What we know about ‘sovereign citizens’ in Utah, after Farmington shooting draws attention to movement

Sovereign citizens are “definitely more prevalent than we think,” a former Salt Lake County Clerk said.

(Illustration by Christopher Cherrington | The Salt Lake Tribune) The FBI and Utah Department of Public Safety declined to estimate how many sovereign citizens may be in Utah. But a former Salt Lake County Clerk said they are “definitely more prevalent than we think."

What we know about ‘sovereign citizens’ in Utah, after Farmington shooting draws attention to movement

Sovereign citizens are “definitely more prevalent than we think,” a former Salt Lake County Clerk said.

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