Larry Mitchell Hopkins, also known as Johnny Horton Jr., is a New Mexico border vigilante leader and a member of the United Constitutional Patriots. He was sentenced to 21 months in prison on a federal gun charge... Read more

References to the "Liberty Tree" are common among anti-government extremists, especially within the militia and boogaloo movements. They refer to a quote by Thomas Jefferson: "The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with... Read more

Mark Koernke is an early militia movement pioneer from Michigan who was most active in the 1990s. Also known as "Mark from Michigan," Koernke helped spread anti-government conspiracies, including those regarding the New World Order and black... Read more

Michael Brian Vanderboegh, commonly known as Mike Vanderboegh, was a long-time Alabama-based militia activist anti-government extremist. In the mid-1990s, Vanderboegh claimed to be commander of an Alabama militia group, the First Alabama Cavalry Regiment, though he appeared... Read more

The militia movement is a right-wing extremist movement consisting primarily of armed paramilitary groups possessing an anti-government, conspiracy-oriented ideology. The movement was originally formed in 1993-1994 in reaction to federal gun control measures and to deadly standoffs... Read more