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...came to his aid, and his supporters were beginning to trickle away. Even the ambassador's wife had decided to leave the combination lean-to and trailer that was designated the "embassy compound." Thus, shortly after 4 p.m. on Saturday, with barely the pretense of extraterritoriality, Rick McLaren, self-declared "ambassador, consul-general and chief foreign legal officer" of the separatist Republic of Texas, ended his 6 1/2-day standoff against America, laid down 10 rifles and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, and agreed to a cease-fire. In a nod to protocol, the plenipotentiaries who negotiated the agreement--otherwise known...
...positive identification for the fugitive killed Monday during a brief gunbattle, saying only that he is a "middle-aged white male." That suggests the dead man is fugitive Mike Matson, a 48-year-old resident of California who served as a bodyguard for Republic of Texas Ambassador Rick McLaren. Of the two fugitives, only Keyes was wanted by authorities on charges of aggravated kidnapping and organized criminal activity...
...hounds near a campsite less than a mile from the Republic of Texas trailer. Fearing possible booby traps after police discovered more than 60 pipe bombs and 12 gasoline cans in the area, authorities until Monday had conducted their search for the two men primarily by helicopter. Meanwhile, Richard McLaren was formally charged with conspiracy, mail fraud and bank fraud. He faces a maximum of 725 years in prison and $24.25 million in fines for paying bills with over $1.8 billion in bogus Republic of Texas financial documents. McLaren's wife, Evelyn, faces up to 155 years in jail...
...five-day standoff Friday when one Republic of Texas member emerged from their ramshackle trailer, raising hopes that a peaceful end may be near. Robert Scheidt, the group's "captain of the embassy guard," abruptly walked out on the others still holed up in the home of leader Richard McLaren. "I had to get out of there. I couldn't stand it anymore," Scheidt reportedly told a state trooper. Scheidt was released Monday from police custody, where he was being held on a weapons violation, and traded for the couple the Texians had taken hostage Sunday. But while police were...
FORT DAVIS, Texas: Negotiations resumed with Republic of Texas secessionists when Texian leader Rick McLaren finally picked up the phone. Authorities had threatened to cut electricity to the trailer where the 13 separatists are holed up after a day and half of letting the phone ring. "So far the conversations have not been much more than chit-chat," said Mike Cox, spokesman for the Texas Department of Public Safety, who said power to the trailer will not be switched off so long as the chit-chat continues. Outside support for the separatists appears to be dwindling. A Republic of Texas...