Three Percenters

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Three Percenters subscribe to the false belief that only 3% of American colonists fought in the Revolutionary War and that they are preparing for a second Civil War, should, among other things, the federal government attempt to seize firearms. The loose-knit group has no central organization but there are some affiliated national organizations. Three Percenters have been implicated in violent plots targeting minorities.

  Sep 16, 2021

Rally for woman beaten by Solano deputies calls for sheriff to resign or be removed

Attorney Yasin Almadani said that Ferrara should “do the right thing and step down” and called for an investigation by both the state and federal Department of Justice....

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  Sep 15, 2021

Former Solano County gun club was hotbed of Three Percenter activity

Visitors to the Twin Sisters Gun Club included accused domestic terrorist Ian Rogers and a Hayward police sergeant charged with domestic violence while living on the property....

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  Aug 30, 2021

Solano supervisors to discuss possible new oversight of sheriff’s office

Such a board would be authorized under new state legislation passed last year that allows the supervisors to create an oversight board with subpoena power....

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  Aug 19, 2021

Solano sheriff’s deputies beat Black woman unconscious for no reason, lawsuit alleges

The lawsuit alleges that the deputies lied when they said Porter resisted arrest and lied about how long she had been unconscious....

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  Jul 20, 2021

Wife blocks release of Vallejo man accused of plotting to bomb Democrat HQ

Copeland is accused of hatching the bombing plot with his former boss, Ian Rogers of Napa, over weeks of text messages following the 2020 election....

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  Jul 16, 2021

Vallejo man tied to Three Percenters charged in bombing plot with Napa mechanic

Both were members of the Three Percent United Patriots, or 3UP, a branch of the Three Percenters originating from Colorado that boasts membership nationwide...

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  Jul 12, 2021

Solano cops should monitor for extremist infiltration, oversight body report finds

VALLEJO– An oversight body recommended that Solano County law enforcement officials monitor officers’...

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  Apr 25, 2021

FBI rebuffs sheriff’s claim it cleared deputies of extremist ties

The FBI called into question Solano Sheriff Tom Ferrara’s claim that agents cleared members of his department of links to a far-right extremist group....

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  Mar 08, 2021

Amid calls for investigation, sheriff stands by deputies who displayed militia support

He said that he did not believe the deputies aligned themselves with the extremist group they promoted....

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  Feb 04, 2021

Solano deputies, Vacaville councilmember promote anti-government militia

Sheriff's deputies have posted Three Percenter imagery on their public social media pages for years....

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