Bryan C. Perry, Conspiracy to Murder Border Patrol Officers, Missouri 2025

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Two members of the 2nd American Militia were sentenced on Aug. 27, 2025, in federal court for their roles in a 2022 conspiracy to murder U.S. Border Patrol agents and, related to their shooting at FBI agents during the execution of a search warrant, of attempting to murder federal agents.

Bryan C. Perry, 39, of Clarksville, Tenn., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes to a total of 15 consecutive life terms in federal prison without parole for his convictions for one count of conspiracy to murder a federal officer and fourteen counts of use of a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence.

The court also sentenced Perry to concurrent terms of imprisonment of 20 years for his convictions for seven counts of attempted murder of a federal officer, seven counts of assault of a federal officer with a deadly or dangerous weapon, and one count of assault of a federal officer that inflicts bodily injury. Perry further received concurrent sentences of varying terms of imprisonment for his convictions for conspiracy to assault a federal officer, conspiracy to injure an officer, assault of a federal officer that involves physical contact, depredation of government property, felon in possession of a firearm, possession of body armor by a violent felon, and communicating a threat to injure.

The court also sentenced Perry to five years of supervised release following his incarceration and a restitution amount of $3,717.98. Perry's crimes date back to 2022, when he and co-defendant Jonathan S. O'Dell were found to have conspired to travel to the U.S.-Mexico border to go to war with U.S. Border Patrol.

The evidence presented during the trial showed that Perry and O'Dell recruited and attempted to recruit other individuals to join the 2nd American Militia and join in their plan to travel to the United States-Mexico border to go to war with U.S. Border Patrol. Perry posted several videos on TikTok in an attempt to recruit other members into their conspiracy and they advertised a recruitment event in Warsaw.

The jury deliberated for about two hours and 23 minutes before returning guilty verdicts, ending a trial that began on Oct. 28, 2024. Perry's sentencing is a significant blow to the 2nd American Militia and a reminder of the consequences of violent extremism.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-wdmo/pr/militia-members-sentenced-conspiracy-murder-border-patrol-officers-attempted-murder