Men sentenced to 5 years each in Ga. militia plot

GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Two Georgia men were sentenced Wednesday to five years each in prison for trying to get an unregistered explosive and an illegal gun silencer in what prosecutors describe as a plot to attack government targets.

U.S. District Judge Richard Story sentenced 73-year-old Frederick Thomas and 68-year-old Dan Roberts to the maximum sentence provided for under the plea agreement they had reached with the government with credit for time served since their arrests. The two were also ordered to serve 100 hours of community service during three years of supervised release following their imprisonment. Story did not impose a fine, saying he wanted any money the men were able to earn to go toward supporting their families.