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Montana Senator Fears Another Jonestown Baucus Says Standoff Reminds Him Of Cult That Led To Suicides

Mon., April 1, 1996

1. Baucus with Jordan residents Sunday at QD's Cafe. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review 2. Matteucci

News >  Spokane

Fugitive Surrenders To Agents Clark Was At Girlfriend’s; Fbi Using Neighbors As Negotiators

Sun., March 31, 1996

1. Richard E. Clark 2. A hastily erected barricade about 500 yards south of the freemen home of Richard E. Clark warns trespassers of imprisonment, Clark surrendered Saturday. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review

News >  Nation/World

Militia Come Bearing Gifts But Fbi Turns Armed Visitors Away From Freemen Stronghold In Montana

Sat., March 30, 1996

"There goes my Second Amendment rights," says Tad Silveira, a militia member from Oregon who retrieves his weapon from its hiding place Friday. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review

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News >  Spokane

Bogus Checks Finding Their Way Here 10 Eastern Washington Residents Face Charges Over Freemen Checks

Fri., March 29, 1996

Montana officers allow FBI agents through a temporary road closure Thursday near Brusset, Mont. Photo by Associated Press

News >  Nation/World

Waiting, Watching Couple Pray, Lock Door For First Time

Thu., March 28, 1996

1. Standoff continues. Daniel Loomis, 76, lives next door to freemen. "We asked them (FBI) if we should move out, and they said it was up to us." He and his wife, June, stayed. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review 2. NBC-TV producer Tom Cheatham and his crew lost $52,000 in camera equipment when armed freemen robbed them along a county road.< 3. "There's a bad element out here," says an unidentified FBI agent who pulled over motorists traveling near the freemen enclave. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review

News >  Nation/World

Fbi Lure Freemen Leaders With Elaborate Deception

Wed., March 27, 1996

In the West, the quickest and trickiest wins. That became clear Tuesday as details surfaced about the arrests of freemen leaders LeRoy Schweitzer and Daniel Petersen.

News >  Nation/World

Fbi, Freemen In Quiet Confrontation Fbi Negotiations Continue; Indictments Against Leaders Unsealed

Wed., March 27, 1996

1. Freemen guard an approach to their ranches from a Chevy Suburban on Tuesday as negotiations with federal agents continued. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review 2. FBI agents warned motorists to avoid the area around the freemen compound near Brusset, Mont., after a TV news crew reportedly was threatened earlier in the day. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review

News >  Nation/World

Bogus Checks And Balances Run Amok Freeman Drafts Drawn On ‘New Federal Reserve’ Are Spreading Nationwide

Tue., March 26, 1996

1. A strongly worded sign warns all but the invited to stay away from the freemen enclave near Jordan, Mont. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review 2. Garfield County Attorney Nick Murnion has received death threats from the freeman. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review 3. Tim Phipps feeds cattle near the freeman ranch he bought at auction last fall. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review

News >  Nation/World

Tax Woes Launched Freeman Leader’s Militancy Friend Says Second Irs Audit Prompted Full-Blown Tax Protest

Tue., March 26, 1996

LeRoy Schweitzer, seen with sidearm, conducts a workshop on freeman videotape.

News >  Nation/World

Town Sees Radical Boon To Business Influx Of Freemen Brings Profits To Quiet Montana Community

Tue., March 26, 1996

Jordan, Mont., a town of 500 residents, has gotten a lot of attention since freemen took up residence nearby. Photo by Dan McComb/The Spokesman-Review

News >  Spokane

Cocaine Smuggler Sentenced

Sat., March 2, 1996

A significant figure in a cocaine pipeline that operated between Mexico and Canada was sentenced Friday in Spokane to 14 years in prison. The pipeline operated between 1990 and 1995 and is believed responsible for illegally smuggling more than a ton of cocaine into Canada. The smuggling occurred in north-central Washington, north of Oroville.

News >  Spokane

Judge Lets Restaurants Kick Out Hells Angels State Court’s Decision Affirms Ruling Made In District Court Last Year

Sat., March 2, 1996

A state judge supports an earlier court ruling giving Spokane restaurants the right to refuse service to Hells Angels wearing their club insignia. Spokane County Superior Court Judge Neal Rielly, in a written ruling released Friday, says members of the biker gang aren't a "protected class" under state or federal discrimination laws. Reilly's decision completely supports an initial ruling made last June by District Court Judge Mike Padden.

News >  Spokane

Mother, Son Admit Charity Was Bogus Two Lied To Get Tons Of Federal Food, Cash Donations

Sat., March 2, 1996

1. Hutchison 2. Collins

News >  Spokane

New Witnesses Come Forward In Teen’s Death Parents Say They May Have Identified Gang Members, Possible Car Used In Boy’s Murder

Fri., March 1, 1996

With investigator Sandy Brewer's help, John Evans is trying to find out who killed his son, Russell, in 1989. Photo by Sandra Bancroft-Billings/The Spokesman-Review

News >  Spokane

Militia ‘Preparing For War’ Expert Calls For A Federal Law Banning The Groups

Tue., Feb. 27, 1996

"No American should have to live next door to a private army," Kenneth Stern said before Monday's talk at Gonzaga University. Photo by Christopher Anderson/The Spokesman-Review

News >  Spokane

Reward Is Dad’s Latest Effort In Long Hunt For Son’s Killer

Tue., Feb. 27, 1996

Spokane welder John Evans is convinced his 13-year-old son died from gang violence in 1989. Police believe the death was a hit-and-run accident, but haven't ruled out other possibilities. No arrests have been made.

News >  Nation/World

Neo-Nazi Moonlights As A Ranger Seasonal Park Service Worker Says He’s No Longer With Aryans

Sat., Feb. 17, 1996

1. Dwyer 2. Justin Dwyer, left, appears with Richard Butler at the Aryan Nations compound in 1989. File/The Spokesman-Review

News >  Spokane

Bomb Victim Passes Polygraph Man’s Car Was Destroyed In Pipe Bomb Explosion Last Month

Wed., Feb. 14, 1996

A Spokane man whose car blew up last month has passed a lie-detector test. William "Willie" Mitchell voluntarily took the polygraph test given him last week by a specialist with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms. ATF agents are investigating the car bombing because of violations of federal explosives laws.

News >  Spokane

Ex-Bank Teller Admits Role In Robbery

Sat., Feb. 10, 1996

A former Spokane bank teller, whose roommate committed suicide after a foiled robbery getaway, pleaded guilty Friday to embezzlement. Anthony B. Maze, 20, admitted being the mastermind behind the holdup Dec. 6, 1995, of the drive-up window at First Interstate, 2910 E. 30th, where he worked. The guilty plea was part of an agreement with prosecutors. Under its terms, the prosecutor will seek dismissal of a second charge, bank theft, that Maze faces.

News >  Spokane

Murder Suspect Can Work At Bike Shop Until Trial

Sat., Feb. 10, 1996

Release conditions are being modified for an accused murderer who is a member of the Spokane chapter of the Hells Angels. Timothy G. Myers can now work at American Motorcycle, 3527 E. Sprague. He is scheduled to stand trial April 29 for assault and murder of two men who have ties to the rival Ghost Riders motorcycle gang.

News >  Spokane

Seducer Or Victim? Trial Continues In Case Where Man Claims Spokane Counselor Initiated Sex

Wed., Feb. 7, 1996

(From For the Record, Thursday, February 8, 1996:) The attorney defending Genesis Counseling Service and co-owner Janice White is Dan Keefe. His name was misspelled in a Wednesday article. 1. O'Neil 2. Counselor Janice White leaves the stand after testifying Tuesday afternoon. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

News >  Spokane

Charity Founders Reject Plea Bargain, Face Federal Trial Quests Organization Sold Foodstuffs Illegally, Feds Contend

Tue., Feb. 6, 1996

The founders of a Spokane children's charity face a federal trial March 4 on charges of stealing food subsidies for the poor. The trial was scheduled Monday after Letha Collins, 53, and her son, Darryl Hutchison, 32, backed out at the last minute of a plea bargain they reached with prosecutors.

News >  Spokane

Ex-Ewu Professor Hears Child Porn Charges Boggs Can Remain Free Until Trial; Limits On Child Contact

Wed., Jan. 31, 1996

Russell C. Boggs arrives in federal court Tuesday with his lawyer, assistant federal defender Steve Hormel. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review

News >  Spokane

Hells Angels Connected To Drug Deals Investigation Reveals Large Amounts Of Meth, Cocaine Came From Outlaw Biker Gangs

Wed., Jan. 31, 1996

The Hells Angels are tied to methamphetamine sold at a fashionable northwest Spokane home, a federal prosecutor said Tuesday. Drug dealers boasted of having access to "large quantities" of marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamine, the year-long investigation revealed.

News >  Spokane

Ex-Wife Helped Catch Alleged Drug Dealer Gypsy Joker Faces 5-Year Sentence For Dealing Meth

Sat., Jan. 27, 1996

Investigators got the last joke on a member of the Gypsy Jokers motorcycle gang: They used the outlaw biker's ex-wife to buy drugs from him. Kenneth "Maynard" Williams, a longtime member of the Jokers who served time for a 1983 murder, now must serve five years in federal prison for selling methamphetamine.