Alleged militia leader pleads not guilty to trying to blow up BLM cabin
By Dennis Romboy, Deseret News
Published: Wednesday, July 6 2016 12:50 p.m. MDT
Updated: 2 hours ago
SALT LAKE CITY — A man who authorities say headed a Utah militia group pleaded not guilty in federal court Wednesday to charges that he tried to blow up a remote Bureau of Land Management cabin.
William Keebler, 57, is being held in the Weber County Jail on charges of attempting to damage federal property with an explosive and carrying a firearm during a crime of violence. He faces at least 10 years in prison if convicted.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Paul Warner set a trial date for Sept. 12, though he said it's unlikely to be held that soon.
Keebler's lawyer, Lynn Donaldson, and federal prosecutor Andrew Choate told Warner the case is complex and has voluminous amounts of evidence ...
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