Joe Miller’s Alaska security detail tied to extremists, had expired license

Alaska Senate GOP candidate Joe Miller's security detail, Drop Zone Security Services, made headlines this week for detaining a journalist at a Miller campaign event. Now, several Alaska blogs reveal that the security company Miller hired is tied to an extremist militia group and didn't have a current business license.

William F. Fulton, the owner of Drop Zone, is a local commander and "supply sergeant" of the Alaska Citizens Militia, Palingates blog reported Wednesday. The blog identifies the militia's leader as Norm Olson, the man identified last year by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a "radical among radicals" who had founded the extreme Michigan Militia before setting up shop in Alaska. The center reports that Olson drew widespread attention for stating that Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols had attended a Michigan Militia meeting not long before the bombing.

Another Alaska blog, the Immoral Minority, on Tuesday posted a copy of Drop Zone's expired business license. Drop Zone tried to renew its license Monday, according to the blog.

The state Department of Public Safety told the Alaska Dispatch that it is investigating Drop Zone in connection with Sunday's event, but it did not elaborate.

(Photo of Norman Olson: AP/Rachel D'Oro)