When undercover U.S. Marshals managed to take Ed and Elaine Brown into custody by surprise at their New Hampshire compound it would appear they avoided a potential bloodbath. The testimony being presented at the on-going trial of Brown associates at Federal Court in Concord, NH gives a better look at what these anti-tax protesters had in store for anyone who would assault their Plainfield, NH home after they took refuge there to avoid Federal authorities in their battle over taxes. Here is a portion of the testimony from one of the first ATF Agents to search the property after undercover Marshals arrested the Browns:
During his testimony yesterday, Erickson noted weapons and ammunition in nearly every room of the house. The findings included a box of homemade guns in the basement; a nail bomb in the kitchen; and rifles propped near windows in bedrooms, sitting rooms and the upstairs home gym. In most cases, the weapons were placed with related supplies nearby. Explosive devices were stored next to boxes of matches; guns beside filled magazines and bins of ammunition. In addition to the bombs and assault rifles, Erickson described more unusual items, including smoke and tear gas grenades, a hyperbaric oxygen chamber, and boxes of illegal fireworks.
In the Browns' bedroom, where the bed was neatly made and strewn with throw pillows, a rifle lay propped against the headboard and ammunition sat on the bedside table. Twenty-one completed pipe bombs were stacked on a shelf in the closet, which also held bulletproof vests and oxygen tanks, Erickson said. On the other side of the room lay three other rifles, three completed nail bombs and military-issue night vision goggles.
A hidden room underneath the dining room contained approximately 40,000 rounds of ammunition, a dehumidifier and a circular metal door in the ceiling, meant to lead outside the house.
"It was large enough, sufficient enough, for a person to get through," Erickson said. "But on the outside of the house, it was covered by several hundred pounds of gravel."
A basement area attached to the garage was stocked with shelves full of food and paper goods. Also in the basement were a bank of batteries, a diesel-powered electricity generator with fuel, a "heavy duty" water filtration system and cords of firewood, Erickson said. Ed Brown has described the house as designed to function "off the grid," without need for municipal water or electricity. Indeed, the Browns continued to live there for several months after marshals cut electrical and phone lines.
Erickson's testimony, which will continue today, did not cover the entirety of the Brown property. He did not describe the land surrounding the house, though previous statements by prosecutors have described explosive devices attached to trees along the perimeter. Court documents also describe a "bunker" in the house, where night vision gun sights, camouflage gear and other supplies were stored.
Posted by: Wolfman
Sounds like the kind of house I want to build for retirement...
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