Kentucky clerk Kim Davis will now have the protection of conservative group the Oath Keepers, according to Inquisitr. The group says it will prevent her from being arrested by U.S. Marshals.
Davis could be detained by the marshals if she continues to go against court orders demanding that she do her job, as a county clerk, by issuing marriage licenses. Davis has been refusing to give same-sex couples their licenses, flouting the June Supreme Court ruling that legalized gay marriage.
The Oath Keepers made national headlines in 2014 after challenging the Bureau of Land Management in a Nevada standoff.
"People should consider her under our protection...We'll make sure that our people are keeping a close eye on the situation and we're going have boots on the ground," Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes said in a statement, Inquisitr reported.
Davis recently spent six days in jail after being held in contempt of court for failure to follow court orders. She was released Tuesday.
"This judge needs to be put on notice that his behavior is not going to be accepted and we'll be there to stop it and intercede ourselves if we have to," Rhodes said.
The Oath Keepers members are largely ex-military, according to The Washington Times. The group was formed in 2004, and it says it now has more than 30,000 members.
The Oath Keepers were seen earlier this year in Ferguson, Mo., patrolling streets and manning sniper positions around town. They also stood guard outside military recruitment officers after the Chattanooga, Tenn., shooting, according to The Huffington Post.
