Addam Swapp, son-in-law of deceased Fundamentalist John Singer, uses 87 sticks of dynamite to bomb LDS stake center in Kamas, Utah. He leaves behind an Indian-like spear, with an attached noted bearing the date "Jan. 18, 1979," (the date of John Singer's death at the hand of law enforcement officers) stuck into a baseball diamond near the church. This begins several-week stand-off between this polygamous clan and law enforcement officers. This results in even more cooperation between law enforcement and Mormon Fundamentalists, who repudiate Singer family's actions and seek peaceful solution. One lawman dies in arresting family.
[Source: Advent Adam website (defunct) - based on http://amzn.to/originsofpower]
[Source: DMQ, MH:EP, p.882]
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