Three defendants in the Hutaree militia case will not be staying in a taxpayer funded hotel for the duration of their trial, a federal judge has decided, but can instead take lodging in the local prison if they’re too hard up to afford other accommodations.On Friday, U.S. District Judge Victoria Roberts rejected a request by defendants David Brian Stone, Jr., Tina Mae Stone and Kristopher Sickles to be reimbursed for hotel lodging expenses they expect to incur, because, as they say, they can’t afford to pay the cost of transportation to and from the trial.
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