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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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
Inside story of the non-white-supremacists heavily armed on a Boston highway
A heavily armed group called the Rise of the Moors was recently stopped on a Boston Highway by police. Guns on a Boston Highway are not okay. There was a standoff until they agreed to surrender peacefully.
The media CNN, CBS WINS NY, other media left people with the impression they were white supremacists, but they’re black. They described themselves as Moorish American Muslims who don’t recognize the US as a sovereign nation.
They kept saying they are peaceful and not sovereign citizens.
The Daily Mail had more details today. As it happens, they group does refuse to acknowledge US law, believes in UFOs, and is selling fake passports to pay for their abandoned house headquarters.
Updated: Jul 7 2021, 7:36 ET
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THE Rise of the Moors extremist militia group preaches several unusual and controversial beliefs like UFO worship and that slave ships were a myth.
Eleven men who claimed to be part of the group were arrested in Massachusetts over the weekend after a nine-hour standoff with police.
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Eleven members of the Rise of the Moors group were arrested on SaturdayCredit: Rise of the Moors/YouTube
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The group s social media channels delve into some of their beliefsCredit: Facebook
The heavily-armed men were pulled over by State Troopers in the early hours of Saturday morning outside the town of Wakefield and several fled into a wooded area after ignoring police orders to show ID and drop their weapons.