Alaska militia members spoke of hanging bodies from lamp posts: prosecutor

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Yereth Rosen

Reuters

8:43 p.m. EDT, May 8, 2012

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Three members of a pro-gun Alaska militia plotted to kidnap or kill two law enforcement officers for every militiaman arrested or killed, in tough talk that included discussion about hanging bodies from lamp posts, a federal prosecutor said on Tuesday.

Schaeffer Cox, a fixture in the Fairbanks political scene who founded the "Alaska Peacekeepers Militia," is on trial in Anchorage along with fellow members Coleman Barney and Lonnie Vernon on weapons and murder-conspiracy charges linked to the plot, dubbed "2-4-1." snip

"You'll hear Schaeffer Cox say he wasn't opposed to drastic and shocking things, like mailing a head to someone," she said of the militia founder who unsuccessfully ran for the state legislature in 2008.

There was also talk of hanging bodies from lamp posts to serve as deterrent to other government officials, she said, adding that the trio became criminals when their talk turned into a detailed plot.