Trial for Two Accused Terrorists Postponed

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa

The trial for the two remaining Toccoa men charged in an alleged plot to attack the U.S. government is back on hold.

The U.S. District Court in Gainesville confirms that a trial for Samuel J. Crump and Ray H. Adams, both of Toccoa, has been postponed indefinitely.

Trial for the pair was set to begin Monday after a delay of some six months.

Last week,  FBI agents were in Stephens County reportedly searching Adams’ home, but authorities and those close to the case have not indicated what they were looking for.

Adams and Crump are charged with conspiring to possess and produce the biological toxin ricin and attempted production of ricin.

They were arrested in November 2011 along with two other men, Dan Roberts of Toccoa and Frederick Thomas of Cleveland.

According to federal authorities, the four men were charged with being part of a fringe militia group that was planning attacks against citizens and the government.

In April 2012, Roberts and Thomas each pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to obtain an unregistered explosive device and silencer.

They were each sentenced to five years in federal prison.