Marked Men Standoff

The Marked Men Standoff was a standoff and raid of a compound belonging to The Marked Men, carried out by Utah state law enforcement with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) between September 28 to October 1. The Marked Men were led by Brent Andrews and were headquartered at Ashton Center just 5 minutes east of Sam's Town. Suspecting the group of illegally converting and stockpiling weapons, the ATF obtained a search warrant for the compound and arrest warrants for Andrews and the group's members

Background
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Prelude
The ATF began surveillance of the compound starting in early September, several weeks before the raid, due to the compounds location light aircraft were required to monitor the property.

Preparations
Using the - - - the ATF obtained search and arrest warrants for Andrews and specific followers on weapons charges, citing the many firearms they had modified and accumulated.