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Last Hutaree Member Prepared for Final Battle with Police

by Karen Hatter | April 10, 2010 at 03:50 pm

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According to documents filed in court, when Joshua Stone, the son of the alleged leader of the Hutaree Christian Militia David Stone and the final suspect sought by the F.B.I. was arrested, he had hidden weapons in the area preparing for a showdown with police.

His court appointed attorney, James Thomas, reported to Talking Points Memo that his client was "hunkered down in fear."

After the arrest of eight other Hutaree Christian Militia members on March 27, Joshua Stone fled and went into hiding.

The Hutaree Christian Militia had been monitored by the F.B.I. for months. At the time of the arrests, it has been reported the group was planning to shoot members of law enforcement using several scenarios to lure police.

Plans were being made to ambush additional law enforcement when they gathered for services for slain officers using explosive devices.

Eight other alleged Hutaree members had been arrested March 27, but Joshua Stone, after apparently learning about the arrests, fled his home with his wife and "made a series of 'alert' phone calls to Hutaree members and also to members of other militias looking for assistance," the government alleges.

At 10 p.m. that night, Stone and five other Hutaree associates allegeldy met with the unidentified leader of "another Lenawee County militia." The filing alleges:

"The defendant told these militia members that Hutaree members were detained for unknown reasons in Ann Arbor. He also indicated that the ATF was "raiding" his residence and was looking for him. The defendant then indicated that he needed weapons, and he indicated that he wanted to sneak back into his house and take weapons. He further indicated that the Hutaree would go to war if the government did not release all Hutaree members within two hours. The defendant also stated they would already be "on" (at war with the government) if they had weapons."

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Earl Court

at 23:49 on April 10th, 2010

I actual think, these guys play at war games, boast and talk about weopons and threaten to go to war on the government. It's all boasting and bravodo and "a man gota do what a mans got to do thing". But false these guys into a corner and shots will be fired seemingly the FBI have taken care not to place these guys in a corner.

The problem is others like them will start shouting foul play and boast the FBI could not do such a thing to them. freedom to bare arms was never a licence for Americans to bare them against governance. It was to protect america from enemies and against the British Empire invading and retaking the terriotories. A territorial civilian army not terrorist at fellow americans throats.

However these so called extremist exist and thankfully most of them will do nothing but boast they have power. But of cause there are some that are very extreme in being anti government and will carry out acts of terrorism.

The FBI has a problem to assesss who is really dangerous and who really is not and just a bunch of guys that like guns and pretenting to be soldiers, more as a hobby than evil intent.

john143 (not verified)

at 17:34 on April 11th, 2010

Earl: "The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government." - Thomas Jefferson, founding father.Learn some history before you post your interpretation of the second amendment. Our government is literally spending trillions of dollars we don't have, placing a huge financial burden on all future generations. They're writing checks they know will bounce. They are entering foreign nations with millions of troops and killing innocent civilians just to catch a handful of cave dwellers. They routinely oppress millions of people in this country and abroad. Now tell me why they don't deserve anything that comes of this? IMO we're LONG overdue for a revolt and revolution, that should have happened back when the Federal Reserve and Income Tax were created.