Federal authorities arrested a 28-year-old Army National Guardsman for allegedly attempting to send a military radio to Russia and photograph Fort Riley, Kansas, for who he believed were Russian agents.

Kansas National Guard Spc. Canyon Anthony Amarys first contacted the Russian government in 2024, according to court documents.

On Feb. 27, 2025, he traveled from New Mexico to Overland Park, Kansas, and met with undercover federal agents posing as Russian intelligence service agents. During the meeting, Amarys signed a one-page document that confirmed his relationship with the Russian intelligence service, his indictment says.

The indictment goes on to say Amarys agreed to enter Fort Riley and photograph the installation — home to the Army’s 1st Infantry Division — believing it would ben

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