McLamb and James Vincent Wells of Zebulon appeared Friday before U.S. Magistrate Wallace Dixon in Raleigh. They were ordered held without bond on charges of conspiring to intimidate an IRS employee and mailing a threatening communication. They can be jailed for up to 30 days while government prosecutors seek indictments from a federal grand jury, Assistant U.S. Attorney Doug McCullough said Wednesday. McCullough described McLamb and Wells as vigilantes. McLamb has ties to the Americans For Preservation of Constitutional Heritage, a Macon County group that believes government has overstepped its authority.
Macon County is in the far western part of the state.
McLamb is not a group member but has attended some meetings, Stern said. Stern said he has visited McLamb in Dunn. He said he does not know how many members are in his group. When it met two weeks ago, Stern said, about 75 people showed up. People from neighboring states often attend the meetings.