They are known by names like “Captain Hutaree”, “Pale Horse” and “Joe Stonewall.”

Based in Adrian, Michigan, the group of roughly 50 members of the so-called extremist group “the Huntaree” confess allegiance to the “king of kings and top general of all things,” Jesus Christ.

These Christian warriors take their beliefs seriously — that there is a pending battle between good and evil, between the Lord’s Christ, Jesus, and the Devil’s Christ, the Anti-Christ.

Their beliefs are so strong they stake their eternal destiny on it and plan for the coming Armageddon by conducting military operations and training sessions.

Their actions have captured the attention of the United States Federal Government.

On March 23, 2010, a five count indictment was filed in the Federal District Court of Eastern Michigan against nine members of the group.

A grand jury was compelled by sufficient evidence to allege that the group has engaged in “seditious conspiracy”, attempt to use “weapons of mass destruction”, and teaching others how to use “explosive materials,” as part of the indictment.

Subsequently, on March 28, law enforcement officials moved in on eight members of the group.

According to the charges, members of the Hutaree were planning to bring war upon the United States and their enemies, which included “state and local law enforcement, who are deemed ‘foot-soldiers’ of the Federal government”, as well as those who advance the cause of the “New World Order” and anyone else who does not share the Hutaree belief system.

The group’s website says “all followers in Christ” should adhere to the belief of the Hutaree soldier. There is also a YouTube channel which contains training videos laced with heavy metal music and members in camouflage .

Federal authorities believe members of the group were planning to kill a law enforcement officer during a traffic stop, or by ambushing them in a rural community, “then attacking the funeral procession motorcade with weapons of mass destruction,” according to the indictment.

Once these actions were taken, members of the group would allegedly retreat to “one of several rally points” and would then wage war against the government. They would take up and defend fighting positions with “trip-wired and command detonated anti-personnel Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), (and) ambushes.”

Earlier this month, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) — a non-profit, civil rights organization that monitors hate groups in the United States — included two chapters of the Hutaree on a list of militia groups to watch.

In their report, “Rage on the Right,” SPLC documented a 244 percent increase in the number of active Patriot groups in 2009.

“Patriot groups have been fueled by anger over the changing demographics of the country, the soaring public debt, the troubled economy and an array of initiatives by President Obama that have been branded “socialist” or even “fascist” by his political opponents,” the report revealed.

“This extraordinary growth is a cause for grave concern,” said Intelligence Report editor Mark Potok. “The people associated with the Patriot movement during its 1990s heyday produced an enormous amount of violence, most dramatically the Oklahoma City bombing that left 168 people dead.”

The Southern Poverty Law Center has in the past come under fire for it’s aggressive labeling of right-wing, Patriot groups as “hate groups” or groups advocating violence. Click here and here to read Big 3 News’ exclusive reports on SPLC.

The Federal charges against the Hutaree also allege that on February 6, 2010, “several conspirators attempted to travel to Kentucky to attend a summit of militia groups,” which was convened by Captain Hutaree.

“The purpose of the summit of militia groups was to facilitate better communications, cooperation, and coordination between the various militias,” according to U.S. Attorney Barbara McQuade.

Members of the group allegedly tried to obtain four IED’s to take to the Kentucky summit. When weather conditions prevented the members from attending the summit, they identified police personnel in a specific community near their residence as potential targets of an attack.

Big 3 News has discussed this topic on several live broadcasts, and as part of our continuing research and investigation has learned that there is a steady growth of anti-government rhetoric on message boards and in social communities.

Much of the discussion focuses on the infringement on personal liberties by the federal government, but the response seems disjointed and unorganized. While some do advocate violence and a literal taking up of arms against the government, most seek to work within the established political system to effect change through the ballot box.

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