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MAY
Ca. May 1, Oregon: Common law court advocates Dick Lancial and Thor Lancial are indicted by a grand jury in Multnomah
County, Oregon, on multiple counts of forgery and simulating the legal process for their common law court activities.
May 1, New York: Bronx-area extremist blows his hand off in his apartment booby-trapped with homemade bombs. The
man, John Saperstein, an unemployed construction worker, had at least five bombs in his apartment. Neighbors indicated
that Saperstein talked a lot about the "Patriots of America" and the militia.
May 1, Colorado: Federal agents arrest Colorado militia leader Ron Cole (the "Colorado First Light Infantry") and two other
militia members on weapons charges in the Denver suburb of Aurora, Colorado. Authorities seize weapons and explosives
materials. Ron Cole, who claims to be a militant Branch Davidian, has been one of the more vocal militia leaders in recent
months. Police find six fully automatic AK-47 rifles, three land mines, 75 pounds of rocket fuel, a pipe bomb, and much
ammunition.
May 1, Florida: Brevard County (FL) militia member Brian Edward Lanier is arrested after making threats that he would kill
himself on the state seal and blow up an insurance building. He was held on an outstanding warrant from another county for
a 1989 aggravated assault.
May 1, Texas : Police negotiators send Richard McLaren a "final offer" and threaten to move in to arrest them. They also cut
off power to his trailer.
May 2, California: Police investigating the Yuba County explosives ring of Vernon Weckner, Kevin Quinn, and William
Goehler, arrest three more men, Jason Fox, Edward Whitlow and Robert Scott Deaver, charged with possessing explosives.
The six plead not guilty.
May 2, Texas: Republic of Texas member Robert Scheidt surrenders to authorities surrounding McLaren's "embassy."
Meanwhile, police units move closer to the compound. Richard McLaren issues a plea for "reinforcements" and he and four
followers fax their wills to state police.
May 2, Washington: Richard Frank Burton, who pled guilty to possessing pipe bombs and other charges in connection with
the Washington militia/freemen bombmaking conspiracy, is sentenced to 46 months in prison.
May 3, Colorado: Arsonists destroy IRS offices in a building in Colorado Springs, spray-painting "AAR" or "ARA" inside the
building. They cause more than $1 million in damage.
May 3, Texas: Most of the remaining Republic of Texas members surrender to authorities. Richard McLaren, his wife Evelyn,
and three followers (Richard Otto, Greg and Karen Paulson), walk out of their hideout after signing a "cease-fire" agreement
with Texas Rangers. Two members, Richard Keys and Mike Matson, decided not to surrender and fled into the Davis
Mountains. Authorities began a search with bloodhounds, helicopters, and troopers on horseback. Police find more than 60
pipe bombs at the "embassy."
May 5, Texas: One or both of the two Republic of Texas fugitives fire shots at bloodhounds, wounding two of them, in the
remote Davis Mountains. Later that day, police shoot and kill one of the two fugitives. The other apparently escapes.
Meanwhile, Richard and Evelyn McLaren are indicted on charges that could bring up to hundreds of years in prison.
May 8, Texas: Five more Republic of Texas members are arrested as part of McLaren's scheme to issue $1.8 billion in
bogus warrants: Jasper Edward Baccus, Joe Louis Reece, Steven Craig Crear, Erwin Leo Brown, and Mark Anthony
Hernandez. Also arrested is Republic of Texas leader Robert Kesterson, on three counts of contempt of court out of Travis
County, where he filed bogus liens and other documents in violation of a judge's order. Donald Joe Varnell was another
member arrested on contempt of court charges. State authorities also filed suit against Carolyn Carney for nonpayment of
taxes. Other leaders, including Archie Lowe and Darrell Franks, are also charged with contempt.
May 9, California: LA police arrest five militia members, seizing a grenade launcher, hand grenades, hand grenade
components, automatic assault rifles, body armor, night vision goggles, and over 100 different types of weapons. Arrested
are Glenn Yee, a reserve police officer, Alvin Ung, Mark Grand, Timothy Swanson and Raymond Durand. None have any
previous criminal history. Police say more arrests are expected; the suspects were allegedly planning to attack several
Southern California targets. Durand is later said not to be associated with the militia suspects, but rather a separate case.
May 10, California: A seventh man, Daniel Sparhawk, is arrested in connection with the Yuba explosives case, on charges of
possessing two tubes of petrogel. His girlfriend, Tina Lorene Terrell, is also arrested, bringing the total number to ten.
May 12, New Hampshire: New Hampshire militia leader Brian Chabot pleads guilty to his role in theft of $100,000 worth of
military equipment (see above). Chabot is the third of three to plead guilty.
May 16, Wisconsin: Three members of anti-tax group in Wisconsin are given a 20-count indictment charging them with tax
fraud. These members of Sovereign Citizens for Liberty, Frank A. Wysocki, Alan Cooper and Robert Iacoe, sold "untax"
packages to gullible people.