GAINESVILLE, Ga. ? Prosecutors have warned a federal judge that releasing four Georgia militia men accused of plotting terror attacks against government officials would risk a deadly showdown with federal authorities.
The defense attorney said keeping the elderly men locked up while awaiting trial amounts to a virtual death sentence for their ill clients.
U.S. Magistrate Susan Cole didn't immediately issue a decision Wednesday.
Investigators recently accused 73-year-old Frederick Thomas and 67-year-old Dan Roberts of conspiring to obtain an explosive and possessing an unregistered silencer.
Authorities also charged 55-year-old Ray Adams and 68-year-old Samuel Crump with conspiring and attempting to make ricin, a biological toxin.
The four men have pleaded not guilty, and attorneys say the charges are baseless. But prosecutors said they had taken steps to carry out the plot.
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