Articles tagged: militia

Detroit Free Press: Family, friends on a mission to save young Hutaree suspect

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Posted: Mar 30, 2011

David Stone Jr. David Stone Jr., the youngest of nine Hutaree militia suspects arrested after a raid in the Ann Arbor area a year ago, is no terrorist, his friends and family members told the ... Read more »

Gun dealer indicted during Hutaree probe is acquitted of federal gun charge

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Posted: Dec 10, 2010

An Adrian gun dealer who gained national media attention after federal prosecutors alleged he was affiliated with Hutaree militia members, was acquitted of a gun charge Thursday by a federal jury in Detroit, court records ... Read more »

FBI executes search warrant in Hutaree probe, seeking cell phone records

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Posted: Sep 10, 2010

FBI agents are continuing their probe into the Hutaree militia, executing a search warrant last month on T-Mobile for records associated with four cell phone numbers, federal court documents say. Specifically, agents were looking for ... Read more »

Lawyer for gun dealer indicted during Hutaree probe alleges "retaliatory and selective prosecution"

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Posted: Jul 23, 2010

The lawyer for an Adrian gun dealer charged with possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number has asked that the case be dismissed, alleging retaliatory and selective prosecution by the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Walter ... Read more »

Hillsdale man investigated for threats against Obama was convicted in militia killing, records show

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Posted: Jul 13, 2010

A Hillsdale man investigated in recent months for allegedly making threats against President Barack Obama was convicted in 1997 for his role in the fatal shooting of a bodyguard for militia leader Mark Koernke, records show. ... Read more »

ArborWeb: Mark Koernke thought Hutaree arrests were start of militia-government war

Posted: Jun 29, 2010

Mark Koernke, a longtime local militia leader who lives outside Dexter, predicted the war he had long been waiting for was about to occur when nine members of the Hutaree militia were arrested in late ... Read more »

Associated Press: 5 Hutaree militia men must stay locked up awaiting trial

Posted: Jun 22, 2010

Five members of the Hutaree militia charged with conspiring to rebel against the government and use weapons of mass destruction will remain in jail while awaiting trial, an appeals court said today, reversing a decision ... Read more »

Detroit News: Hutaree militia members face new federal grand jury indictment

Posted: Jun 02, 2010

A federal grand jury today handed down an indictment of additional charges in the Hutaree militia case, accusing alleged leader David Stone Sr. and three other members of possessing machine guns or other illegal weapons, ... Read more »

The Associated Press: Appeals court sets date for arguments on whether Hutaree militia members should be released

Posted: May 26, 2010

A federal appeals court wants to hear arguments before deciding whether to release five Hutaree militia members from jail until trial. In an order Tuesday, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals set arguments for ... Read more »

Associated Press: 4th member of Hutaree militia group gets out of jail

Posted: May 19, 2010

A fourth member of the Hutaree militia accused of plotting to overthrow the government was released from jail Wednesday after prosecutors said they were confident that the strict conditions under which he was set free ... Read more »

Associated Press: 2 jailed Hutaree militia members released until trial

Posted: May 18, 2010

Two members of a Michigan-based Hutaree militia who are accused of conspiring to overthrow the government were released from jail today until trial after prosecutors withdrew their efforts to keep them in custody. David Stone ... Read more »

Associated Press: 9 Hutaree militia members to stay in jail for time being

Posted: May 10, 2010

Nine Midwestern militia members accused of conspiring against the government must stay locked up while prosecutors challenge an order that would release them until trial, a federal appeals court ruled Monday. A three-judge panel of ... Read more »

Updated: Appeals court blocks release of Hutaree militia members

Posted: May 06, 2010

From the Associated Press DETROIT — A federal appeals court on Thursday issued an emergency stay blocking, at least temporarily, the release of nine jailed Hutaree militia members accused of conspiring to overthrow the U.S. ... Read more »

The Associated Press: Prosecutors file appeal of judge's order to release jailed militia members

Posted: May 05, 2010

DETROIT -- Federal prosecutors said Wednesday they're appealing the pending release of nine jailed Michigan militia members charged with wanting to overthrow the government, warning that freeing the defendants could endanger the public. The U.S. ... Read more »

Associated Press: Judge grants stay of order to release Hutaree members

Posted: May 04, 2010

The federal government late Monday convinced a judge to delay the release of nine members of the Christian militia group Hutaree. Earlier Monday, U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts overturned the April 2 decision of a ... Read more »