According to the U.S. government, Trapper Killsmany is a sovereign citizen involved in paper terrorism in New Mexico. The headline is about paper terrorism but if you dig deeper, this is more than paper terrorism.
Trapper Killsmany (AKA Donald Goldsmith) was indicted for Retaliating Against a Federal Employee by False Claim on Feb 2, 2023. If convicted, he faces 10 years.
He was arrested by the FBI. The government argues that he is a threat to the community and may not show for court.
He is a serial filer of fraudulent liens against federal employees. He has filed nearly one billion dollars in false and fraudulent liens against federal employees.
In 2014, he filed fraudulent liens in Alaska again 7 federal employees who he said owed him $950,000,000.00 but was not criminally charged; the feds sued him which was supposed to prevent him from filing liens without court approval.
But it did not stop him. Killsmany filed another fraudulent lien on November 28, 2022, in Catron County, New Mexico. This lien was in the amount of $20,000,000.00 and listed the same set of federal employees.
He is upset about the termination of certain benefits and filed these liens in retaliation. He has a FB page where he posts messages about filing liens. This is what he wrote about his arrest:
“Proof of Alaska colluding with others to fabricate a case against me to cover up their crimes. They openly admit here to knowledge of my lawfully recorded documents that have never been refuted and were served by certified mail. Then they held secret unlawful and fraudulent hearings against me and they are the Debtors. Pure Fraud on and by the corrupt courts and agents of. The State even paid for everyone’s cases including the private parties involved, thus proving collusion and gang stalking.”
Interesting that he would include gang stalking here.
In 2011, according to court records, Killsmany was convicted of the misdemeanor charge of violating a protective order and was sentenced to 10 days in jail (suspended) and one year of probation.
Killsmany has a 2012 felony conviction for assault–he pointed a loaded shotgun at Alaska State Troopers. He was charged with attempted murder in the first degree, three counts of felony assault, and one count of misdemeanor resisting or interfering with arrest by force but was offered a plea and served a 20-month suspended sentence with time served.
In 2022, the FBI learned he might have been in possession of multiple firearms and had made statements expressing a willingness to use firearms and “shoot it out” with law enforcement officials. That information came after a domestic incident when a woman called 911 and alleged abuse. She also said she felt unsafe because of his guns. He and several others tried to discredit the reporting party. Because he is a felon, the government plans to seek firearm and ammunition charges.
Killsmany considers himself to be a “private attorney general.”
His lawyer indicates that a mental health issue may be present: “Reasonable cause exists to believe that Mr. Killsmany presently may be suffering from cognitive issues, mental disease or defect rendering him mentally incompetent,” McGillivray wrote in a motion. “The undersigned has concerns that Mr. Killsmany may be unable to understand the nature and consequences of the proceedings against him and to assist properly in his defense.”
Research indicate that sovereigns are not commonly found to have mental illness but the fact that he mentions gang-stalking might be indicative of mental illness. Will be watching to learn more.