5 more charged in alleged militia terror plot to poison state's apples
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Five more men have been charged in connection with an anti-government militia that authorities say was led by Army soldiers from Fort Stewart who stockpiled weapons and talked of bombing a Savannah park fountain, poisoning apple crops in the state of Washington and ultimately overthrowing the U.S. government.
A Liberty County grand jury indicted the five on charges of illegal gang activity and various counts involving theft, burglary and auto-break ins. Those crimes were committed to help fund the militia group, which called itself F.E.A.R., short for Forever Enduring Always Ready, District Attorney Tom Durden said Tuesday.
"The burglaries and entering autos, they were committed in an effort to fund F.E.A.R. and what F.E.A.R. was at least advocating they wanted to accomplish," said Durden, the top prosecutor for southeast Georgia's Atlantic Judicial Circuit.
The new indictments Monday bring to 10 the total number of people charged in connection with the militia group.
Four Army soldiers from neighboring Fort Stewart are charged with murder in the December slayings of former soldier Michael Roark and his teenage girlfriend, Tiffany York. Prosecutors say Roak was buying guns for the militia group and was killed, along with York, after he left the Army in order to protect the group and its plots. A wife of one of the soldiers has also been charged in the slayings.
Durden said Tuesday he's been told none of the five men charged in the latest indictments were still serving in the Army on active duty, but at least three of them had served in the military.
Only one of the new indictments was related to the double slaying. A man identified as Christopher Jenderseck was charged with evidence tampering. Durden said he had helped the accused soldiers burn clothing they had worn during the killings of Roark and York, who were found shot to death in some woods near Fort Stewart.
The men charged with gang violations and other criminal counts were identified as Adam Dearman, Timothy Joiner, Randall Blake Dearman and Anthony Garner. It was not immediately known if they had hired attorneys.
A Liberty County grand jury indicted the five on charges of illegal gang activity and various counts involving theft, burglary and auto-break ins. Those crimes were committed to help fund the militia group, which called itself F.E.A.R., short for Forever Enduring Always Ready, District Attorney Tom Durden said Tuesday.
"The burglaries and entering autos, they were committed in an effort to fund F.E.A.R. and what F.E.A.R. was at least advocating they wanted to accomplish," said Durden, the top prosecutor for southeast Georgia's Atlantic Judicial Circuit.
The new indictments Monday bring to 10 the total number of people charged in connection with the militia group.
Four Army soldiers from neighboring Fort Stewart are charged with murder in the December slayings of former soldier Michael Roark and his teenage girlfriend, Tiffany York. Prosecutors say Roak was buying guns for the militia group and was killed, along with York, after he left the Army in order to protect the group and its plots. A wife of one of the soldiers has also been charged in the slayings.
Durden said Tuesday he's been told none of the five men charged in the latest indictments were still serving in the Army on active duty, but at least three of them had served in the military.
Only one of the new indictments was related to the double slaying. A man identified as Christopher Jenderseck was charged with evidence tampering. Durden said he had helped the accused soldiers burn clothing they had worn during the killings of Roark and York, who were found shot to death in some woods near Fort Stewart.
The men charged with gang violations and other criminal counts were identified as Adam Dearman, Timothy Joiner, Randall Blake Dearman and Anthony Garner. It was not immediately known if they had hired attorneys.
As members of the armed forces sworn to protect US citizerns and uphold the Constitution, they should be charged with treason. In some countries their actions would be considered High Treason, punishable by death.
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Article IIIÂ of the Constitution establishes the judicial branch and its' scope.
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Section 3 defines treason and its punishment.
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.
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The Congress shall have Power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.
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The Constitution defines treason as specific acts, namely "levying War against [the United States], or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort."
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A contrast is therefore maintained with the English law, whereby a variety of crimes, including conspiring to kill the King or "violating" the Queen, were punishable as treason.
In Ex Parte Bollman, 8 U.S. 75 (1807), the Supreme Court ruled that "there must be an actual assembling of men, for the treasonable purpose, to constitute a levying of war."[11]
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Under English law effective during the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, there were essentially five species of treason.
Of the five, the Constitution adopted only two: levying war and adhering to enemies.
Omitted were species of treason involving encompassing (or imagining) the death of the king, certain types of counterfeiting, and finally fornication with women in the royal family of the sort which could call into question the parentage of successors. James Wilson wrote the original draft of this section, and he was involved as a defense attorney for some accused of treason against the Patriot cause.
Section 3 also requires the testimony of two different witnesses on the same overt act, or a confession by the accused in open court, to convict for treason. This rule was derived from an older English statute, the Treason Act 1695.[12]
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In Cramer v. United States, 325 U.S. 1 (1945), the Supreme Court ruled that "every act, movement, deed, and word of the defendant charged to constitute treason must be supported by the testimony of two witnesses."[13] In Haupt v. United States, 330 U.S. 631 (1947), however, the Supreme Court found that two witnesses are not required to prove intent; nor are two witnesses required to prove that an overt act is treasonable. The two witnesses, according to the decision, are required to prove only that the overt act occurred (eyewitnesses and federal agents investigating the crime, for example).
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Punishment for treason may not "work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person" so convicted. The descendants of someone convicted for treason could not, as they were under English law, be considered "tainted" by the treason of their ancestor. Furthermore, Congress may confiscate the property of traitors, but that property must be inheritable at the death of the person convicted."
So, they're going to take over the USof A? Really? Them and what army? LOL. Sounds like terrorism to me.
EXECUTE THEM, EVERYONE OF THEM!!!
Why haven't the members of this group been charged with planning terrorism? Â Are the feds waiting until after the trial to officially charge them? Â
" illegal gang activity"..."anti-government militia"
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Why don't we call it what it is: a domestic TERRORIST group. Â
F.E.A.R.? Really--that's pretty rich in that if a group was really forever enduring always ready you'd think people would not need to live in fear. Sounds like they came up with a name and then abused the English language (along with common sense) to make a message fit the meaning. Too bad, really. Poisoning apples? Yeah, nothing says we're committed to reform like ruining something kids regularly eat. Nice work guys--enjoy prison.
"ultimately overthrowing the U.S. government."
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I am currious, how? did they expect to walk into congress with guns and say, "ok we're in charge now?"Â
Did they think their plan through, or are these the republicans who *didn't* come unarmed this time?
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These guys are terrorists. They plot terror acts. The media have refused to call them terrorists because they are white and Christians.Â
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White Christians= right wing extremists
 @caphillkid They should be called terrorists.  They ARE terrorists.  But, being white or christian does not make the group "left" or "right" wing.   It's a cute attempt to try and tie these crazy folks to a group of people who you are politically atypical to, but frankly its pretty immature.Â
Um, I was just making light of the standard labels that these groups get. I wasn't personally calling them "right wing." Frankly I don't know enough about this group to define their politics. But from what THIS has posted, it does look like they are the typical right wing militia group with conservative attitudes towards the society around them.Â
 @Nitroxman "no true scottsman"
Conservative attitudes are not to murder people and plot cowardly terrorist attacks.Â
 @Vertically Inclined The groups Leader, Isaac Aguigui, was a GOP page in the 2008 GOP convention.
So yeah, he is a republican, and they were right wing extremists. And no, they are not being labeled terrorists beause they are white, speak english, and are christian.
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 @Truth Percolates Just last night,  I prayed and bowed to a burrito.
But I bet this is more your type of a christian prayer, right?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/13/mike-oneal-obama-death-prayer-psalm-109_n_1205059.html
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hey troll boy
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be proud of your Republicans
 @Truth Percolates Let's talk about Obama on election night. See you then.Â
So yeah. Kill off a bunch of the citizens they care so much for. Great tactics on the ground. Who they saving the dead ones from again? Braindonors.
They enlist anyone thesedays...
I'm from a big military family. When my18th came, I'd been TOLD in no uncertain terms to get my violent butt to the recruiter. Declined at each, I got to the Marine recruiter when he was at lunch. Dropped my Marine letter of introduction as I'd dropped a recommendation from each service, written by a family member from that service. Made no difference. He said that it's not like the Corps doesn't want guys who are willing to fight, but in a peacetime all volunteer Corps, I had no chance. Too bad really. I could have used a 24 hr a day lesson in accountability. Took me many years to learn what I could have much sooner.
 @FreeCoffeeNow! " I could have used a 24 hr a day lesson in accountability."
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The thing is, this is who makes up a large part of our military. The whole, "I served because of a duty to my country" thing is moslty a myth.Â
the top two reasons people go in the military
1) no where else to go
2) family did it.
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Quite frankly, I am tired of my tax dollars going to fight wars I don't believe in and to babysit adults who weren't raised right by their family.
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 @FreeCoffeeNow! Really... if your family screwed you up so badly that even they didn't want you around anymore, what makes you think it's the military''s job to fix you? It's not a nanny service for messed-up 18 year olds.
F.E.A.R....sounds like these guys spent so much time in the military they couldnt stop using acronyms after they got out. Just so everyone knows, if you arent happy with the way the government is running the country, there is verbatim in the Declaration of Independence that says: "...That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government".
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So basically, you dont have to poison crops, commit murder, or any atrocities. Just walk into any federal legislative building or government official's office and calmly inform them you would like to abolish the federal government and reclaim the nation.
 @northwestsurfer Try that without 98% of the people on a signed affidavit and you go by-by.
 @northwestsurferThis is funny ".....government official's office and calmly inform them you would like to abolish the federal government and reclaim the nation." and the little men in white-coats with butterfly nets will haul you off to the loony bin where you obviously need to be... Ha! :D) Wackadoodles!