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Prosecutors: 46 Guns Found In Home Of Alleged Hutaree Member
Justin Elliott | April 1, 2010, 9:18AM
Members of the Hutaree militia: Joshua Stone, Tina Stone, David Stone, Jr. (left-right, top row); Michael Meeks, David Stone, Sr., Joshua Clough (second row); Kristopher Sickles, Jacob Ward, Thomas Piatek (bottom row).
FBI agents found 46 guns and 13,000 rounds of ammunition in the Indiana home of one of the nine alleged members of the Hutaree Christian militia, prosecutors said at a hearing Wednesday.
That man, Thomas Piatek, was ordered held without bond and will face charges with the other charged Hutaree members in Detroit.
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Hutaree
Undercover FBI Agent Helped In Sting Of Hutaree Militia
Justin Elliott | March 30, 2010, 6:20PM
Thomas Piatek
A nice catch from the Wall Street Journal: A court document in the Hutaree case appears to have inadvertently revealed that an undercover FBI agent was involved in bringing down the Christian militia group.
The indictments of the nine Hutaree members -- charged in an alleged plot to kill police -- show up in a court record database on March 23. But the indictments were still sealed at the time. The Feds didn't make arrests until this past weekend.
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