Militia Group Suspects Charged With Conspiracy (Kill Cops)

CNN ^ | 3/29/2010 | CNN

[Dallas59]

(CNN) -- Nine suspected members of a militia group were charged Monday with seditious conspiracy and related charges in an alleged plot to kill a Michigan law enforcement officer and then attack other officers at his funeral, federal prosecutors said.

A federal grand jury in Detroit, Michigan, indicted six Michigan residents, two Ohioans and an Indianan 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, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade and Andrew Arena, FBI special agent in charge, announced.

The five-count indictment unsealed Monday charges that since August 2008, the defendants, acting as a Lenawee County, Michigan, militia group called the Hutaree, conspired to oppose by force the authority of the U.S. government.

[Dallas59]

FBI Indictment PDF

[jessduntno]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2482266/posts

[grellis]

If you would like to be added or dropped from the Michigan ping list, please freepmail me.

[July4]

These charges and accusations sound very nebulous. I want some cold, hard facts. Did these guys do anything illegal, or are they being used to intimidate others?

[MrB]

The purpose of this is to associate some bad actors with Christians.

Then it’s easier to justify the next action taken against Christians.

Watch the “V” series for an example.

[dalebert]

waco

[Navy Patriot]

A federal grand jury in Detroit, Michigan, indicted six Michigan residents, two Ohioans an Indianan...and a ham sandwich.....

[July4]

Is is now against the law to THINK about committing a crime of violence?

[13Sisters76]

Wow...just when I thought our federal policing agencies (except the IRS) were on vacation.

Don’t you wish the fed could be this enthusiastic when it is Islamic groups?

[massgopguy]

They looked the other way when a Jihadist’s father called them to warn them he was going to kill soldiers at Ft. Hood.

[Grampa Dave]

Sounds like a plot from the TV Show, Saving Grace.

[KrisKrinkle]

“The indictment said those explosive devices, commonly called IEDs, constitute weapons of mass destruction.”

So there are WMDs in Iraq.

[DoughtyOne]

Posession of a firearm during an act of violence...

Did they execute an act of violence?

[Joe 6-pack]

I wonder why the feds have yet to descend upon Hemet, CA where rather overt acts have already been perpetrated against law enforcement.

[magslinger]

Don’t you wish the fed could be this enthusiastic when it is Islamic groups?

While a red on red "friendly fire" incident is fun to watch, it is too much to hope for on a regular basis.

[July4]

None of the of the Hutaree would be my best buds, but I don't think they should be incarcerated for life for contemplating ANYTHING. We all have thoughts that would “shame hell,” and, unless you act on them, those thoughts are not society's business.

[DoughtyOne]

LOL, now that was a good one. IEDs=WMDs according to the authorities.

It’s really interesting how these terms are or are not used by the authorities.

[OneWingedShark]

For some reason the headline and first sentence of the story brought to mind this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wRxfz_6E7o

[AliVeritas]

That’s strange, I could’ve sworn an inside plant said it was a threat against muslims, CAIR even made a statement.

On PDA, will post later.