Jim Benvie says he helped detain migrants crossing the US-Mexico border as part of a militia group. He's now accused of federal crimes from his time with the group, facing felony charges of false impersonation of a US Border Patrol agent on two occasions.
Benvie was one of the most recognizable members of the United Constitutional Patriots for his Facebook live streams of the group purportedly attempting to detain migrants; each broadcast received tens of thousands of views.The group was active this year along the US-Mexico border in New Mexico. In Benvie's Facebook Live videos, members are seen carrying firearms and wearing military fatigues, trying to capture and detain people who they say are migrants illegally entering the United States.
Earley, has not responded to a request for comment. The Facebook Live videos that gained the group notoriety may be key to the case.Two of them from Benvie's profile, streamed on the same dates mentioned in the criminal complaint, feature someone appearing to identify himself as a US Border Patrol agent.
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