Ga. man sentenced to 15 years in Army militia plot [View all]
Source: Associated Press
Ga. man sentenced to 15 years in Army militia plot
| January 22, 2013 | Updated: January 22, 2013 8:32pm
HINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A 22-year-old Georgia man pleaded guilty Tuesday to more than 30 charges for his involvement with a group of Army soldiers who authorities say planned acts of domestic terrorism.
Timothy Joiner, a former soldier who served in Iraq, pleaded guilty Tuesday to burglary, financial-transaction-card thefts, and violations of the street-gang terrorism and prevention act, among other offenses, said Prosecutor Isabel Pauley.
He pleaded guilty as a first offender and was sentenced to five years in prison, followed by 10 years of probation. If he successfully completes the probation, the criminal felony conviction will be stricken from his record, Pauley said. If Joiner violates his probation, he will appear in front of a judge again and be sentenced for each individual offense — which would translate to 376 years in prison, she said.
Joiner stole various items to provide bond for a jailed leader of Forever Enduring Always Ready — or F.E.A.R., the prosecutor said. The group was a self-described anarchist militia led by soldiers who authorities say plotted to bomb a Savannah park fountain, poison apple orchards in Washington state and assassinate the president.
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