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Back when it was eager to stop immigrants from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, they called Cuban 鈥淩usty鈥� Monsees鈥� rural property outside of Brownsville, Texas, 鈥淐amp LoneStar.鈥�

But as the sheen faded 鈥� and the arrests of participants at the camp mounted 鈥� the encampment of 鈥淧atriots鈥� began to dwindle to almost nothing, and it gradually came to just be dubbed 鈥淐amp Rusty.鈥�

Monsees recently announced that the property is now up for sale. He reflected on the changes .

鈥淪ome of the stuff that was taking place, it wasn鈥檛 that great,鈥� Monsees admitted.

The encampment first a year ago by attracting number of armed militiamen from around the rest of the nation to the little spot on the Rio Grande where participants could go rambling on 鈥渕issions鈥� running reconnaissance on border-crossing activities.

At times, the gun-toting militiamen they caught 鈥� cuffing them with plastic ties and guarding them with weapons until Border Patrol arrived to take them away 鈥� while at other times they would chase people swimming over the Rio Grande back across the river.

Then participants began having run-ins with the law. First, at one of the militiamen while pursuing a border-crossing fugitive. that the man who had been shot at, who was carrying a weapon at the time of the incident, was a felon prohibited from possessing firearms. And so, , was Kevin C. 鈥淜.C.鈥� Massey III, the ostensible 鈥渃ommander鈥� of Camp LoneStar, who was with the militiamen at the time and whose background check revealed a similar felony conviction.

were charged with felony weapons violations and currently await trial in federal court in Texas.

Monsees, a longtime Brownsville-area rancher, explained to reporters at the time that he invited the militiamen to come to his property and set up camp there because he was concerned about 鈥渟ecurity鈥� on his border ranch. But he told the KRGV reporter that he regretted the whole business now.

鈥淭hey jeopardized my safety and some other people鈥檚 safety by what they were doing,鈥� Monsees said.

He said he had made mistakes about who could participate. 鈥淣umber one because I misread some of the people,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 found out that there were people here that I didn鈥檛 do far enough of a background check on. That鈥檚 a regret that I have.鈥�

Some neighbors told KRGV that they appreciated having the 鈥淧atriots鈥� gathered in their vicinity. But other reporters who found their presence intimidating and fear-inducing.

鈥淲e don鈥檛 know who these people are. They鈥檙e carrying high-powered weapons. It makes us feel less safe, not more safe to have them here,鈥� one of them said. 鈥淚 just hope they leave soon.鈥�

That wish has been granted.