It started as a traffic stop for a broken tail light. Then the case of self-proclaimed sovereign citizen Michael Mattingly devolved into a series of delays, unusual filings and, eventually, a ...
Between 2020 and 2026, the man was cited at least six times during traffic stops for driving without insurance or expired car tabs.
A man displaying a homemade “sovereign citizen” license plate repeatedly called 911 to report the police were attempting to seize the unauthorized tag and then resisted arrest when officers attempted ...