Jailed “Aryans” Set to Change Plea

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A white supremacist who has pleaded not guilty to terrorizing residents of a small North Dakota town is scheduled to change his plea.

Court documents indicate 62-year-old Craig Cobb is scheduled for a change-of-plea hearing Thursday afternoon.

A judge on Feb. 10 gave attorneys in the case three weeks to try to work out a plea agreement. Details of that agreement aren't immediately available.

Cobb is accused of using guns in mid-November to terrorize residents of Leith, the small community he unsuccessfully tried to turn into an all-white enclave. He was scheduled for a mid-July trial on six counts that carry a maximum total punishment of 30 years in prison.

Leith residents have said they want Cobb to see prison time, and not be released on probation.