Police believe John Coltharp and Samuel Shaffer, both having been a “prophet” of the small religious group Knights of the Crystal Blade, were planning to kidnap children about the same time that they were anticipating a Muslim invasion of the United States.
The men were bracing for the end of the world and believed that they had been receiving revelations from God, according to search warrant affidavits unsealed this week.
The affidavits depict erratic behavior of the men, starting when Coltharp’s ex-wife first called police in September, concerned for the safety of her children. The behavior allegedly includes plotting a killing, kidnapping, sexual abuse of young children and the marrying of young children.