Militia Members Convicted in Plot to Kill Border Patrol Agents, Shooting at FBI

Duo were also accused of plotting to shoot at illegal immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexico border.
Militia Members Convicted in Plot to Kill Border Patrol Agents, Shooting at FBI
A seal reading "Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation" is displayed on the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building in Washington, D.C., on Aug. 9, 2022. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images
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Two militia members, accused of saying they wanted to shoot illegal immigrants, were convicted by a federal trial jury in Jefferson City, Missouri, on Thursday for conspiring to murder U.S. Border Patrol agents and the attempted murder of FBI agents.

Jonathan O'Dell, 34, of Warsaw, Missouri, and Bryan Perry, 39, of Clarksville, Tennessee, were each found guilty of over 30 felony counts by the jury after more than two hours of deliberation, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri reported said in a statement on Friday.