▁December ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁during ▁the ▁Mont gom ery ▁bus ▁boy c ott , ▁Carter ▁announced ▁plans ▁to ▁send ▁in ▁troops ▁of ▁" Min ut emen " ▁to ▁pat rol ▁city ▁bus es ▁to ▁en force ▁seg reg ation . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁Carter ▁and ▁four ▁of ▁his ▁follow ers ▁were ▁arrested ▁for ▁a ▁shoot ▁out ▁that ▁occurred ▁between ▁different ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁after ▁one ▁member , ▁J . ▁P . ▁T illery , ▁made ▁accus ations ▁about ▁administrative ▁and ▁financial ▁irregular ities . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁shooting ▁the ▁group ▁had ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁members . ▁ ▁The ▁group ' s ▁most ▁inf am ous ▁attack ▁came ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁In ▁a ▁move ▁to ▁counter ▁attempts ▁by ▁the ▁Rev . ▁F . L . ▁Sh utt les worth ▁to ▁des eg reg ate ▁B irmingham ▁schools ▁six ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁( B art ▁F loyd , ▁Joseph ▁P rit ch ett , ▁James ▁N . ▁Griff in , ▁William ▁Miller , ▁J esse ▁M ab ry , ▁and ▁Gro ver ▁Mc Coll ough ) ▁ab duct ed ▁Judge ▁Edward ▁A aron ▁from ▁B irmingham ▁and ▁took ▁him ▁to ▁their ▁" la ir " — a ▁small ▁d irt - floor ▁house ▁outside ▁of ▁Clark es ville , ▁Alabama . ▁There , ▁by ▁the ▁g low ▁of ▁l am pl ight ▁they ▁performed ▁a ▁cas tr ation ▁on ▁him . ▁The ▁event