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Nine Members of a Militia Group Charged with Seditious Conspiracy and Related Offenses
Detroit.FBI.gov - DOJ Press Release ^ | March 29, 2010 | n/a

Posted on 03/29/2010 2:33:09 PM PDT by Cindy

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Nine Members of a Militia Group Charged with Seditious Conspiracy and Related Offenses

Six Michigan residents, along with two residents of Ohio and a resident of Indiana, were indicted by a federal grand jury in Detroit on charges of seditious conspiracy, attempted use of weapons of mass destruction, teaching the use of explosive materials, and possessing a firearm during a crime of violence, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade and FBI Special Agent in Charge Andrew Arena announced today.

The five-count indictment, which was unsealed today, charges that between August 2008 and the present, the defendants, David Brian Stone, 45, his wife, Tina Stone, 44, his son, Joshua Matthew Stone, 21, of Clayton, Michigan, and his other son, David Brian Stone, Jr., 19, of Adrian, Michigan, Joshua Clough, 28, of Blissfield, Michigan, Michael Meeks, 40 of Manchester, Michigan, Thomas Piatek, 46, of Whiting, Indiana, Kristopher Sickles, 27, of Sandusky, Ohio, and Jacob Ward, 33, of Huron, Ohio, acting as a Lenawee County Michigan militia group called the Hutaree, conspired to oppose by force the authority of the U.S. government. According to the indictment, Hutaree members view local, state, and federal law enforcement as the “brotherhood,” their enemy, and have been preparing to engage them in armed conflict.

The indictment further alleges that the Hutaree planned to kill an unidentified member of local law enforcement and then attack the law enforcement officers who gather in Michigan for the funeral. According to the plan, the Hutaree would attack law enforcement vehicles during the funeral procession with improvised explosive devices with explosively formed projectiles, which, according to the indictment, constitute weapons of mass destruction. Subsequently, and in furtherance of this plan, David Brian Stone, the Hutaree’s leader, obtained information about such devices over the Internet and e-mailed diagrams of such devices to a person he believed capable of manufacturing the devices. He then had his son, Joshua Matthew Stone, and others gather materials necessary for the manufacturing of such devices.

According to the indictment, in June 2009, David Brian Stone and his other son, David Brian Stone, Jr., taught other Hutaree members how to make and use explosive devices intending or knowing that the information would be used to further a crime of violence. In addition, the grand jury charged all nine defendants with carrying or possessing a firearm during a crime of violence on at least one occasion.

U.S. Attorney McQuade said, “Because the Hutaree had planned a covert reconnaissance operation for April which had the potential of placing an unsuspecting member of the public at risk, the safety of the public and of the law enforcement community demanded intervention at this time."

Andrew Arena, FBI Special Agent in Charge, said, "This is an example of radical and extremist fringe groups which can be found throughout our society. The FBI takes such extremist groups seriously, especially those who would target innocent citizens and the law enforcement officers who protect the citizens of the United States. The FBI would like to thank our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners who are member of the Joint Terrorism Task Force, for their assistance in this case."

As of this morning, eight of the nine defendants are in custody and seven of them will be making their initial appearance before United States Magistrate Judge Donald A. Scheer at 10 a.m. Joshua Stone is currently a fugitive. Any person with information as to the whereabouts of this individual should contact the Federal Bureau of Investigation at (313) 965-2323.

The charge of seditious conspiracy carries a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction carries a statutory maximum penalty of life in prison, Teaching the use of explosives materials carriers a statutory maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and possessing a firearm during a crime of violence carries a mandatory minium penalty of at least five years in prison.

An indictment is only a charge and is not evidence of guilt. A defendant is entitled to a fair trial in which it will be the government's burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

The case was investigated by special agents of the FBI and the Michigan State Police.


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; US: Indiana; US: Michigan; US: Ohio
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To: Ingtar
Good question, only citation is:

“Because the Hutaree had planned a covert reconnaissance operation for April which had the potential of placing an unsuspecting member of the public at risk, the safety of the public and of the law enforcement community demanded intervention at this time."

I'd guess that the timing of this thing has more to do with the dems being on a roll than on any (other) immediate threat to mankind.

21 posted on 03/29/2010 2:47:36 PM PDT by norton
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To: norton
Oh, yeah...

And please see post number 3.
Me too.

22 posted on 03/29/2010 2:48:53 PM PDT by norton
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To: Ingtar

23 posted on 03/29/2010 2:49:01 PM PDT by Hoodat (For the weapons of our warfare are mighty in God for pulling down strongholds.)
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To: Ranger Warrior

For that admission, you can expect a knock on your door some time in the near future. BTW, if you are Christian, expect the knock tonight.


24 posted on 03/29/2010 2:49:13 PM PDT by dirtymac (Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country. Calling all Son's of Liberty)
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To: Williams

Scary stuff coming down the road.


25 posted on 03/29/2010 2:50:26 PM PDT by Texas resident (Outlaw fisherman)
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To: Mr. Blond
So IED’s are now WMD... Almost a tacit admission that Bush was right about Iraq.

Allow me some editorial license if you will.

26 posted on 03/29/2010 2:50:41 PM PDT by TigersEye (Duncan Hunter, Jim DeMint, Michelle Bachman, ...)
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To: Brad from Tennessee
Back in the day, the wunnerful sixties, it was taken for granted that the most vociferous rabble rouser in any group was an FBI colluder.
27 posted on 03/29/2010 2:51:54 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: Ingtar
As I understand it, a Michigan Grand Jury approved the indictments. I doubt these folks would have done so on a whim.
28 posted on 03/29/2010 2:52:31 PM PDT by verity (Obama Lies)
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To: Brad from Tennessee
Back in the day, the wunnerful sixties, it was taken for granted that the most vociferous rabble rouser in any group was an FBI instigator.
29 posted on 03/29/2010 2:52:39 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: verity

Michiganistan?

How can you charge someone for carrying a gun during a violent crime without also charging them for a violent crime?


30 posted on 03/29/2010 2:56:17 PM PDT by Ingtar (Congress: proof that Entropy trumps Evolution)
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To: Cindy
From the article:

Andrew Arena, FBI Special Agent in Charge, said, "This is an example of radical and extremist fringe groups which can be found throughout our society. The FBI takes such extremist groups seriously, especially those who would target innocent citizens and the law enforcement officers who protect the citizens of the United States. The FBI would like to thank our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners who are member of the Joint Terrorism Task Force, for their assistance in this case."

It is their sworn duty to protect and support the United States Constitution.

31 posted on 03/29/2010 2:56:31 PM PDT by unspun (PRAY & WORK FOR FREEDOM - investigatingobama.blogspot.com)
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To: Ingtar
Perhaps you can query the foreman of the grand jury?
32 posted on 03/29/2010 2:57:41 PM PDT by verity (Obama Lies)
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To: Cindy
Check out the Islamo-loving, Muslim-ass-kissing Detroit (what a shit-hole of a left-wing demonRAT-run city) Federal Bureau of Incineration goofball who conducted this raid against this "dangerous" Christian "militia" (meanwhile, the string of ACTUAL terrorist attacks on infidels by muzzie fanatics continues on unabated)...

http://www.debbieschlussel.com/518/special-supermodel-in-charge-federal-bureau-of-islamists-gets-a-new-detroit-chief/

33 posted on 03/29/2010 2:57:51 PM PDT by DocH (Official Right-Wing Extremist Veteran Seal Of Approval)
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To: Candor7
Obama must be getting desperate to try something like this, which looks like the FBI used Muslim infiltrators of the Michigan Militia to rat on this Christian Group, and maybe organize a sting operation.

Just Eric Holder sending a message to anyone contemplating organized resistance to tyranny--

"this "democratic republic" sh*t is history. Don't even think we care about representing you."

34 posted on 03/29/2010 2:58:31 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard
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To: Cindy

They should have converted to Islam if they didn’t want to be arrested and indicted.


35 posted on 03/29/2010 2:59:59 PM PDT by Iron Munro ("Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you." - Steinbeck)
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To: Ranger Warrior

Will the gov’t arrest any of us who just think about sedition?

Yes, as soon as the chairman think he has enough control, he will


36 posted on 03/29/2010 3:00:08 PM PDT by munin (Enki did it)
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To: TigersEye

Personally I wouldn’t consider IED’s to be WMD’s, they just aren’t M enough.


37 posted on 03/29/2010 3:00:26 PM PDT by Mr. Blond
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To: Ingtar

” How can you charge someone for carrying a gun during a violent crime without also charging them for a violent crime? “

The same way they could convict one M. Stewart of ‘lying’ (”I didn’t do it”) to the Feds about a crime that was never proved to have been committed....

They got us comin’ and goin’......


38 posted on 03/29/2010 3:01:03 PM PDT by Uncle Ike (Rope is cheap, and there are lots of trees...)
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To: verity

The charges sound inflated to make a political statement. Either that or they are not charging them for enough. I’ve been on a jury. I’ve seen what happens with grand juries. The people who were on it likely had no clue what they were voting on. A grand jury accused the lacrosse team also.


39 posted on 03/29/2010 3:01:09 PM PDT by Ingtar (Congress: proof that Entropy trumps Evolution)
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To: Cindy

If they were going to kill law enforcement officers, then I’m glad they were stopped, but I’m still scratching my head wondering why haven’t our alphabet soup agencies done ANY raids on any of these Islamic training centers in America?

Here we are being invaded from the South, infiltrated from the east, but their main concern is a small group of white midwesterners making pipe bombs (WMD’s????) and carrying guns???

I’m thinking this is more politically motivated then anything. A news flash to change the headlines for a while. Oh, and what do you want to bet that they either attended a Tea Party or know many Tea Partiers!!! Gasp! You don’t have to guess how the media will use that.


40 posted on 03/29/2010 3:01:59 PM PDT by ScubieNuc
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