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The FBI swooped on a far-right extremist who stockpiled silencers and bomb-making materials as well as building his own machine guns in a plot to ‘kill as many government officials as possible’.
Aron McKillips was arrested by members of a task force from the FBI’s Cleveland Division on Tuesday and is a ‘well known member’ of the Boogaloo Bois – a militia group.
The 29-year-old is part of the Ohio branch of the group, which seeks to overthrow the government by sparking off a Civil War.
He has been charged with unlawful possession of a machine gun and interstate communication of threats.
A criminal complaint unsealed in Toledo federal court revealed that McKillips regularly spoke to other members about his violent plans, according to the Daily Beast.
Investigators claim he wanted to ‘blow up the IRS’, destroy Facebook headquarters and carry out a copycat attack of the 2017 deadly mass shooting at a Las Vegas concert which killed 58 people.
Aron McKillips was arrested by members of a task force from the FBI’s Cleveland Division on Tuesday and is a ‘well known member’ of the Boogaloo Bois – a militia group
McKillips shared a disgraceful meme regarding the brutal attack on Paul Pelosi last week, which saw the 82-year-old attacked with a hammer and forced to undergo brain surgery
He has been charged with unlawful possession of a machine gun and interstate communication of threats
He also expressed a desire to detonate a pipe bomb at a local child support office last year over processing fees.
In an audio recording in a Signal chart room, which had several federal informants in it, McKillips said: ‘The main f***ing beginning was kill feds, kill police, kill government officials.
‘Kill them. Murder them. Unalive them. Delete them. Get rid of them. And then it became “we’re gonna do this peaceful.” F*** that.’
He also spoke about ‘burning down federal buildings’ and ‘shooting federal agents’, adding ‘this s*** started out being a f***ing way to kill feds.’
McKillips was also heard complaining that no one wanted to ‘raid a government building’ with him, before saying that he wanted to ‘mail a feds head back to his wife’.
The 29-year-old is part of the Ohio branch of the group, which seeks to overthrow the government by sparking off a Civil War
The arrest comes days after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had her house targeted by David DePape, 42, who fractured her husbands skull in a brutal attack
David DePape, 42, was identified as the man who attacked Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul with a hammer at their San Francisco home in the early hours of Friday morning
The arrest comes days after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had her house targeted by David DePape, 42, who fractured her husbands skull in a brutal attack.
DePape, a help jewelry maker, broke into their $6million San Francisco home and hit Paul, 82, over the head with a hammer after shouting ‘Where is Nancy’.
He reportedly had a ‘hit list’ of other politicians that he wanted to target as well as an anti-government manifesto.
McKillips shared a disgraceful meme regarding the brutal attack, which saw Paul undergo brain surgery.
Neil McElroy, his court-appointed attorney, confirmed that he was due to appear before a judge yesterday.
In an audio recording in a Signal chart room, which had several federal informants in it, McKillips said: ‘The main f***ing beginning was kill feds, kill police, kill government officials’
The Pelosi’s own a four-bedroom San Francisco home that sits in the middle of her congressional district and was purchased in 2007 for $2.2 million but is thought to be worth at least $6 million now
McKillips was also heard complaining that no one wanted to ‘raid a government building’ with him, before saying that he wanted to ‘mail a feds head back to his wife’
Boogaloo Bois: Far-right extremists who want a second Civil War… but are named after 1984 breakdancing movie
The Boogaloo Bois believes in a coming second U.S. Civil War, which they refer to as the ‘boogaloo’.
During 2020, Boogaloo adherents increasingly attended protests and riots, and they often sought to capitalize on high tensions to incite violence and chaos.
The group is named after a 1980s film about breakdancing and is generally associated with the extreme right.
While some Boogaloo adherents promote white supremacist beliefs, others have also been known to provide security at Black Lives Matter protests.
At least two people who participated in the January 6 Capitol riots are associated with the movement.
The group believes that there will be a coming uprising against the government, and actively prepare for the eventuality.
The group is named after a 1980s film about breakdancing and is generally associated with the extreme right
It is thought that the movement originated on 4chan’s /k/ imageboard, which is dedicated to discussions about weapons and firearms.
In March 2020, police in Potomac, Maryland, shot and killed Duncan Lemp while serving a no-knock search warrant related to Lemp’s alleged illegal possession of firearms.
In the wake of Lemp’s killing, individuals shared memes on Boogaloo social media groups, listing his name next to those of Black Americans killed by police, such as Breonna Taylor, implying they were all victimized by the same strain of police brutality.
In December 2020, two affiliates of a Boogaloo network called the Boojahideen pled guilty to conspiring to support the foreign terrorist organization Hamas in exchange for money to finance Boogaloo activities.
In February 2021, the FBI arrested two members of a different Boogaloo network, the United Pharaoh’s Guard, for criminal activities committed while providing security, namely walking alongside marchers and escorting demonstrators to their cars, during racial justice protests in the aftermath of the killing of Breonna Taylor by police in Louisville, Kentucky.
McKillips was initially arrested by the Sandusky Police Department on New Year’s Eve 2020, with officer finding ‘several hundred rounds of 5.56mm and 9mm ammunition, body armor, AR-15 rifle upper receiver, parachute flares, medical kits, firearm components, and military style equipment’ in the rear of his car.
Cops also found two marijuana roaches in the center console in the centre console, issuing him a citation and releasing him.
In January last year half a dozen confidential informants provided investigators with screenshots from a Signal chat in which a photo of an AR-15 -style rifle with a grenade launched was posted.
The profile – called PrisonOh, meaning Prison Ohio – was linked to an Ohio phone number which was linked back to McKillips home address.
McKillips claimed that the government took money from him and he still owed them money, before offering to sell the gun with a grenade launcher attached as well as three ‘flash bang’s and a pouch which holds three rifle magazines.
He also sent his approval for another Boogaloo member who killed a law enforcement officer, as well as claiming he filled the top of his door with Tannerite – which would cause it to explode if it was shot with a gun.
In April 2021 McKillips is accused of supplying drop-in auto sears, firearm attachments which turn semi-automatic firearms into fully automatic gun, to several Boogaloo Bois in Michigan.
Prosecutors say McKillips instructed them as to how it worked, before performing a function check on the weapons themselves.
He also discussed trading the devices for a silencer, and McKillips later boasted about ‘handing out machine guns in Michigan’.
McKillips admitted that he wanted to ‘shoot someone in the chest with a grenade launcher’ and said if her were arrested ‘he would not be taken alive’ – claiming he slept with his rifle.
Another informant then told investigators that McKillips attended a protest at Richland County Jail in Mansfield, Ohio, to support a prisoner who had been killed by a corrections officer.
In June McKillips attended a Black Lives Matter protest in Louisville, providing security and blocking off traffic for other protesters.
He also complained that he didn’t have a ‘federal badge of a corpse’ so his time wasn’t done before adding ‘I’m only here for the violence’.
The extremist supported burning down Walmart, Target and the White house but said ‘leave Sears alone cause they got really good selection of tools and stuff cause I’m poor’.
During 2022 McKillips is accused of continuing to build automatic rifles, bragging that he was ready to do ‘God’s work’.
In April he posted an image of himself driving on the highway with the comment ‘omw to raid Columbus ATF office’, before posting a picture of an AR-15 pointing at a police car.
Last month he claimed that he thought he was going to be raided by law enforcement, adding: ‘Needless to say 2 cops were on the corner I didn’t notice at first, so now my AR is on my chest.’
McKillips is also reportedly a member of the New Sons of Liberty (NSOL) militia group, which advocates violence in pursuit of a far-right future.
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