‘Patriot’ Won’t Pay His Child Support

Some call him a typical deadbeat dad.

Robert Cheney says he’s a patriot and a victim of political persecution.

Cheney, the executive director of Butte County’s anti-government Sovereign Patriot Group, has refused to pay nearly $11,000 in child support for his 13-year-old son. The reason: He doesn’t recognize the court that ordered the payment or the government behind it.

Cheney has failed to make his $361 monthly payments since 1994, when he lost his computer job at California State University-Chico, records show.

Before that, the district attorney’s Family Support Division garnished his wages.