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...nine people, including Stone, his wife Tina and his son David Jr., 19. Another son, Joshua, 21, was apprehended late on Monday. The alleged Hutaree members have been charged with sedition and attempted use of weapons of mass destruction. Says Emily Robinson, 27, who works as a custodian in Clayton: "You never expect to see something so big happen in a small town like this." (See the top 10 news stories...
Last Saturday, black humvees suddenly appeared in Clayton, Mich. By Sunday evening, helicopters were hovering over the small village, a 90-minute drive southwest of Detroit. "It was weird, like in a movie," recalls Dale Robinson, 59, a displaced autoworker and one of Clayton's 300 or so inhabitants. During the previous week, there had been a rumor - no one knew who started it - that residents should keep their doors and windows locked. Some residents figured an inmate might have escaped from the nearby state prison. It turns out all the commotion was over a group whose alleged leader lived...
Very few locals, however, were even aware of who David B. Stone Sr. was, even if they had heard of militia activity in the area. But Stone grew up in Clayton. About two decades ago, he had apparently been a member of the Michigan militia, a paramilitary group that was active in the late 1990s. He'd always been into guns. Penny Delaney recalled that when she dated Stone about 18 years ago, they would often practice shooting "by swinging the tire [and firing at its opening], to make sure you kept shooting on target." Back then, she said...
...Back in Clayton, many wonder if there are other Hutaree members still waiting to stage an attack on police. It's certainly a concern of Sheriff Jack Welsh of Lewanee County, where Clayton is located. "It's scary," he says. Welsh has tightened security at his department's buildings, telling his troops, "Be vigilant, be aware...
...McKeever [Feb. 15]. The legally blind cross-country skier will become the first athlete to compete in both the Paralympic and Olympic winter games. Granted, cross-country skiing does not draw the big crowds, but McKeever's story is one that should be shared and celebrated with the world. Clayton Crawley Chicago...