Alleged Militia Member Dead, Deputy Shot
Eagar, Ariz.
Nov. 6, 2001 12:15 PM
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An Apache County sheriff's deputy may be paralyzed after being shot in the head by a so-called militia member, who was shot and killed by officers.
The incident happened in the town of Eagar, which is located in the eastern part of the state, close to the New Mexico border.
Sheriff's deputies were trying to serve an arrest warrant on William Cooper, who has reportedly been known to be hostile toward law enforcement. In order to approach the home, deputies disguised themselves as a bunch of rowdy teenagers in the back of a pick-up truck in hopes of luring Cooper out of his home and it apparently worked.
However, when Cooper realized what was happening, he reportedly pulled a gun and shot the 40-year-old deputy in the head.
During the gunfight, Cooper was reportedly shot and killed.
Officials say Cooper belongs to a militia movement and has published several articles in anti-establishment articles. He also reportedly has a Web site and on it, acknowledges there is an arrest warrant for him, but writes "Any attempt by federal government or anyone else to execute the unlawful arrest warrants will be met with armed resistances. Any person who attempts to kidnap our children will be shot upon discovery."
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deputies disguised themselves as a bunch of rowdy teenagers in the back of a pick-up truck in hopes of luring Cooper out of his home and it apparently worked. However, when Cooper realized what was happening, he reportedly pulled a gun and shot the 40-year-old deputy in the head.
How does a 40 year old man disguise himself as a rowdy teenager? My wife thanks you all in advance for help you can give me.
Notice he said "unlawful" arrest warrants and attempts to "kidnap" his children. I say good for him, what right does anyone have to execute unlawful arrest warrants and to kidnap our children? Do we roll over and let the authorities do whatever they please with our lives?
Here we go....things are moving even faster than many of us believed they would. Discredit all militias...brainwash the public to identify them as EVIL TERRORISTS and ANTI-GOVERNMENT when most are actually PRO-CONSTITUTION. Here we see the laying of groundwork for rounding up, imprisoning, disarming and killing militia members. And all they have to do is invent any story they desire and put it out on the sold-out monopoly press where most of America gets their news.
This is just the beginning. Stay tuned for more and more militia-blaming propaganda.