NorCal militia leader set to surrender at Santa Rita Jail for 6-month sentence

Two other members of the Grizzly Scouts surrendered last week to begin serving their six month sentences.

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Tuesday, May 17, 2022
NorCal militia leader set to surrender for 6-month sentence
Jessie Rush, the leader of Northern California militia the Grizzly Scouts, with ties to the Boogaloo Movement, is set to surrender at Santa Rita Jail.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The leader of a Northern California militia with ties to the Boogaloo Movement is set to surrender at Santa Rita Jail Thursday to begin serving a six-month sentence.

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The ABC7 I-Team has exclusive pictures of 30-year-old Jessie Rush of Turlock leaving federal court in February. He founded the Grizzly Scouts, a militia that trained and planned to kill law enforcement.

Rush pleaded guilty to destroying evidence after a member of the Grizzly Scouts, Steven Carrillo, allegedly killed a security officer at the Oakland Federal Building and a Santa Cruz sheriff's sergeant.

Two other members of the Grizzly Scouts -- 22-year-old Kenny Miksch of San Lorenzo and 24-year-old Simon Ybarra of Los Gatos, surrendered last week to begin serving their six month sentences.

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