It helps with the description of their potential behavior, doesn’t it? It wasn’t at the end of the article, where else in the article should it be placed?
Like I said, it strikes me as out of place in the article. There’s no elucidation as to the reason for mentioning it. It’s just there. It’s mentioned just once. No description of their ties to anti-government groups. No mention of them being survivalists. No explanation as to the ties between being anti-government and attempting to kidnap a child in Louisiana.
I understand getting information out to the public, but this almost seems distracting more than helpful.