Virginia Kekoas militia ousts member they believe may have been entrapping them over explosives

The Virginia Kekoas, a pro-gun prepper militia based in Eastern Virginia and formerly affiliated with the Boogaloo movement, tells News2Share that they recently kicked out a member they believe may have been plotting an entrapment attempt against the group, or worse.

Russell Richardson Vane IV first made contact with the Virginia Kekoas in April 2022, according to the group’s leader Eddie Ray, who goes by “ICE” and member Cody Beckner, who goes by “Sasquatch.” Vane allegedly adopted the call sign “Duke.”

The pair provided extensive screenshots and documents showing that since joining, Vane – as “Duke” – engaged in an escalating sequence of unusual behavior that included apparent provocations for the group to develop homemade explosives. Homemade explosives lacking an ATF registration are generally a federal felony.