2 LEAVE FREEMEN COMPOUND, SURRENDER TO FBI.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Two of the Freemen sought on federal fraud charges surrendered Thursday, driving a pickup truck out of the compound and turning themselves in to the FBI. U.S. Attorney Sherry Scheel Matteucci identified the two as Ebert W. Stanton, 23, and Agnes B. Stanton, 52, both of Brusett, a small cross-roads about 15 miles outside the compound. Their arrests leave at least 10 people inside the compound who are wanted on state or federal charges ranging from writing bad checks and impersonating public officials to threatening to kidnap and murder a U.S. district judge. ``We are continuing our efforts to resolve this situation peacefully,'' said Matteucci, who wouldn't comment on why the Stantons decided to surrender. Reporters saw the pair taken away in handcuffs hand·cuff n. A restraining device consisting of a pair of strong, connected hoops that can be tightened and locked about the wrists and used on one or both arms of a prisoner in custody; a manacle. Often used in the plural. tr.v. from a road outside the Freemen's heavily armed compound, which they call ``Justus Township township: see town. ,'' and driven away in a government truck. Federal agents blocked the road and prevented the media from following them. Their arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted was scheduled in federal court at Billings at 11 a.m. today. Both Stantons are charged with conspiracy, mail fraud and bank fraud in connection with the writing of at least $19.5 million in bogus bo·gus adj. Counterfeit or fake; not genuine: bogus money; bogus tasks. [From obsolete bogus, a device for making counterfeit money. checks and money orders between August 1994 and December 1995. Ebert Stanton also is charged with armed robbery for taking $66,000 in equipment from an ABC television ABC Television may refer to:
He also was charged with threatening public officials. |
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