Purported White Supremacists Arrested In Arizona

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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=234931064&ft=1&f=

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Two members of a notorious family that authorities say once tried to set up a whites-only nation in America were arrested this week in Arizona on federal firearms charges after a raid on a sprawling ranch netted dozens of weapons and thousands of rounds of ammunition.

Kirby Kehoe and his 37-year-old son, Cheyne, had an initial court appearance Tuesday in Flagstaff. Cheyne Kehoe's attorney declined to discuss the case, while a lawyer for Kirby Kehoe did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Authorities received a tip that Kirby Kehoe, 65, had weapons on his 40-acre property near Ash Fork, about 140 miles north of Phoenix, said Tom Mangan, a special agent with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.

Agents who raided the property seized dozens of guns, including shotguns and semi-automatic rifles and pistols, according to the ATF.
Kirby and Cheyne Kehoe both have previous felony convictions and are banned from possessing firearms.

The Kehoe family has been well-known to law enforcement since the 1990s when authorities say they provided weapons to various white supremacists who committed robberies across the Midwest. Authorities also said the family was involved in a plot to overthrow the federal government and establish the Aryan Peoples Republic in the Pacific Northwest.

[Agnosticsherbet]

1. How is it that this father and son are not Republican Congressman in good standing?

They must be of lower intelligence than is common in such circles.

[hue]

2. Impossible!!

[Thinkingabout]

3. Appears they have some of the qualifications, own lots of weapons, felons, racist and crazy.

[Cleita]

4. They don't believe in government.

They consider it their enemy. A common bumper sticker among them is:

I LOVE MY COUNTRY BUT I FEAR MY GOVERNMENT.

I actually used that on my signature here on DU for a little while when Bush/Cheney were in charge in their first term. It seemed appropriate at the time considering the Supreme Court selection and all.

[Mopar151]

5. Son/Brother Chevie is doing life in Federal

According to the story at the link. Thought I remembered these idiots...... Name your kid after a pickup, see what happens