NBC晚间新闻 美国激进的反政府集团跟谋杀案有关

Radical¹ US anti-government group linked to murder plot

美国激进的反政府集团跟谋杀案有关。

A sting operation in Las Vegas is getting national attention because the two suspects arrested are part of the “Sovereign Citizen” movement. NBC’s Pete Williams reports.

拉斯维加斯设圈套抓捕行动正受到全国性的关注，因为两个被逮捕的嫌疑人属于“主权公民”运动。NBC的Pete Williams报道。

A sting operation in Las Vegas is getting national attention tonight because the two people arrested in a alleged² plot to kill police officers are part of a nationwide movement that many may not know about. It's called the Sovereign Citizen movement and the Americans who are part of it reject government authority and the courts that will trial them. More tonight from our justice correspondent Pete Williams .

reporter: Las Vegas officials say the plan to detain and kill police officers was hatched by two people who claim police lack the power to make arrests. Authorities charged David Allen Brutsche h42 and Devon Campbell Newman 67 with attempted murder.

These two individuals were extremist in their believes and were actively³ plotting in the kidnap kill at least one Southern Nevada police officer .

reporter: Investigators⁴ say the two planned to follow police on patrol when an officer made a traffic stop the two would take the policeman away to a Las Vegas house where the officer would be tied up and ultimately killed. Newman told reporter Cristine Kim of NBC Affliated KSNV that she is not violent.

I never intended to harm or kidnap anyone.

reporter: Though she said the police act without authority.

I feel they are going far beyond what the constitution allows.

reporter: Police say the two were members of an extremist movement called Sovereign Citizen. It has 100,000 followers⁶ nationwide who believe what most of the government does is illegitimate. A routine traffic stop of a minivan in Arkansas three years ago turned violent when a follower⁵ of Sovereign Citizens jumped out and began shooting. When it was over two officers were killed.

The Sovereign believes are so loopy that a small percentage cannot control themselves and they resort to violence against the police or local authorities.

reporter: The FBI says most Sovereign Citizens are none violent, many charged with tax evasion⁷ like James Turner -- sentenced last month to 16 years in prison.

You can be a U.S. citizen or you can be an American but you can't be both. It is impossible.

reporter: The two in Las Vegas appeared briefly⁸ in court today challenging its authority. Both remain in jail until a court hearing in two weeks. Pete Williams , NBC News, Washington.

1 radical   

n.激进份子，原子团，根号；adj.根本的，激进的，彻底的

参考例句：

• The patient got a radical cure in the hospital.病人在医院得到了根治。
• She is radical in her demands.她的要求十分偏激。

2 alleged   

a.被指控的，嫌疑的

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• alleged irregularities in the election campaign 被指称竞选运动中的不正当行为

3 actively   

adv.积极地，勤奋地

参考例句：

• During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
• We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。

4 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 follower   

n.跟随者；随员；门徒；信徒

参考例句：

• He is a faithful follower of his home football team.他是他家乡足球队的忠实拥护者。
• Alexander is a pious follower of the faith.亚历山大是个虔诚的信徒。

6 followers   

追随者( follower的名词复数 )； 用户； 契据的附面； 从动件

参考例句：

• the followers of Mahatma Gandhi 圣雄甘地的拥护者
• The reformer soon gathered a band of followers round him. 改革者很快就获得一群追随者支持他。

7 evasion   

n.逃避，偷漏(税)

参考例句：

• The movie star is in prison for tax evasion.那位影星因为逃税而坐牢。
• The act was passed as a safeguard against tax evasion.这项法案旨在防止逃税行为。

8 briefly   

adv.简单地，简短地

参考例句：

• I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
• He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。