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FRANCIS SCHAEFFER COXAKID: 7014602DOB: 2 /11 /1984APSIN: 7047437Res: 1618 Scenic LoopFairbanks. AK 99712ATN: 111580578LONNIE VERNONAKID:6862632DOB: 10110 /1955APSIN: 6862632Res: 10314 Old Valdez TrailSalcha. AKATN: 111577554KAREN VERNONAKID: 6862637DOB: 5 /24 /1946APSIN: 686237Res: 10314 Old Valdez TrailSalcha. AKATN: 111580542COLEMAN BARNEYDLN: 6454484DOB: 7/3/1974APSIN: 6454484Res: 2698 Silver Street,North Pole. AKATN: 111577545

COUNT I (All ATNs - 001)CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER

AS. 11.31.120 and AS. 11.41.100COUNT II(All ATNs - 002)CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT KIDNAPPING

AS. 11.31.120andA.S. 11.41.300(a)

COUNTS III-V(ATN 111580578 - 004 & 005)(ATN 11157754- 004 & 005)

MISCONDUCT INVOLVING WEAPONSIN THE THIRD DEGREE

A.S. 11.61.200(a)(3) and A.S. 11.16.110COUNTS VI

(ATN 111577554 - 004)(ATN 111580542 - 004)HINDERING PROSECUTION

IN THE FIRST DEGREEA.S. 11.56.770(a) and A.S. 11.16.110COUNT VII

(ATN 111577545 - 006)HINDERING PROSECUTION

IN THE FIRST DEGREEA.S. 11.56.770(a) and A.S. 11.16.110

Case no. 4F A - l 1 - _ _ _ , 7 r . . . . . . . . 1 4 o < U ' - - - - _ CR (Francis Schaeffer Cox)Case no, 4FA-ll- ~ 11 CR (Lonnie Vernon)g : : : : ~ : : ~1~i i ~ = ~ 1 _ q - 7 f ~ / q : V = = = =g ~ ( ~ : ~ ~ : ;~ :~y )Search Warrant nos. 4FA~11-62 SW, 4FA-11-65 SW, 4FA-11-67 SW, 4FA-11-78 SW. 4FA-II-87SW. __


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These are NOT crimes of Domestic Violence per AS 18.66.990(3)&(5)VRA CERTIF ICATION

I certify that this document and its attachments do not contain (1) the name of a victim of a sexual offense listed iAS 12.61.140 or (2) a residence or business address or telephone number ofa victim of or witness to any crimeunless it is an address used to identify the place of the crime or it is an address or telephone number in a transcriptof a court proceeding and disc losure of the information was ordered by the Court.

COUNT ICONSPIRACY TO COMMIT MURDER

That on or about October 1,2010 through March 9th , 2011, at or near Fairbanks in theFourth Judicial District, State of Alaska, FRANCIS SCHAEFFER COX, LONNIE VERNON,KAREN VERNON, and COLEMAN BARNEY with the intent to promote or facilitate a seriousfelony offense, to wit : murder in the first degree. conspired with one or more persons to engagein or cause the performance of that offense, and FRANCIS SCHAEFFER COX, LONNIEVERNON, KAREN VERNON, or COLEMAN BARNEY, or any other person conspired with,did an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy, to wit: engaged in surveillance or photographyof the targeted victim(s)' home(s); or engaged in surveillance or photography of the targetedvictim(s)' activities or person; or disseminated information regarding the location of targetedvictim(s) home(s); or acquired, transported, and stored deadly weapons in one or more weaponscaches to be available to be used in the offense; or retrieved. transported or possessed one ormore of those deadly weapon(s) from one or more of the weapons' caches to be available for usein the commission of the offense.

All of which is an unclassified felony offense being contrary to and in violation of A.S.11.31.120 and A.S. 11.41.100, punishable per A.S. 11.31.120(i)(I), and against the peace anddignity of the state of Alaska.

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COUNT IICO NSPIR ACY TO COMM IT K ID NA PPINGThat on or about O ctober 1,2010 t hro ug h Ma rc h 9th , 201 1 , at or near Fairbanks in the

F ourth Judicial D istrict , S tate of A laska, FR AN CIS SCHA EFFER COX , L ONNIE V ERNON,KAREN VERNON, and COLEM AN BARNEY with the in ten t to prom ote or faci li ta te a seriousfe lo ny o ffen se, t o wit: kidnapping in the fi rst degree, conspired w ith one or m ore persons toengage in or cause the perform ance of that offense, and FR AN CIS SC HA EFFER C OX ,LONNIE VERNON, KAREN VERNON, or COLEM AN BARNEY , or any other personconspired w ith, d id an ov ert act in furtherance of the conspiracy , to wit: e ngaged i n sur ve ill an ceor photography of the targeted v ic t im (s) ' hom e(s) ; or engaged in surveillance or photography ofth e targeted v ict i m(s) , act iv it i es o r p erso n; or di ssem in ated in fo rm ati on regardi ng th e lo cat io n o ftarg et ed v ict im (s) h om e(s) ; o r acq uired , tran sp ort ed , an d sto red d eadly w eap ons i n o ne o r m orew eapo ns cach es to b e av ailab le t o b e u sed i n th e o ffen se; o r ret ri ev ed , transp orted o r p ossessedone or m ore of those deadly w eapon(s) from one or m ore of the weapons' caches to be availablefor use in the comm ission of the offense.

A ll of w hich is a class A felony offense being contrary to and in violat ion of AS.1 1 .3 1.1 20 and A .S . 1 1 .4 1.3 00(a)(I) (D ), pu nish able per A .S . 1 1 .3 1.1 20(i )(2 ), an d ag ai nst t hepeace and digni ty of the State of A laska.

C OU NT IIIM ISCONDUCT INVOLVING W EAPONS IN THE THIRD DEGREEThat That on or about February 21 S \ 201 1 , a t or near Fairbanks in the Fourth Judicial

D ist rict , S ta te of A laska. FR A.N CIS SCHA EFFER COX , C OLEMAN BARNEY ~ and anotherm ili t ia m em ber, each acting as a p ri nci pal o r ac compli ce ; d id u nla wfu lly a nd k nowi ng ly t ran sp ortINFORMATIONState v . FRANCIS SCHAEFFER COX, ET AL.Page 3 of 1 7


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or possess a prohibited w eapon, to-w it. an autom at ic assault ri fle.A ll of w hich is a class C felony offense being contrary to and in v iolat ion of A S

1 1 .61 .200(3) and A .S. 1 1 .1 6.1 1 0 and against the peace and digni ty of the S tate of A laska.

COUNT IVM ISCON DUCT INVOLVING W EA PONS IN THE THIRD DEGREET hat on or about February z o " , 20 I I, and M arch 1 0th , 201 1, at or near North Pole in the

Fourth Judicial D ist rict, S tate of A laska, FR ANCIS SC HAEFFE R COX , C OLEMAN BARNEY .and another m ili t ia m em ber. each act ing as a principal or accom plice, did unlaw fully andknow ingly transport or possess a prohibi ted w eapon, to-w it , one or m ore m ili tary issue pineapplegrenade(s).

A U of which is a class C felony offense being contrary to and in v iolat ion of A S1 1 . 6 1 .2 00 (a ) (3 ), AS 1 1 . 6 1 .2 00 (h ) (l) (A ) (i v ), and A .S. 1 1 .1 6.1 1 0 and agains t the peace an ddignity of the S tate of A laska.

COUNT VM ISCONDUCT INV OLV IN G W EAPO NS IN THE THIRD DEGREEThat on or about February 2 O S t , 201 1 , and M a r c h 1 0 th , 201 1 at or near North Pole in the

Fourth Judicial D ist rict, S tate of A laska, FR ANCIS SC HAEFFER COX , C OL EMAN BARNEY,and another m ili t ia m em ber, each acting as a principal or accom plice. did unlaw fully andknow ingly transport or possess a prohibi ted w eapon, to-w it , one or m ore pineapple grenade(s)hulls w hich hav e been filled with b la ck powder .

A ll of which is a ci ass C fe lo ny o ffen se b ei ng c on tra ry to a nd i n v io la ti on of AS!!.6 1 .2 00 (3 ); AS 11.h 1 .200(h) (l)(A )(iv ). and A .S. 1 1 .1 6.1 1 0 and against the peace and digni tyof the State of A laska.INFORMA nONState v. FRANCIS SCHAEFFER CO X. ET AL.Page 4 of 1 7


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COUNT VIH INDERIN G PRO SECUTIO N IN THE FIRST D EG REET hat on or about F ebruary 13th through February 1 9 th , 201 1 , at or near Salcha in the

F ou rt h Ju di cia l D istric t, S tat e o f A la sk a, LONNIE VERN ON and KAREN VERNON, eachact ing as a principal or accomplice, did unlaw fully and know ing ly rendered assistance to a personw ho h as c omm it te d a crim e punishable as a felony w ith th e intent to hinder the apprehension,prosecut ion, conv iction or p unishm en t of that person, to w it , they d id harbor and concealFRA NCIS SCHAEFFER COX.

A ll of which is a class C felony offense being contrary to and in v iolat ion of A .S .1 1 .56.770(a) and A .S . 1 1 .1 6.1 1 0 and against the peace and d igni ty of the State of A laska.

COUNT VIIH INDERING PROSECUT ION IN THE F IR ST DEGREEThat on or about February 1 9th through M arch 9th, 201 1 , at or near N orth Pole in the

F ourth Judicial D ist rict , S tate of A laska, C OLEMAN BARNEY d id unlaw fully and kn ow ingly

rendered assistance to a person w ho ha s comm it te d a c ri me p un ish ab le as a felony w ith the in tentto hinder the appreh ensio n, prosecution, conv ict ion o r punishm ent o f that person, to w it , he didharbor and conceal FR ANCIS SC HAEFFER COx.

An of w hich is a class C felony offense being contrary to and in v iolat ion of A.S.1 1 . 56 .7 70 (a ) a nd A.S. 1 1 .1 6.1 1 0 and against the peace and digni ty of the S tate of A laska.

I , Invest iga tor Av ery T hom pson, based on m y inv estigat ion and the inv estigat ionsof principal case inv estigator Josh ua M oore, C apt . B urke B arrick, L t. R onald \V all, L t. L aw rence

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Piscoy a, S gt . Scott Johnson. Inv est igator A lbert B ell, and others, and based on recordings m adelaw fully by the FB I through technological resources av ailable to them and obtained by the A laskaState T roopers in a m anner authorized by A laska S tate law , at test to the follow ing and state:

For the period beginning prior to January 1 ,201 0, FRA NCIS S. CO X has been act ive asthe founder and leader of several local groups including the Second Amendm ent T ask Force. theLiberty Bell N etwork, and the A laska Peacem aker's M ili t ia. O n or about M arch 1 8, 201 0, Coxw as arre st ed an d ch arg ed w it h ap pro ach in g an o ffic er w hi le in p ossessio n o f a c onc ealedhandgun w ithout adv ising the officer of the w eapon as required by law w hile he was a tt emp ti ngto interv ene in and/or observ e a police inv est igation believ ed to inv olv e a m em ber of the L ibertyBell N etw ork. This w eapons m isconduct charge has been act ively pending since that t im e, andw as finally set to go to trial on February 14th, 20 1 1 .

B eginning at least by O ctober I, 201 0, FRANCIS S. COX, act ing in conjunct ion w ithothers, began am assing m ultiple caches of assault rifles and prohibi ted explosiv e dev ices, w hichb y F eb ru ary 23rd , 2011 were k nown t o in clu de a t rip od -m ou nt ed . b elt -fed .50 c al ib er mach in egun, a belt-fed, hand-cranked, tripod m ounted .30 caliber m achine gun, at least one fullya ut om at ic assau lt ri fle , m ulti ple p in ea pp le g re nad es, a t lea st on e g re nad e lau nch er, m ulti pledozens of other high-pow ered assault ri fles and pistols, and thousands of rounds of amm uni t ion.

A s th e F eb ru ary 14 th t r ia l date w as approaching, C OX , or others acting on his behalf, filedm ult iple pleadings that can only be described as "nonsensical" in Fairbanks D istrict C ourtdem anding that the C ourt dism iss the pending charges against C OX and m aking other claim s.W hen it becam e relatively apparent that his case w ould not be dism issed C OX inform ed C apt .B arrick and L t. W aH on either February lih or 1 3 th , 201 1, that he would not be showing up for

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his trial. In fact on February 14 thCOX did not appear for his tr ial and a bench warrant issued forhis arrest. Upon his failure to appear the state filed additional charges against COX basedthereon.

In the weeks leading up to February 14 th trial date COX had multiple meetings with the"command staff' of the Peacemaker's Militia, including LONNIE and KAREN VERNON,COLEMAN BARNEY, a militia member named "Ken", and other militia members. At thesemeetings COX announced that he had determined that it was in his political or personal bestinterest to avoid appearing for trial. Investigation has revealed that during meetings with hiscommand staff, specifically including one held on February 1th (the Saturday before his trial),COX and other commanders of his militia including COLEM AN BARNEY, KEN, and anothermilitia member, made plans on how they would respond to the anticipated attempts to arrestCOX after he di d not a ppea r for his trial. The February lih, 2011 meeting was lawfully recordedby the FBI through technological means available to them. At that February 12thmeeting COXspecifically unveiled his "241" (two for one) plan which called for his militia to respond toattempts to arrest or kill him by responding against state court or law enforcement targets withtwice the force an d consequences as happened to him or his family. Ifhe was arrested, two statetargets would be "arrested" (kidnapped). Ifhe was killed, two state targets would be killed. Ifhis house was taken, two state target houses would be burned. COX spent a considerable amountof time logically (in his mind) justifying his actions, stating that "at this point, without anyfurther provocation" he would be "well within my rights to drill [Superior Court Judge]

McConahy in his forehead". (In a meeting on February I S h which was lawfully recorded by theFBi t hro ug h technological m eans available to them COX reiterates that because [Superior Court

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Judge] M cC onahy "signed that order say ing I can't talk the Const i tu t ion ., . the law requ ires m eto resist him by all m eans necessary ".) A t this February It ' .201 1 m eet ing CO X referred to thissi tuat ion "as w ar", arrest m e and w e arrest two of them . ki ll one of us, we ki ll two of them " ..."we have to m ake i t a bad bargain". Later C OX adv ised that "i f 'they ' (the governm ent) takesone of our hom es, w e'll burn tw o of theirs". W hen asked w hich tw o targets w ould be picked outfor retaliat ion by the m ili t ia C OX say s "take t ho se who a ut ho ri ze d i t or w ho fai led to prev ent it";a t a no th er p oi nt "the t ro op er wh o did i t , o r the troop er w ho autho rized i t"; later, "and t he Ju dg ew ho authorized i t" . C OX later talks about how even the state 's law (no t the sov ereignm ov em ent 's law , but the state's law ) "authorized any force necessary to stop a person fromcomm itt ing a felony ". Immediately thereafter C OX inform s that "there are plen ty of cases w erepeople shot cops w ith authori ty ". C OX then adm onishes h is comm and staff that "I know y ou 'reready to die. bu t y ou also have to be ready to kill". L ater on in the Feb ruary 1 2 t h meet ing COXacknow ledges that his m ili t ia w as not y et strong enough to execute p lan 241 m ore than once andsustain v iab ili ty , and that because of that at th is point they need to avoid using it i f they can and

to train to m ake it a sustainable abi li ty later. C OX then directed his command staff to get aT wit ter accoun t and to foU ow "OOSchaefferC ox" and th is is how he w ill in it ia te p lan 241 w heni t's t im e.

Even though to our know ledge this p lan w as first ident i fied by nam e ("241 ") on theFebruary 1 2 th , 2 01 1 m eetin g, preparat ions fo r such a p lan had been dev elop ed m uch earlier,A fter a pretrial hearing on D ecem ber 1 5 th COX to ld Ju di ci al S erv ice s O ffi cer S gt . S ch oe nb ergthat "we know w here all the T roopers liv e. w e hav e y ou outm anned and outgunned and couldprobably have y ou all dead in one n ight". That CO X did in fact KnUW whe re m an y T ro op ers

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lived is consistent with COX having tasked Mike Anderson with running surveillance on theproperty and persons of those that the conspirators had developed as retaliatory state targets(more below). At that same hearing on December 15th , 2010, COX told Judge Hammers that"you're now being treated as a criminal engaged in criminal activity and you're being served inthat manner". At this court hearing "KEN" identified himself as a militia member who spoke forCOX, calling himself COX's representative and "counsel before God".

Later on in the day on February If!COX met with a militia member at his residence toprovide more information on plan 241. COX asks the militia member to come to his house andhe would provide him with helpful information. At approximately 6pm on 2112/20 IIthe militiamember arrives a COX's residence. This meeting was lawfully recorded by the FBI throughtechnological means available to them. At that meeting COX shows the militia member on amap where Capt. Barrick and Lt. Wall live. Cox also describes where a state judge and anotherTrooper live in his neighborhood., COX references that he can get a list of all targets withsurveillance information from a person named Mike Anderson and gives the militia member aphone number at which Anderson can be contacted. Although it was not disclosed exactly whatMike Anderson could provide the militia member other than the list of targets, Lt. Wall hadearlier observed a man later identified as being Mike Anderson taking photographs of him whilehe was getting gas at a public gas station. It is believed that Anderson was tasked withdeveloping directions to the targets houses, and acquiring surveillance photos of the targets'property and of the targets themselves. COX merely informs the militia member that Andersonhas "everybody's addresses and surveillance materials". COX spends some time detailing to themilitia member how to get to Lt. Wall's house, saying i t doesn't matter than he "didn't do it, he

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could have prevented it". COX later informs the militia member that "Ron Wall is the first guy .. . then all the Judges", and he again informs that "Mike Anderson has all the stuff". COX latersays that "killing them" is a much better approach that holding up in some bunker",

On multiple later occasions COX inquires of this militia member whether he's gotten "thelist from Anderson". Although COX continues to inquire, this militia member reports that uponcontact Anderson tells the militia member that he's "not sure what sort of mess COX is trying toget me into" and would not give up the list to the militia member.

On February 1 4th COX , LONNIE VERNON. KAREN VERNON, and another militiamember meet at the VERNONS' home. This meeting was lawfully recorded by the FBI throughtechnological means available to them. The audio recording of the event clearly proves that COXand his wife were present at the VERNONS' home. When they talk about what will happen ifthe authorities come to the VERNONS' home to take COX , LONN IE VERNON says "I'll takeall the sons of bitches I can with me. They'll die a miserable death too". LONNIE VERNONtalks about getting the list and surveillance materials from Mike Anderson and said "we have toget [those materials] from Mike". COX'S wife had recently delivered a new baby and COXstates that if "they come for the new baby, that's killing time", that "we'll have to kill a wholebutt load and then offer peace".

On February 1ih 2011 LONNIE and KAREN VERNON meet with a militia member ata local restaurant. This meeting was lawfully record by the FBI through technological meansavailable to them. During their conversation LONNIE VERNON ta1ks about his dissatisfactionwith COX'S suggestion that they were not strong enough to presently engage plan 241, LONNIEVERNON ta1ks of multiple two man teams, "three teams would be perfect", 1 team to "open

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some water hydrants" ... "shoot some transformers" ... "light up a few cars" to distract theauthorities. then two teams of two people "to get r' done", The plan would then have the tacticalteams going to the targets houses, cutting the power, shooting the inhabitants as they come out tocheck on their power; then the team would kick the target's residence's doors in, kill everybodyinside an d set their house on fire. Then the team would lay in hiding and take out the initialresponding officers before moving on to the next target, KAREN VERNON says "it's war now"and when told by the militia member that Anderson was refusing to give up the list of targets andsurveillance materials said "we'll make our own list", LONNIE VERNON advises that MikeAnderson has to be given an ultimatum to "you can go your own way, but you have to give up thelist", When talking about setting fire to the houses KAREN V ERNON says the fire will driveany survivors to the basement where they will "bum like in an oven". LONNIE VERNON callsfor a command staff meeting at Coleman Barney's house on Saturday morning Feb ru ar y lljh forthe purpose of hashing out plan 241 saying that "this is war, time for the revolution".

On Saturday morning February 1 c j h LONNIE VERNON. KAREN VERNON,S CHAEFFER CQX ,COLEMAN BARNEY, and other mil i t ia command staff members meet atCOLEMAN BARNEY'S house. This meeting was lawfully record by the FB I throughtechnological means available to them, Early on in the meeting LONN IE VERNON goes on arant against SHA EFFER COX "for not taking care of business" and for getting VERNON "in themiddle of your s hi t s to rm" and tells COX he is no longer welcome to continue staying at hishouse, advising that when the cops come to his house looking for COX that the cops are going todie and "probably you and me too". VERNON castigates COX for not having a prearranged planfor hiding out, like having already identified a cabin off the grid someplace stocked with



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provisions were he could remain for some time.After the rant the VERNONS leave the meeting the meeting soon thereafter disintegrates.

A militia member goes with COX to the home of LONNIE and KAREN VERNON to retrieve

COX's family and gear and returns with them and their gear to COLEMAN BARNEY'Sresidence. When in transit from the VERNON'S house to BARNEY'S house both COX and hiswife wear bullet proof vests and possess two assault rifles and thousands of rounds ofammunition.

When COX and family arrive back to the BARNEY residency, COX tries to regroup withCOLEMAN BARN EY and another command staff member about the events of the earlymeeting. This meeting was lawfully record by the FB I through technological means available tothem. COX reiterates that the militia would be "morally justified" in "rolling the judges heads"right now, but that he is not motivated by kill ing them just for the sake of killing them. Themilitia member asks what would initiate plan 241 and COX says that 241 goes into play "whenthe scale is no longer tipping in our favor". COX says "241 is not sustainable at this point", that"we are close. but not there yet", that the militia needed more "numbers" (more people involved).COX then reiterates. however, that "if they take our kids. 241 instantly" (whether sustainable ornot). A militia member then says that he's not into killing women and children. COX respondsthat he "would not target a woman or child, but if their kids get killed in the process, so be it".COX states that "I don't desire that people suffer for suffering's sake, but if it gets the pointacross I'm not against sending somebody's head in a box". COX advises if law enforcement

takes his wife or children then "24 I is ordered".On February 2ist , 2011, SCHAEFFER COX, COLEMAN BARNEY and a militia

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m em ber go to one of the m ili t ia 's w eapons cashes w here they retriev ed a belt-fed, tripodm ounted, .50 caliber w eapon, 1 2 assault rifles, and at least 8 "pineapple grenades", and m ovedt hem b ack to COLEMAN BAR NEY 'S house w ere C OX and his fam ily are being secreted. Thisact ivi ty was law fu lly reco rd ed by t he FBI t hro ug h t ec hn olo gi ca l me an s a va ila ble to them . In alat er co nv ersat i on C ox refers to four of the eigh t g renad es as "the real d eal" (m ili tary i ssu eg ren ad es. w hi ch are proh ibi ted w eapo ns p er st ate law ) and that fo ur o f t he g re nad es are p in eap pleg renad e h ulls th at hav e been filed with black p ow der an d cap ped (also proh ib it ed w eapo ns p ers ta te law ).

O n February 22nd a m eeting between SCHAEFFER COX, COLEM AN BARNEY atm ili t ia m em ber occurs at C olem an Barney's house. This m eet ing w as law fully recorded by theFB I through technological m eans av ailable to them . C OX . B ARNEY and the m ili t ia m em bertalk about a rum or going around Fort W ainw right that there are 8 grenades missing and that C OXh as t hem . BARNEY then say s "eight grenades doesn 't sound like a lot unless y ou're one of thejudges or DA s that w e're looking at .... (the tape is indecipherable at that poin t due to over-talk ing) . The m ili t ia m em ber say s, as a m eans of agreeing w ith BA RNEY 'S statem ent, "y eah, i tw on't look like 'not m uch' w hen it 's com ing through thei r w indow ".

A t that sam e m eet ing on February 22nd COX then talks about a let ter that he is writ ing toa confidant on the K enai Peninsula and repeats that "the law requires m e by all m eans necessaryto oppose ... the ty rant judge '" who does not follow the const i tut ion." A t th is same meetingthe m ili t ia m em ber offers to buy an autom atic weapon from CO X so that CO X can m ake som em oney "but the w eapon w ould st i ll be available [to the m ili t ia]" , and C OX tells the m ili t iam em ber that he only has one "fully autom atic" assault rifle, and that he w ants to keep that one

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because he conv erted i t to full au to him self. A fully autom at ic w eapon is prohibi ted by sta te lawunless y ou have a federal license to possess i t ; i t is believed that CO X does not possess such aclass 3 federal fi rearm s license. C OX tells the m ili t ia m em ber that he does. how ev er, hav e abelt-load ed , cran k-o perat ed , .3 0 cali ber m ach in e g un o n a tri pod th at w ou ld fi re as fast as a fu llyautom atic w eapon that he w ould be w illin g to sell hi m.

The m ain purpose of th is February 22nd m eet ing w as to set out an array of "safe" cellphones for em ergency use and comm unications betw een m ili t ia comm and staff personnel. A tanother poin t in the m eet ing C OX is talk ing about how people can be ident ified by t he ce llphones they carry , and how in som e m ov ie he w atched som e federal agents had tw o guy s on theground and a helicopter flew ov er and radioed "that 's not them " because they could tell fromtheir cell phone signals, and the agents on the ground just got up and ran aw ay leaving tw odist ressed people lay ing in the dust. C OX then commented that m ay be they could happen tothem by say ing "Oh, wrong Judge, this isn 't M cConahy , y ou tell M cConahy th is is from us tohim " and then CO X m akes an autom atic w eapons shooting sound w ith his m outh .

O n F ebruary 26 th , 201 1 a m eet ing between COX , COLEM AN BARNEY and a m ili t iam em ber takes place at C OLEMAN BARNEY 'S house. This m eet ing w as law fully recorded bythe FB I through technological m eans av ailable to them . A t th is m eet ing C OX discloses that them ili t ia i s d raft in g "w an ted d ead o r ali ve" p ost ers w it h [C ap t. B urk e] "B arrick 's" , [L t. R on ]"W all's" , an d [ADA ] "A rn e's" [S old wed el], [C ourt A dm in ist rat or R on ] "W o od 's" and [S up eri orC ourt Ju dge's M ich ael] M cC on ah y's faces o n th em .

A t th is February 26 th , 201 1 m eeting C OX discusses plans to buy a Springfield A rm oryX D autom atic p istol w ith a m atched 'suppressor' (si lencer; a prohibi ted w eapon under sta te law )

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them . The m ili t ia m em ber tells LONN IE and KAREN VERN ON of the pineapple grenadesbeing purchased for the m ili t ia for $75 per. LON NIE VERSO N tells the m ili t ia m em ber abouthis observ ation of an unm arked plane fly ing around his house and his belief that itw as som em anner of law enforcem ent team looking at h is property which they would soon be com ing totake. KAREN V ERN ON say s i t w i ll all go up in sm oke before law enforcem ent takes theirproperty . LO NN IE V ERNON then say s that " there is going to be a bunch of dead m other-fuckersbefore all th is is o ver".

On M arch 4th , 201 1 , a m eeting takes place between COX and a m ili t ia m em ber atCOLEM AN BARNEY'S home were COX is cont inuing to be s ec re te d, b ut COLEMANBARNEY is not present. This m eeting w as law fully recorded by the FB I through technologicalm eans av ailab le to them. COX again tells the m ili t ia m em ber that he wants to purchase all sixgrenades an d is h appy with the price, and that COX wants to continue hid ing out at BARN EY 'Shouse and not head south unt il "the gear" (XD pistol with mat ch ed si len cer an d g ren ad es) arri vefrom Anchorage. COX again talks about how he will return to Alaska to engage in "guerillaw arfare" after hi s fam ily is safe "in M on tana".

C OX , being the leader of the A laska Peacem aker's M ili t ia, ut i lizes a group of dedicatedm em bers to conduct orders issued by him . These hav e included orders to conduct "reconm issions" to the C ourt, orders to appear at statew ide m ili t ia m eetings, and orders to obtain courtinform at ion, and all these orders have been carried out . P lan 241 w as ini t iated by an extrem elyparanoid and narcissist ic SC HA EFFER COX as a m eans of "protect ing" him self and his fam ily .T he p lan i nclu des reso rt to m urder, kidnapping, as w ell as burning the targets' hom es to thegro und . A lth ough h e h as b een unab le (albeit u nkn ow n) to get th e "list o f targets vv it h surv eillance

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information" from Mike Anderson, he nonetheless described specifically how to get to Capt.Banick and Lt. Wall's home, and advised that "Wall is the first to go". That the source was giventhe addresses of two troopers comports with the 241 plan. He orders the militia to engage in 241if his wife or kids are taken. He then goes to one of three weapons caches the militia is believedto have and retrieves one tripod-mounted, belt-fed .50 caliber weapon, multiple high poweredassault rifles, and 8 "pineapple grenades". Multiple overt acts have occurred in furtherance ofthis plan to kidnap and/or kill multiple state law enforcement officers and to burn theirresidences.

According the State is requesting that an arrest warrant issue in the amount of $2,000,000dollars, cash posting only, each for SCHAEFFER COX, LONNIE VERNON, KARENVERNON, and COLEMAN BARNEY for the charges referenced above which includeconspiracy to commit murder, kidnapping as well as various weapons offenses and fugitiveharboring charges.

SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this ~-\hday of March, 2011, at Fairbanks,Alaska


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