With the most recent arrests, federal law enforcement officials also appear poised to be more vigilant with respect to the actions of boogaloo and other similar “militia” oriented movements.Īdditionally, even though many of the boogaloo movement’s online conversations are on less visible platforms like 4chan, where the name and group is thought to have originated as early as 2012, there are still thought to be numerous boogaloo groups on Facebook. In May, at least seven individuals who have purported associations with the movement, including Carrillo, have been arrested.
While the public awareness of the dangers of the boogaloo movement have not yet grabbed the nation’s attention to the same level as Antifa protestors, both law enforcement officials and leading social media platforms are taking note. When announcing the charges on Tuesday, which could be punishable by death, federal authorities alleged that Carrillo developed the plan to ambush the murdered officer during an online chat among right-wing extremist activists. Underwood was killed and his partner was wounded on the night of May 29 while they guarded a federal building in Oakland during a nearby protest over the death of George Floyd. In Tuesday’s announcement, federal prosecutors charged Carrillo with the murder of Federal Protective Service officer David Patrick Underwood as well as other federal charges. Yet as troubling as the alleged killings themselves are, it is the affiliation of the suspect to the boogaloo movement, a collection of right-wing anti-government activists, that is even more worrisome.
courthouse in Oakland during a protest last month. On Tuesday, Air Force Staff Sergeant Steven Carrillo, already in custody for the alleged ambush, murder and attempted murder of sheriff’s deputies in Santa Cruz, was charged with murdering a federal security officer outside the U.S.
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