Police Say 'Sovereign Citizens' Planned To Kidnap and Execute Las Vegas Cops

Allen Brutsche and Devon Campbell Newman were arrested after a four-month investigation

Reason Staff | 8.23.2013 10:52 AM

(CNN) — An undercover police operation stopped a plot by members of an anti-government movement to kidnap and execute police officers, Las Vegas police said Thursday.

Following a four-month investigation, police arrested roommates David Allen Brutsche, 42, and Devon Campbell Newman, 67.

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