Bond hearings scheduled for suspected Christian militia members accused of plot to kill cops
By Mike Householder, APWednesday, March 31, 2010
Hearings scheduled for suspected militia members
DETROIT — Several people suspected to be members a Christian militia that prosecutors claim plotted to kill police officers are expected in court.
Bond hearings are scheduled Wednesday for the alleged ringleader, David Brian Stone, and other members of the Hutaree militia.
Nine members were arrested after a series of raids in Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.
Each of the suspects is being held without bond and has requested a public defender.
U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade says the details of the Hutaree’s alleged plot was the “most troubling” finding of the federal investigation. Prosecutors have said the militia planned to make a false 911 call, kill responding police officers and then use a bomb to kill many more at the funeral.
