloo movement flags and gas masks at the property, according to the criminal complaint. | Agents also found body armour, Boogaloo movement flags and gas masks at the property, according to the criminal complaint. |
| Mr McKillips, of Sandusky, Ohio, was arrested on Tuesday. He is accused of making online threats to kill a police officer and any federal informant. | Mr McKillips, of Sandusky, Ohio, was arrested on Tuesday. He is accused of making online threats to kill a police officer and any federal informant. |
| He also allegedly boasted of converting semi-automatic rifles into machine guns. | He also allegedly boasted of converting semi-automatic rifles into machine guns. |
| According to the criminal complaint, he said in a private chat group in September 2021: "Ain't Got a federal badge off a corpse yet, so my time here ain't near done yet lol." | |
| He also allegedly threatened to blow up Facebook's headquarters and the Internal Revenue Service, the US tax collection agency. | He also allegedly threatened to blow up Facebook's headquarters and the Internal Revenue Service, the US tax collection agency. |
| With the midterms vote looming on 8 November, the US government distributed a bulletin to law enforcement last week warning of a "heightened threat" of domestic violent extremism, adding that candidates and election workers could be targeted by individuals with "ideological grievances". | With the midterms vote looming on 8 November, the US government distributed a bulletin to law enforcement last week warning of a "heightened threat" of domestic violent extremism, adding that candidates and election workers could be targeted by individuals with "ideological grievances". |
| US election workers have increasingly been facing threats and harassment as former President Donald Trump continues to spread unfounded claims he lost the 2020 election because of mass voter fraud. | US election workers have increasingly been facing threats and harassment as former President Donald Trump continues to spread unfounded claims he lost the 2020 election because of mass voter fraud. |