Theft of Elaine Brown's Business Place Underway

Kat Kanning
Keene Free Press
Thursday June 7, 2007

Comment: The Feds can come against a peaceful, self-sustaining elderly couple (who simply want to be left alone) with guns & tanks & planes & drones, but they can't manage to protect our borders & are getting ready to grant "tax amnesty" to illegal aliens? What's wrong with this picture???? I'm sure the Browns would like a little "tax amnesty" right about now & they're LEGAL BORN & BRED AMERICAN CITIZENS!!!!! Where is the justice? The equity? The humanity? God help us all.

Word went out this morning among Ed and Elaine Brown supporters that the Brown home was being attacked by ATF agents. Stephen Monier of the US Marshal's Office gave a brief press conference near Ed and Elaine Brown's home this afternoon. The Marshals were there to assist Department of Treasury police in the seizure of Elaine Brown's business place in West Lebanon, New Hampshire. They were near the Brown home early this morning, making sure that Ed and Elaine were home and not at the place of business. While near the driveway entrance Marshals were discovered by one of the Browns' supporters who was walking the dog. The supporter was arrested and is being questioned, but Monier would not or could not give us his name. The phone was cut off to the Brown's home to prevent more supporters from coming to Plainfield.

State Troopers had the road blocked off at Stage Road near 12A - a considerable distance from the Brown's home. After the press conference, the road block was removed and Monier said reporters could go to the Brown's home, but it wasn't recommended. An Explosives Disposal Unit was on hand near the Brown's home.

When asked, Monier stated that supporters not at the Brown's home were not under surveillance. Their actions have been geared toward keeping Brown supporters from getting too ramped up. He did not want more supporters showing up and staying at the Brown's home.

In West Lebanon, the theft of Elaine's business place was underway. Law enforcement of various stripes had all driveways blocked off. After snapping some photos from across the street, one W. Lebanon policeman gave me a mean look as we were leaving. We went over to Shaw's Market to deliver some papers and were briefly detained by a W. Lebanon detective who said that I turned twice without using a turn signal. I told him I was just being a reporter and gave him a paper. He let us go after a few minutes. I assume that was his lame excuse to check out a known Brown supporter.