WSMV (NBC Nashville) is reporting that the FBI has issued an alert to Tennessee law-enforcement agencies statewide. The alert followed on the heels of a recent incident at a Nashville strip club involving purported “sovereign citizen” Eric Stanberry Jr., who was tased by police after he allegedly pulled a gun on an unarmed security guard.
Stanberry allegedly possessed a badge that read “Special Police,” according to the station.
Separately, another purported “sovereign citizen” (Anthony Williams) declared himself a “sovereign peace officer out in Nashville” and possessed a badge, handcuffs and a “fake law-enforcement [license plate] tag with the state seal,” the station reported.
Three other purported “sovereigns” allegedly were involved in a Ponzi scheme that traded on religion, WSMV reports. They were identified in a 2010 WSMV report as brothers Greg, Mark and Mike Manuel.