-Caveat Lector- http://www.indystar.com/print/articles/militia12.html Militia slaying plot foiled, police say 2 men accused of planning fellow member's execution, using controversial play as alibi. By George Stuteville Indianapolis Star August 12, 2001 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Using a performance of a controversial play as cover, police said, two leaders of a militia group planned the execution of a third member who they believed had betrayed them. But the plot went awry Friday when the hit man they hired proved to be an undercover state trooper, and the two had the wrong location for the play, police said. Fred Keuthan, 62, and Dallas Fultz, 66, both of Owen County and leaders in the 14th Regiment of the Indiana State Militia, were arrested Friday night on charges of conspiracy to commit murder, as well as a number of weapons violations, State Police said. They were being held without bond Saturday at the Owen County Jail. Police said they seized a cache of weapons from the men's vehicles and homes, including a number of assault rifles. The arrests of the militia leaders stem from an investigation that began late last year, when agents of the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms received information that the group, -- founded on right-wing politics and end-of-the-world religious beliefs -- possessed explosives, said Jack Groh of the ATF. Groh, ATF's agent in charge in Indianapolis, said agents feared the group would attack police involved in the standoff at the Indianapolis Baptist Temple, which had been ordered seized for failure to pay taxes. After U.S. marshals seized the temple Feb. 13, undercover agents continued watching the 14th Regiment, Groh said, because agents believed the group was trafficking in drugs -- particularly marijuana, cocaine and methamphetamines -- to finance its arsenal and militia activities. Police records show that Keuthan was arrested by Indianapolis police last month on a charge of possession of cocaine; the month before, he was arrested near Brownsville, Texas, for allegedly transporting a large quantity of marijuana in his car's gas tank. Keuthan was convinced his arrests were the result of information being supplied to police by another militia member, said Lt. Mike Snider, commander of the Indiana State Police drug enforcement section. Police would not release that member's name. Meanwhile, Groh said that Fultz was becoming more reclusive and aggressive, fantasizing about how he would barricade himself and fight back if authorities came to arrest him. The situation became more unstable when police learned that Keuthan and Fultz planned to meet with a woman in Southern Indiana known as "The Prophet," Snider said. "They were going to do what The Prophet told them," said Snider, who added that the two often claimed to hear the voice of God during their meetings with other members. Police decided to move in after learning that Keuthan and Fultz had dispatched more than a dozen other militia members armed with assault-style weapons to join a protest rally at the controversial play Corpus Christi. The play features a homosexual Christlike figure and 12 other characters, most of whom bear the names of Christ's disciples. The play is being performed this weekend at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. Police said the alleged execution was to take place in another location while the two men were at the protest. But the militia members apparently believed the play was at Indiana University in Bloomington and planned to head there. Shortly before noon Friday, six agents and troopers swarmed Fultz in the parking lot of the Arby's restaurant near Ind. 231 and I-70 near Cloverdale. Keuthan was arrested about an hour later on Ind. 243 north of Cunot. The arrests and tie-in to the play drew strong reactions Saturday. Attorney John Price, who filed suit to block the university's production, said he was shocked that the militia tried to connect its actions to the play. "I am opposed to anyone who has any intent toward violence and intimidation," he said. "It is illegal and stupid. Anyone who uses such tactics and thinks they are trying to help in this legal and constitutional battle is wrong." Frank Wilkins, 53, of Lafayette who heads the 11-county Indiana Citizens Volunteer Militia, Tippecanoe Regiment, said it would be uncharacteristic of militia members to be involved in drug dealing or to plan a military act on a public event like the play. "We are patriotic people from all walks of life who merely want to express ourselves in a traditional way allowed by our Constitution," he said. 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