Jason Todd Ready or JT died last week from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. He was a former neo-Nazi and founded a group that patrolled the desert border between Arizona and Mexico for drug smugglers and illegal immigrants. Without him to run the patrol, many are wondering what the future will hold for the group.
On Friday, the group the U.S. Border Guard, vowed to continue its armed patrols, but many of the monitoring organizations doubted operations of the group would be sustained.
Ready, 39 killed four people including his girlfriend, a toddler and two others before turning the gun on himself. The murder suicide incident stemmed from an issue of domestic violence. On Saturday, the Arizona Republic announced on its website that the FBI is conducting an investigation for domestic terrorism into the ex-neo Nazi’s activities before the shootings.
A member of the border patrol group Sean Rose said that Ready was similar to a brother and he would resign from his work to make sure the group continues. Rose said Ready did a great deal for the country by protecting its border, something he said the federal government has failed to do.
Authorities said groups such as the U.S. Border Guard numbered over 320 in 2010 but have decreased to only about 180 at present.
