CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – A Clarksville man has been indicted by a federal grand jury on a 44-count second superseding indictment. The indictment included charges such as conspiracy to murder officers of the United States government, according to the Justice Department.
The second superseding indictment is set to replace previous charges filed against Bryan C. Perry, 37, of Clarksville, Tennessee, and Jonathan S. O’Dell, 33, of Warsaw, Mo.
Perry and O’Dell were arrested by the FBI in October of 2022. They had threatened to take the lives of immigrants and “go to war” against the American government, according to a previous report.
The court had ruled Perry and O’Dell were a danger to the community during their separate detention hearings, so each will remain in federal custody without the ability to post bond.
Background on arrests
Leading up to their arrests in October, the FBI’s National Threats Operation Center received an anonymous tip about threats on a TikTok account, according to a previous FBI statement sent to Clarksville Now.
Social media surveillance showed that Perry and O’Dell were preparing to forcibly secure the border between the United States and Mexico, which included taking lives, if necessary, the FBI said.
According to the Justice Department, Perry said the U.S. Border Patrol was committing treason for allowing illegal immigrant to enter the United States, which was punishable by death. He then followed up his statements by saying on Tik Tok that he was “ready to go to war against this government.”
To prepare for “war,” Perry traveled from Tennessee to O’Dell’s home in Warsaw, Missouri. Perry and O’Dell used the residence as a staging site to prepare for a trip to Texas. In preparation for their trip, they collected firearms, body armor, ammunition and other supplies.
Both men were at O’Dell’s home in Warsaw, Missouri, preparing to leave for Texas, when FBI executed a search warrant.
When FBI agents arrived to apprehend Perry and O’Dell, the two sides engaged in a shootout. The fire fight ended with the agents arresting the two on the eve of their planned trip to the United States – Mexico border, according to the Justice Department.
Indictment
In addition to receiving charges related to conspiracy to murder officers of the United States government, the indictment alleged that Perry and O’Dell participated in a conspiracy to assault and injure federal officers and employees, according to the Justice Department.
Here are some additional charges both men are facing: seven counts for the attempted murders of FBI special agents, seven counts of assaulting FBI special agents with a deadly weapon, three counts of assaulting FBI special agents, 14 counts of using a firearm in a crime of violence and one count of damaging federal property.
Perry received individual charges such as two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm, one count of being in possession of a firearm with a filed off serial number, one count of a violent felon being in possession of body armor, one count of being in possession of an explosive and one count of threatening to injure another person, the justice department said.
Meanwhile, O’Dell was also charged with one count of possessing a firearm while subject to a court order of protection, one count of threatening to injure another person and one count of making a false statement to the FBI.
The Justice Department said that the charges against each individual are simply accusations until proven guilty in the court of law. Evidence supporting the charges will be presented to a federal jury, who will then decide if the men are innocent or guilty.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Casey Clark and Ashley Turner are prosecuting the case against Perry and O’Dell out of Kansas City, Missouri.
