A Georgia militia group was arrested by the FBI before they could execute a horrific plan of releasing the deadly toxin ricin on the highways of select cities, including Atlanta, federal prosecutors accuse. They also plotted to attack government buildings with explosives and guns but their dastardly scheme was intercepted by federal officials.
And get this, all of the alleged perpetrators of this devilish design should be collecting social security. According to the fed’s affidavits, the four men are: Fredrick Thomas, 73; Dan Roberts, 67; Ray H. Adams, 65; and Samuel J. Crump, 68. They were going to carry out their “Bucket List” of dignitaries and corporate leaders they wanted to take out, the federal report reads.
All are prime candidates for a nursing home, but the home they are headed to will not be comfortable. Unbeknown to the men, the group’s actitivies were being monitored by a government source who recorded its meetings, and, later, by an undercover federal agent pretending to be an arms dealer. Thomas and Roberts were charged with conspiracy to receive unregistered firearms. Crump and Adams were charged with attempting to produce a biological agent for use as a weapon.
“While many are focused on the threat posed by international violent extremists, this case demonstrates that we must also remain vigilant in protecting our country from citizens within our own borders who threaten our safety and security,” U.S. Atty. Sally Quillian Yates said in a statement
The militia set up camp in Cleveland, Ga., about an hour north of Atlanta. The four began discussing a novel Thomas tore through that excited him about an anti-government group’s deadly attack on Justice Department attorneys. Thomas began to put together a “bucket list” of government workers, politicians, corporate leaders and members of the media who he thought needed to be “taken out” to “make the country right again,” according to the document.
“Now of course, that’s just fiction, but that’s a … good idea,” Thomas said, according to an affidavit.
According to a Justice Department statement, the alleged plot, hatched in the foothills of northeast Georgia, mushroomed in a full-blown threat this way:
In May and June, Thomas and Roberts met with an undercover federal agent pretending to be a dealer in silencers and explosives. They agreed to buy some items; Thomas discussed how they would use them to get back at the government for “treasonous” activities.
In a September meeting of the group, Crump said he wanted to make 10 pounds of ricin to “disperse … in various United States cities, including Atlanta,” and “described a scenario for dispersing the ricin … in which the toxin would be blown from a car traveling on the interstates.”
Last month, Adams allegedly provided Crump with a sample of the beans used to make ricin. On Saturday, Crump told the informant he was going to “shell the beans that week.”
“When it comes to saving the Constitution, that means some people gotta die,” Thomas allegedly said at one point.
