Leader of border militia group, Larry Mitchell Hopkins, attacked in Dona Ana County jail
LAS CRUCES - The leader of an armed militia group that had patrolled the U.S.-Mexico border in Sunland Park was attacked in the Doña Ana County Detention Center, county officials confirmed Wednesday morning.
Larry Mitchell Hopkins, 69, the leader of the United Constitutional Patriots, is a federal detainee who was being held at the county jail in Las Cruces at the time of the incident.
Doña Ana County officials said they're investigating a battery against Hopkins that happened after 9 p.m. Monday, April 22. But they provided few details.
"Hopkins was given medical attention for non life-threatening injuries," a Doña Ana County news release states. "He was transferred out of the Doña Ana County Detention Center under the direction of the U.S. Marshals Service on Tuesday."
Read more: https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/local/county/2019/04/24/militia-group-leader-larry-hopkins-attacked-dona-ana-county-jail/3564077002/
(Las Cruces Sun-News)
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