Fort Wainwright: We Did Not Offer Fairbanks Militia Leader Asylum

Schaeffer Cox claimed in affidavit that unnamed colonel offered protection; Army installation refutes claim

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By Sam Friedman / Fairbanks Daily News Miner

Story Created: Nov 17, 2011 at 3:34 PM AKDT

Story Updated: Nov 17, 2011 at 3:38 PM AKDT

Part of an affidavit signed Monday by militia leader Schaeffer Cox asserted an unnamed colonel offered to protect him some time last year when he was being investigated by the FBI. This statement was challenged Wednesday by Fort Wainwright garrison spokeswoman Linda Douglass, who said no such offer of help was made.

Cox’s affidavit accompanied a brief written by defense attorney Nelson Traverso. It gives Cox’s perspective of events in his Peacemaker’s Militia in 2010 and early 2011, a period in which he had been accused of making a plan to kill government officials.

State prosecutors have since dismissed criminal charges related to this plan, but Traverso is asking a federal judge to dismiss charges of owning illegal weapons that are keeping Cox jailed without bail.

In the two sections of the affidavit about Fort Wainwright, Cox said he came to the military installation with his family because he was worried about being attacked. A colonel “offered to give (him) what protection he could,” Cox said.

Later, Cox said a soldier named Stephen Gibson told him federal officials asked the Army for a video of his meeting with the colonel. Cox said Gibson told him the government was trying to use an Office of Children’s Services investigation into Cox’s family to instigate a conflict and kill Cox.

Cox previously mentioned being offered “political asylum” on Fort Wainwright in an interview on North Pole TV station KJNP last fall. In that interview, Cox said the Office of Children’s Services was trying to take his son, Seth, away because of a photo on Facebook of the toddler playing with ammunition.

The News-Miner asked Fort Wainwright to review Cox’s assertions about visiting the post and being offered protection.

Douglass said a legal team from post looked at Cox’ affidavit and concluded “no one at Fort Wainwright offered asylum to Mr. Cox and his family.” Further, she said there is no one at Fort Wainwright who has the authority to grant him asylum.

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Anonymous said on Tuesday, May 15 at 9:35 AM

I know...haha...lord have mercy...now what if you and me did that? we would be in jail already..roll the eyes...Alaska is SO SLOW with justice...Karen Loffeler needs to hire more legal teams and clean up Alaska...Captain Zero is busy hiding his stolen $$$

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Anonymous said on Thursday, May 10 at 9:09 AM

yeah kind of like Palin...legend of " fillin " in her own mind...while the country hates her more...

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Anonymous said on Monday, May 7 at 1:39 PM

protection from what? himself? yikes...the Army should have said " yeah come on in, straightjacket him to jail" quicker faster cheaper...but hey...

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Mike J. said on Thursday, Nov 17 at 5:00 PM

Schaeffer Cos, a legend in his own mind. Maybe he should pay more attention to what he puts on Facebook.

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