Arizona border vigilante Michael Lewis Arthur Meyer has posted increasingly troubling rants recently regarding a child custody case in Idaho. Today, he shared a video from the front door of an Idaho Falls lawfirm involved in the case and warned: "We'll be seeing you again."
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The custody battle is complicated. But did a really good job breaking it down in this article from earlier this month.
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Meyer claims to be keeping the mother, Sarah Stanley, and her 3-year-old son in a "safe house" that's run by his vigilante group. A judge has granted the father custody, but the mom is refusing to hand over the child or reveal where she and the boy are located.
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Meyer has used his Telegram channel to post phone numbers and other info about the judge, lawyers, and sheriff who are involved in the case. He has called them "child predators" and encouraged his followers to bombard them with messages to stop searching for the mom and child.
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In a Telegram post filled with religious language last night, Meyer told his followers: "We are at War." He told them to prepare for violence, which he said would be ordained by God.
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Michael Lewis Arthur Meyer has been involved in the antigovernment movement for several years. In 2018, his group Veterans on Patrol received help from Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes, who is now being held on charges of seditious conspiracy.
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Last month, Meyer's group teamed up with QAnon's Ron Watkins, who is running for Congress as a Republican in Arizona. Watkins spent time on the border with them. Meyer has waffled on his belief in Q but appears to have fully embraced it recently.
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1. THREAD: QAnon's Ron Watkins, who is running for Congress, has joined forces with the border vigilante group Veterans on Patrol. He filmed himself visiting the Arizona-Mexico border with them in recent days. Here he is with a VOP member who calls herself "Butterfly."
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Followers of QAnon believe they are fighting a massive child sex trafficking cabal run by Jews and Democrats. Whether driven by Q or not, this same belief has motivated Meyer for years. He sees himself as a savior of children, which is why he's involved in the Idaho case.
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Meyer has some friends in Idaho who have traveled down to Arizona to help with his vigilante patrols. Here he is with Mike Birdsong (aka "Viper") of the Panhandle Patriots motorcycle club of Northern Idaho. Birdsong was also in the crowd at the US Capitol on Jan. 6.
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While it's unclear whether Panhandle Patriots are involved with the Stanley case, another far-right figure has been involved in championing the fugitive mom. Christopher Paul Key, who calls himself "Vaccine Police," has conducted livestreams with the mom.
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One more thing: Antigovernment extremist Michael Lewis Arthur Meyer also wrote on Telegram that he plans to visit the Idaho judge overseeing the child custody case.
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Idaho journalist says Meyer left him a recent voicemail threatening to come to his house. The journalist got an protection order, but it doesn't go into effect until Meyer is served with it, which has been a challenge.
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