Online radicalization reveals hidden terror

A Washington man who the FBI fears could be a domestic terrorist said he was radicalized on the Internet.

Schuyler Barbeau has made threats to lynch government officials, shoot law enforcement officers and praised Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh.

During his sentencing, Barbeau tearfully told U.S. District Judge Richard Jones, “I drowned myself in the echo chamber of the internet.” Barbeau was sentenced to 26-months in prison for having an illegal machine gun.

Barbeau served in the Marines and National Guard.  He left his job at Boeing to join the Patriot Movement and served as a bodyguard for Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy. Bundy was part of a standoff with federal officials over grazing rights.

In a manifesto sent to KIRO 7 anchor Dave Wagner, Barbeau writes, "I am not ashamed to violate arbitrary, unconstitutional, fake laws." On KIRO 7 at 7 p.m., Dave will have a live report on how a recent analysis indicates that homegrown terror is a bigger concern domestically than threats from Isis. Watch with us on TV or use this link for the KIRO 7 livestream.

Seattle author David Neiwert wrote a book about the Patriot Movement in the Pacific Northwest called “In God’s Country.”  Neiwert said extremist groups are recruiting from the military and law enforcement.  “They live in an alternative universe and the universe that they live in looks like ours, but it's not ours.  It's full of new world order conspiracies,” said Neiwert.

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