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Court Docs Say AK Militia Members Plotted To Use 'Twice The Force' Against Law Enforcement

Jillian Rayfield | March 14, 2011, 4:00PM

Francis "Schaeffer" Cox

Five suspected Alaska militia members arrested last week were arraigned in court on Friday, and the criminal complaints in the case reveal how they allegedly stockpiled weapons while plotting to keep their leader, Schaeffer Cox, from being arrested after skipping his court date.

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Topics: Alaska, Alaska Peacemakers Militia, Anti-government violence, Militia Movement, Schaeffer Cox, Sovereign Citizens

Sovereign Citizens

'Sovereign Citizens' Arrested In Alaska For Alleged Plot To Kill Police, Federal Judge

Ryan J. Reilly and Jillian Rayfield | March 11, 2011, 4:48PM

Francis "Schaeffer" Cox

Militia activist Schaeffer Cox and four associates who reportedly stockpiled weapons were arrested on Thursday for allegedly conspiring to kill multiple Alaska State Troopers and a federal judge.

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reports that the group -- Cox, Lonnie. G. Vernon and his wife Karen Vernon, as well as Coleman Barney of North Pole and Michael Anderson -- were taken into custody by state police. All five face several state charges, including "conspiracy to commit murder, conspiracy to commit kidnapping, conspiracy to commit arson, misconduct involving weapons in the third degree, hindering prosecution in the first degree and tampering with evidence," according to a press release by the Alaska State Troopers.

Only one of the individuals, Lonnie G. Vernon, has been charged on the federal level so far. He's alleged to have threatened to murder U.S. District Court Judge Ralph R. Beistline from on or about Feb. 4, continuing through Feb. 16.

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Topics: Alaska Peacemakers Militia, Anti-government violence, Militia Movement, Schaeffer Cox, Sovereign Citizens

Anti-government violence

Florida Man Opens Fire At School Board Meeting, Kills Himself (VIDEO)

Jillian Rayfield | December 15, 2010, 11:17AM

A Florida man killed himself last night after opening fire at a school board meeting.

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Topics: Anti-government violence, Clay Duke, Florida, Panama City

Byron Williams

Accused Oakland, CA Shooter: Glenn Beck 'Blew My Mind'

Jillian Rayfield | October 11, 2010, 2:04PM

In audio interviews obtained by MediaMatters, accused shooter Byron Williams says Fox News host Glenn Beck "blew my mind" with "the things he exposed."

Williams is charged with allegedly opening fire on police on Interstate 580 in Oakland, California, while on his way to "start a revolution" by attacking members of the ACLU and the Tides Foundation. As we've reported, the Tides Foundation is a favorite punching bag of Glenn Beck's, and he counts the group among his cabal of liberals aiming to bring socialism to America.

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Topics: Anti-government violence, Byron Williams, California, Glenn Beck, Oakland, Tides Foundation

Anti-government violence

Anti-Gov't Shooting Suspect Pleads Not Guilty In California

Jillian Rayfield | August 12, 2010, 12:01PM

Byron Christopher Williams

Byron Williams, the anti-government man who is accused of engaging in a shootout with police on an Oakland, California highway, pleaded not guilty yesterday to charges of attempted murder and unlawful possession of controlled ammunition, among other things.

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Topics: Anti-government violence, Byron Williams, California, Oakland

Glenn Beck

Glenn Beck Defends Bashing Non-Profit Targeted By CA Shooting Suspect (AUDIO)

Jillian Rayfield | July 26, 2010, 3:39PM

TV host Glenn Beck.

On his radio show today, Glenn Beck defended repeatedly trashing the Tides Foundation over the last year -- saying that he is just trying to "turn the light of day" onto the organization -- even after it was allegedly among the planned targets of an anti-government gunman in California.

Beck's focus on the Tides Foundation has been scrutinized in recent days, after it was reported as being among the targets of Byron Williams, the California gunman charged after a shootout with authorities on an Oakland, California highway. Williams allegedly planned to target Tides and the ACLU.

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Topics: Anti-government violence, California, Glenn Beck, Oakland, Tides Foundation

Byron Williams

Prosecutors: Anti-Gov't Shooting Suspect In CA Wanted To 'Start A Revolution,' Targeted ACLU

Jillian Rayfield | July 21, 2010, 10:56AM

Bryon Williams was in a shootout with police in Oakland, California.

Anti-government shooting suspect Byron Williams has been charged with allegedly opening fire on police officers on Interstate 580 in Oakland, California, while on his way to "start a revolution" by attacking members of the ACLU.

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Topics: ACLU, Anti-government violence, Byron Williams , California, Guns, Oakland

Oakland

Upset About 'Left-Wing Agenda,' California Man Suspected Of Shootout With Police

Rachel Slajda | July 19, 2010, 12:43PM

The truck. Inset: Guns recovered from the vehicle.

A California man, whose mother said he was upset about Congress' "left-wing agenda," allegedly opened fire on police officers during a traffic stop in Oakland early Sunday morning.

The man, identified by local news reports as Byron Williams of Groveland, was allegedly pulled over for driving erratically by the California Highway Patrol. As the officers approached his truck, they saw several guns and ammunition, according to police, and they saw the suspect reach for a handgun.