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Jurors begin deliberations in Alaska militiamen case
Source: Reuters
Jurors begin deliberations in Alaska militiamen case
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska | Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:52pm EDT
(Reuters) - Jurors began deliberations on Thursday in the trial of three Alaska militia members accused of plotting to murder government officials and acquiring a cache of illegal weapons to carry out their plans.
The case tests the limits of free speech rights and when violence-themed talk can be interpreted as plans for an attack. The case comes as observers have documented a rise in the number of anti-government militias in recent years.
Schaeffer Cox, the 28-year-old founder of the Alaska Peacekeepers Militia, is accused with two of his followers of conspiracy to commit murder and weapons offenses. They planned to kill judges, Alaska state troopers and other government officials, prosecutors said.
If convicted on the most serious charges, Cox and his co-defendants, Coleman Barney, 38, and Lonnie Vernon, 57, face maximum sentences of life in prison.
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By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska | Thu Jun 14, 2012 6:52pm EDT
(Reuters) - Jurors began deliberations on Thursday in the trial of three Alaska militia members accused of plotting to murder government officials and acquiring a cache of illegal weapons to carry out their plans.
The case tests the limits of free speech rights and when violence-themed talk can be interpreted as plans for an attack. The case comes as observers have documented a rise in the number of anti-government militias in recent years.
Schaeffer Cox, the 28-year-old founder of the Alaska Peacekeepers Militia, is accused with two of his followers of conspiracy to commit murder and weapons offenses. They planned to kill judges, Alaska state troopers and other government officials, prosecutors said.
If convicted on the most serious charges, Cox and his co-defendants, Coleman Barney, 38, and Lonnie Vernon, 57, face maximum sentences of life in prison.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/14/us-usa-militia-alaska-idUSBRE85D1QR20120614
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