Alaska militia member had documents on bombs, poison

Published: November 8th, 2011 08:30 AM
Last Modified: November 8th, 2011 01:36 PM

Mary Ann Morgan, the Kenai Peninsula "sovereign citizen" militia member arrested at the Canadian border in October after trying to enter the country with a handgun, also possessed bomb-making documents and instructions on how to make the poison ricin and carry concealed weapons, according to federal court documents filed Friday in Fairbanks. Prosecutors asked the court to let them hold her without bail, reports the Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Morgan, 53, is "a danger to the community, a flight risk and is totally incapable of abiding by any conditions issued by this court concerning pretrial release given her sovereign citizen beliefs," prosecutors said.

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From the News-Miner:

The documents [found in Morgan's pickup] included the following:

• A note, apparently in Morgan's handwriting, with detailed directions on how to build pipe bombs.

• Information downloaded from the Internet on ricin, a deadly toxin derived from castor beans.

• A "plethora of information" on the possession and use of firearms.

• A list of common household poisons and a reference to a "poisonous plants database." ...

[Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven] Skrocki's filing states that prosecutors don't know where Morgan was heading or why but that "the items she carried with her speak volumes about her future course."

Morgan is associated with Fairbanks militia leader Schaefer Cox, currently jailed with others on federal weapons and murder conspiracy charges.

Read more at the News-Miner, which has posted court documents relating to the case. Talking Points Memo and Canada's National Post also have more details.