Brisbane, Australia —

The alleged killing of two police officers who attempted to serve a warrant on a self-proclaimed “sovereign citizen” in Australia shows how a movement that originated in the United States has taken root in the country and now carries the threat of violence, experts say.

Hundreds of police officers, dogs and helicopters in the southern state of Victoria have spent days scouring dense bush in freezing conditions for “Dezi” Freeman, who fled on foot after allegedly shooting dead two officers on Tuesday when they attempted to serve a search warrant on his property over alleged sex crimes.

Freeman, previously known as Desmond Filby, was known to authorities after years of railing against the police, who he’d previously called “Nazis” and “terrorist thugs” in evidence

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