3 Accused in Plot to Kill Clinton, Others
Three self-proclaimed members of the Republic of Texas separatist group schemed to kill President Clinton and other government officials using a cigarette lighter modified to shoot cactus needles coated with a deadly toxin, the FBI says. Oliver Dean Emigh, 63, Jack Abbott Grebe Jr., 43, and Johnnie Wise, 72, were arrested two weeks ago on charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction. According to an affidavit, Wise and Grebe told an FBI informant of plans to target the officials with such toxins as anthrax, botulism or HIV.
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