Colby Schoolcraft
Metro SWAT officers and counter-terrorism detectives stormed the south-west Las Vegas Valley home of Colby Schoolcraft in the middle of the night on Oct. 15 and seized a cache of weapons and ammunition, including an AK-47 assault rifle.
Authorities say they believed acts of violence were about to be committed against the local Scientology church. Schoolcraft, 23, is a member of “Anonymous,” an Internet-fueled group that has over 9000 members who organize protests against Scientology around the world. Members wear EFG masks when they raid, to minimize church retaliation, they say.
Scientology counsel, Moxon, had tipped off police to threats of potential violence against the local church that Schoolcraft allegedly made on an Anonymous Web site. A photo of the Scientology leader with several bullet holes also appeared on the site, police said.
Anonymous members commonly refer to their peaceful protests as “raids” and often practice shooting before they stage a protest, responds Schoolcraft's attorney, Rasmussen. [1]
External Links
Las Vegas Sun, 11/09/2009, [2]
