An Army National Guardsman at Fort Riley was indicted and arrested on Oct. 28 for violating the Export Control Reform Act.
According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 28-year-old Canyon Anthony Amarys met with someone he believed to be a Russian intelligence agent in February and signed an agreement “to photograph a military installation on Fort Riley, Kansas, and to procure a helicopter radio for use by the Russian military.”
“In March 2025, after purchasing the helicopter radio, Amarys traveled to Kansas in order to retrieve and export it to a purported recipient in Romania,” the DOJ wrote in a news release.
Amarys made his initial court appearance in the District of Kansas federal court at 1:30 p.m. on Oct. 30. Assistant U.S. Attorney Scott Rask and Trial Attorney David Ryan are prosecuting the case, which remains ongoing and under investigation by the FBI’s Kansas City field office.
Fort Riley’s public affairs office could not be reached for comment on the matter, as its employees are not working during the current U.S. government shutdown.
“Due to a lapse in federal appropriations, civilian employees of Fort Riley are currently furloughed and not permitted to work, including responding to emails or phone calls,” Kirk Hutchinson, public affairs specialist, responded via email.
The Collegian also attempted to speak with representatives from the FBI’s Kansas City field office, Riley County Police, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Kansas and the National Guard, but did not receive any response.
