WASHINGTON - Standing on stage behind Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf as he spoke at a small protest in May in Grand Rapids, Michigan against state Governor Gretchen Whitmer's stay at home orders amid the Covid-19 pandemic, was a burly man in typical civilian-militia garb, with an assault rifle.
He was one of at least three armed men.
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