Many in media played up being a Sovereign Citizen, failed to note it was a black nationalist group.
Via Daily Caller:
Baton Rouge cop killer Gavin Eugene Long was affiliated with a little-known black nationalist sovereign citizen group known as the Washitaw Nation, filings in Jackson Co., Missouri show.
The records, which were first reported by the Kansas City Star, show that in May 2015, Long changed his name to Cosmo Ausar Setepenra and declared himself a sovereign citizen of the United Washitaw de Dugdahmoundyah Mu’ur Nation.
Members of the Washitaw Nation, which is similar to a group called the Moorish Science Temple, believe that they are not governed by local, state or federal law. So-called Moorish Americans file documents changing their names and relinquishing their power of attorney. The process involves the issuance of a special ID card.