Dundalk Man With Ties To Far-Right Boogaloo Movement Pleads Not Guilty On Federal Gun Charge
DUNDALK, Md. (WJZ) -- A Baltimore area man with alleged ties to the far-right Boogaloo pleaded not guilty in federal court Monday on a gun charge.
Frank William Robertson Perry, 39, was arrested on Oct. 7 on federal gun charges after FBI agents served a search warrant on his Dundalk home in the 1900 block of Quentin Road.
A federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Perry with being a felon in possession of a firearm on October 14, 2020.
Perry consented to detention, no no detention hearing was held.
Agents found and seized a number of items from the basement bedroom, including a black tactical vest containing two ballistic plates located on the interior of the vest, two loaded rifle magazines located in pouches affixed to the exterior of the vest, a third loaded rifle magazine located on top of the vest and an Anderson Manufacturing rifle model AM-15 bearing serial number 20034967 which was partially concealed. They also found ammunition located inside a black box in the nightstand and other firearm-related accessories.
The Anderson rifle was bought in parts by Perry and his girlfriend, who lived with Perry, a federal agent claimed in the affidavit. Perry allegedly put the rifle together. The girlfriend told the feds Perry told her to buy a lower receiver for the rifle so he could build her a gun for self-defense. Perry, however, denied to the FBI the weapon was his but said he would have used it if needed in self-defense.
The woman legally made the purchase or the receiver from The Gun Shop in Essex but told them she was purchasing it for herself. Meanwhile, the other parts and were bought on Amazon and shipped to their Dundalk home.
In September, the FBI identified Perry as a member of the Booglaloo movement.
According to the affidavit, Boogaloo is a term referencing a violent uprising or impending civil war.
"The term is sometimes used by militia extremists and racially or ethnically motivated violent extremists (RMVE), who allude to it using shorthand such as "big igloo" or "big luau" and imagery such as igloos or Hawaiian shirts," the document reads. "The term has particularly resonated with militia extremists, who have adopted it to reference an impending politically motivated civil war or uprising against the government following perceived incursions on Constitutional rights— including the Second Amendment—or other perceived government overreach."
The Boogaloo movement is allegedly behind the plot to kidnap and kill Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.
According to the FBI agent, Perry is prohibited from possessing a firearm or ammunition due to a 2002 conviction in Baltimore County Circuit Court for second-degree burglary.
Perry could have received a sentence of up to fifteen years in prison for this conviction and therefore that prohibited him from owning a firearm under federal law.