DETROIT — Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged a prominent member of the far-right anti-government extremist Boogaloo movement with drug and gun-related crimes following a counterterrorism investigation focused on concerns about attacks on politicians and plans to disrupt the Nov. 8 midterm elections.
Wearing a Hawaiian print shirt that's a trademark of the Boogaloo Boys movement, Timothy Teagan, 24, of Plymouth made an initial Wednesday appearance in U.S. District Court in Detroit before U.S. Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Stafford, one day after FBI agents from an elite counterterrorism unit arrested him. Teagan was charged with two counts: being a drug user in possession of firearms and ammunition, and making a false statement in connection with acquiring a firearm, charges that could send him to federal prison for up to 10 years.
Pretrial services recommended bond for Teagan but the government will seek detention, Assistant U.S. Attorney Ronald Waterstreet said. Teagan's detention hearing is scheduled for Friday.
