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'''Fort Smith Sedition Trial''' was held in Fort Smith, Arkansas where 14 defendants were charged with plotting to overthrow the federal government and establish an all-White nation in the Pacific Northwest. | '''Fort Smith Sedition Trial''' was held in Fort Smith, Arkansas where 14 defendants were charged with plotting to overthrow the federal [[government]] and establish an all-[[White]] [[nation]] in the Pacific Northwest. | ||
On April 8, 1988 all were acquitted. | On April 8, 1988 all were acquitted. | ||
==Defendants with ages at time of trial== | ==Defendants with ages at time of trial== | ||
* [[Robert E. Miles]], 63, a white fascist leader from Cohoctah, Mich. | * [[Robert E. Miles]], 63, a white [[fascist]] leader from Cohoctah, Mich. | ||
* [[Richard G. Butler]], of Hayden Lake, Idaho | * [[Richard G. Butler]], of Hayden Lake, Idaho | ||
* [[Louis Ray Beam Jr.]], 41, of Houston | * [[Louis Ray Beam Jr.]], 41, of Houston | ||
* [[Richard Joseph Scutari]], 40, of New York, already serving 60 years for racketeering. | * [[Richard Joseph Scutari]], 40, of New York, already serving 60 years for racketeering. | ||
* [[Bruce Carroll Pierce]], 32, of Metalline Falls, Wash., serving 100 years for racketeering and 150 years for violating the civil rights of Denver radio personality Alan Berg by killing him. | * [[Bruce Carroll Pierce]], 32, of Metalline Falls, Wash., serving 100 years for racketeering and 150 years for violating the civil [[rights]] of Denver radio personality [[Alan Berg]] by killing him. | ||
* [[Andrew Virgil Barnhill]], 31, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., serving 40 years for racketeering. | * [[Andrew Virgil Barnhill]], 31, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., serving 40 years for racketeering. | ||
* [[Ardie McBrearty]], 60, of Gentry, Ark., serving 40 years for racketeering. | * [[Ardie McBrearty]], 60, of Gentry, Ark., serving 40 years for racketeering. | ||
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==External link== | ==External link== | ||
* [http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1988/Defendants-All-Acquitted-In-Sedition-Trial/id-604c50e36bd020ac70be35445b12d059 Defendants All Acquitted In Sedition Trial] | * [http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1988/Defendants-All-Acquitted-In-Sedition-Trial/id-604c50e36bd020ac70be35445b12d059 Defendants All Acquitted In Sedition Trial] | ||
[[Category:Crime]] | [[Category:Crime]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:47, 15 March 2024
Fort Smith Sedition Trial was held in Fort Smith, Arkansas where 14 defendants were charged with plotting to overthrow the federal government and establish an all-White nation in the Pacific Northwest.
On April 8, 1988 all were acquitted.
Defendants with ages at time of trial
- Robert E. Miles, 63, a white fascist leader from Cohoctah, Mich.
- Richard G. Butler, of Hayden Lake, Idaho
- Louis Ray Beam Jr., 41, of Houston
- Richard Joseph Scutari, 40, of New York, already serving 60 years for racketeering.
- Bruce Carroll Pierce, 32, of Metalline Falls, Wash., serving 100 years for racketeering and 150 years for violating the civil rights of Denver radio personality Alan Berg by killing him.
- Andrew Virgil Barnhill, 31, of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., serving 40 years for racketeering.
- Ardie McBrearty, 60, of Gentry, Ark., serving 40 years for racketeering.
- David Eden Lane, 48, of Denver, serving 40 years for racketeering and 150 years for Berg's death.
- Richard Wayne Snell, 57, of Muse, Okla., sentenced to die for the murder of a pawn shop operator in 1983 and life in prison without parole for the 1984 slaying of an Arkansas state trooper.
- Lambert Miller, 47, of Springfield, Mo.
- David Michael McGuire, 25, of Greenville, Ill.
- Ivan Ray Wade, 35, of Smithville, Ark.
- William H. Wade, 68, of Smithville, father of Ivan Ray Wade.
- Robert Neil Smalley, 32, of Fort Smith