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...conviction and is considering appealing the sentence.Schaeffer Cox, the leader of the Fairbanks-based Alaska Peacemaker Militia, and another militia member, Lonnie Vernon, are scheduled for sentencing Nov. 19 on more serious charges, including...
...philosophy, claiming the court system and the Alaska Bar Association were corrupt.He also formed the Alaska Peacemakers Militia, which members claimed would protect families and property if the federal government collapsed, as members believed...
...calling themselves the Alaska Peacemaker Militia.Cox, Coleman Barney, 37...The initial training for the Peacemakers Militia took place in November 2009...voted on whether to join the Peacemakers Militia and most voted against it...
...alleged cohorts as well as the purchase of illegal weapons.Olson said his mission was to become a member the Alaska Peacemakers Militia, led by Cox, and to observe the group. He said he was told not to call for any action, he said."But you...
...exactly which Cox speech triggered the investigation, Traverso said. Cox and several others associated with the Peacemakers Militia have pleaded not guilty. They have been in jail since their March 10 arrest. Traverso also wants to know what...
...including FBI agents and an FBI informant, Gerald Olson, who recorded meetings after infiltrating the Alaska Peacemakers Militia led by Cox. With his involvement, Olson avoided his own jail time in an unrelated theft case.Nelson Traverso...
...troopers and other government officials.According to prosecutors, Cox, the 28-year-old head of the Alaska Peacemakers Militia, believed his group would eventually need to take up arms against the government, and "be sufficiently armed...
...retaliation plan, which stood for "two-for-one," were made by an FBI informant who infiltrated Cox's Alaska Peacemakers Militia.The informant, Gerald "J.R." Olson, testified on the 10th day of the trial of Cox , 28, and two others...
...That was the message the 28-year-old Alaska Peacemakers Militia chief and his defense lawyer hammered to jurors...the state, not to specific members of the Alaska Peacemakers Militia."It was a bluff," he said.
...Daily News-Miner reported Olson's help led to the arrest of Schaeffer Cox and four people associated with the Peacemakers Militia. Prosecutors say the group made plans to kill Alaska State Troopers, judges and court officials. The other four...