Armed militias continue to show up at protests across the U.S. But after a protester was shot in Albuquerque, local leaders are telling them to stay away. 'We're just trying to send a clear signal that we never want vigilantes in our town,' the mayor says
A New Mexico judge ruled on June 22 that Steven Baca, who was arrested during a confrontation with protesters over the removal of a statue of a Spanish conquistador, will be released pending trial on charges of aggravated battery and unlawful carrying of a handgun. He has not been charged in connection with the shooting that left a protestor seriously wounded.
The New Mexico Civil Guard insists they're not haters or white supremacists. As proof, they introduce the newest militiaman, Walter Rodriguez, a hispanic private prison guard from Grants, New Mexico. The group's co-founder and chaplain is a 30-year-old framing carpenter with a red beard and tattoos named Bryce Provance.
"You know, I did stupid things. I've lost a lot of my life," he said tearfully. He described a turbulent childhood during which he was addicted to cocaine by age 13. He said he formed the militia as a kind of restitution to society, and"to help our sheriffs."
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