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Utah militia leader pleads not guilty in cabin bomb case

Prosecutors say in charging documents that William Keebler, 57, planned anti-government actions to retaliate against federal grazing restrictions on ranchers. (Salt Lake County Sheriffs Office via Associated Press)
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
July 6, 2016 - 11:52 am
 

SALT LAKE CITY — A Utah militia group leader with ties to Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy is pleading not guilty to charges alleging he tried to blow up a federally owned cabin.

William Keebler entered the plea Wednesday in Salt Lake City. Prosecutors say he was angry about federal grazing policies and wanted to retaliate.

His lawyers say undercover FBI agents who had infiltrated his small group built the inert device, placed it on the cabin door in rural Arizona and handed him the detonator.

Prosecutors contend Keebler pushed the button on June 21 and was ready to shoot authorities who came after them.

The FBI says Keebler also scouted a mosque, a Bureau of Land Management office and U.S. military facilities as possible targets.

Keebler’s friends say he isn’t violent and agents set him up.

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