Utah “Sovereign Citizen” Killed By Cops In Traffic Stop

Vice News reports:

A 25-year-old man who espoused beliefs that aligned with the so-called “sovereign citizen” movement was shot dead by police officers in Utah after being pulled over for driving without a proper license plate.

On March 1, Chase Allan, 25, was pulled over by police in the small Utah town of Farmington after cops noticed he was driving without a legitimate license plate. In its stead was a plate that read “American State Citizen, Utah” and featured the U.S. seal—something an expert described as a sovereign citizen symbol.

Police released body camera footage of the shooting on Wednesday afternoon, which shows Allan speaking through a small crack in the window and refusing to provide his ID. “I don’t need registration, and I don’t answer questions,” Allan tells the police officer.

Read the full article. Allan’s family, who are also reportedly so-called sovereign citizens, claim that he was murdered by police. Watch the video.

Last week a man was pulled over for having Sovereign Citizen plates. After being uncooperative, and police believing he was reaching for a gun, he was shot and killed.

The sov-cit movement is growing rapidly and oftentimes leads to disputes with authorityhttps://t.co/BK6I1s2YVM

— Mack Lamoureux (@MackLamoureux) March 9, 2023

#Utah police release bodycam footage of parking lot traffic stop that ended in shooting death of driver linked to sovereign citizen movement

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