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Chase Allan death update: Internet alleges 25-year-old's licence plate may have been red flag

Chase Allan was gunned down while he was inside his car by five policemen from the Farmington Police Department during a traffic stop on March 1

DAVIS COUNTY, UTAH: The death of Chase Allan, who was fatally shot 12 times during a traffic stop, has sparked a wave of wild theories on the internet, with many web sleuths claiming that his car’s license plate was a sign that he would have resisted his arrest or refused to cooperate with officers. The 25-year-old Utah Student was gunned down by five policemen from the Farmington Police Department on Wednesday, March 1, inside his blue BMW 3-Series, parked outside a local post office.

The Farmington Police Department has launched an investigation into Allan’s death and has placed the five police officers involved on administrative leave. An official statement was also released by the department, in which it was mentioned that Allan had a gun with him. “An empty holster can be seen on Mr. Allan’s right hip and a handgun can be seen lying on the driver-side floorboard of the vehicle,” the statement read, per KSL TV.

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The statement further claimed a Farmington cop pulled over Allan as his car car had an illegitimate license plate. However, when officers approached Allan, he seemingly rolled down the window a few inches and “refused to provide identification or cooperate with the officer in any way,” Police Chief H Eric Johnsen said in the statement. Following the police’s claims, a social media user, who goes by Jortron, shared the details of the license plate on Allan's vehicle before his death.

'Immediate red flag'

In the image shared by Jortron, the license plate read, "American State Citizen." The illegitimate license plate soon garnered immense social media attention, with users claiming it was a major warning sign as such plates were allegedly used by sovereign citizens. As per Car and Driver, sovereigns consider themselves to have the "right to travel" and often refuse to comply with law enforcement during traffic checks. “The problem is the plate said, "American State Citizen." If it had said "American State National," he would have been ok. Rookie mistake,” a user wrote while reflecting on the image.

“Immediate red flag,” another user said while a third chimed in, “I get that the SovCits are a special breed, so to speak, but that's a lot of f*****g holes for just refusing to exit the vehicle.” Another user claimed that Allan’s mother was also cited because of the same license plate. “I saw one of these going down the freeway last month. His mother was cited for this exact issue recently, walked out on the judge because she didn't recognize his authority then sued the police. Absolute bonkers mentality. If she led him down this path his blood is on her hands," the user tweeted.

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