http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120 ... ts-defenseWeapon dealer taps extremists' defense
An Englishman is borrowing the legal tactics of a radical American movement in an attempt to dodge federal gun-smuggling charges — or at least an extradition to Nashville that would force him to face the charges.
Guy Denton Savage, 42, of London, was the owner of the now-defunct Sabre Defence Industries, a Nashville-based gun manufacturer and U.S. military supplier that shuttered operations in 2010 after a raid by federal authorities. In January 2011, a federal grand jury in Nashville issued a 21-count indictment charging Savage and four of his Middle Tennessee associates with illegally smuggling guns overseas.
The four Nashville executives quickly reached plea agreements with the government, admitting their roles in the alleged conspiracy and promising prosecutors their ongoing cooperation.
Savage's response? He sent the federal court a bill for $250 million.
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In their own court filings, they say Savage's pleadings are unusual but not unprecedented. Prosecutors have written that Savage's "incoherent" claims are "suspiciously similar" to those used by members of the "sovereign citizen" movement of anti-government extremists who attempt to avoid taxes, intimidate government officials and eliminate financial obligations through a variety of so-called "paper terrorism" tactics.
Guy Denton Savage (London>Tennessee)
Moderators: Prof, Judge Roy Bean
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