Jonathan Reynolds, 34, who lived south of Fort Worth, has espoused conspiracy theories associated with the sovereign citizen extremist movement. When he sent...
Jonathan Reynolds, 34, who lived south of Fort Worth, has espoused conspiracy theories associated with the sovereign citizen extremist movement. When he sent a bill to the officer who ticketed him, the feds got involved.
The “sovereign citizen” ideas espoused by Reynolds go beyond avoiding traffic fines. The FBI considers it an anti-government extremist movement. Sovereign citizens believe the U.S. government is illegitimate and actually a corporation that secretly sold bonds using citizens as collateral. There are variations, but followers generally believe the people are creditors who have a right to collect from the government and don’t have to follow its laws.
Now, Black Americans like Reynolds are increasingly adopting sovereign principles to air grievances against the government and law enforcement.The Anti-Defamation League reports the movement’s biggest gains have occurred among Black Americans, some of whom identify as Moorish sovereign citizens, or Moors, who insist they were America’s first inhabitants.
“We focus on individuals who commit or intend to commit violence and criminal activity that constitutes a federal crime or poses a threat to national security,” the statement said. “We do not investigate ideology. The FBI investigates only when someone crosses the line from expressing beliefs to violating federal law.”
The officer wrote him citations for operating an unregistered vehicle and failing to maintain a valid driver’s license, court records show. Reynolds was arrested in December on a charge of making a false statement during the purchase of a firearm. Although not a lawyer, he went to trial in Fort Worth while representing himself. A federal jury convicted him in March. Reynolds faced up to 10 years in prison.are extremely rare. Only 12 such cases were filed in 2017, according to a study by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
She said none of his evidence was considered at the trial and that his questions weren’t answered, adding: “I definitely feel he was railroaded.”‘Sovereign citizens’ allegedly filed $3 million fake award against Tarrant judges to harass themSovereign citizen ideology, tinged with antisemitism, teaches that a shadowy group secretly took over the U.S. government during the 19th century and has been using financial contracts to enslave Americans.
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