White Supremacist Dutton Set for Change-of-Plea Hearing

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A white supremacist accused of terrorizing residents in the small North Dakota town of Leith is set to change his not guilty plea.

Twenty-nine-year-old Kynan Dutton is scheduled for a change-of-plea hearing Friday morning. He earlier had pleaded not guilty to seven counts of felony terrorizing, each of which carries a maximum punishment of five years in prison.

Dutton moved into a home in Leith owned by Craig Cobb after Cobb asked people with white power views to help him take over the town.

Cobb also faces seven terrorizing counts. He's pleaded not guilty and faces a Feb. 10 pretrial conference.

Cobb and Dutton are accused of terrorizing Leith residents with guns in mid-November. They say they were patrolling the town because of violence and harassment directed at them.