A detail from our coverage of the alleged death-ray duo takes on special significance in light of reports that Gov. Andrew Cuomo was the “political figure” cited in the federal complaint against Glendon Scott Crawford, 49, of Providence, Saratoga County, and Eric J. Feight, 54, of Stockport.

The two stand accused of developing “a radiation emitting device that could be placed in the back of a van to covertly emit ionizing radiation strong enough to bring about radiation sickness or death against Crawford’s enemies,” according to the complaint.

As TU reporter Brendan Lyons reported, Crawford was among the hundreds of New Yorkers who signed up as plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed in March against Cuomo and the state Legislature challenging the constitutionality of the SAFE Act.

This is, of course, not to imply that any of the other 1,258 plaintiffs in the suit are developing high-tech weapons with ethnic cleansing or political assassination in mind.

“If these charges are true, these people need to be tried,” said conservative activist and lead plaintiff Bob Schulz, who was not aware of the connection until I called him. “… They’re criminals.”

While Schulz is unable to sever Crawford or any of the other plaintiffs from the suit on his own, he could petition the court to do so. “It’s a tough situation to be in,” he said, noting that Crawford has yet to be indicted. “I guess it’s to be watched.”

He dismissed the idea that the suit might suffer from being associated with an alleged racist death-ray plot: “I think that’s a stretch, but I could be wrong,” Schulz said.

The plaintiffs had to sign and have notarized a statement that they had read the suit and agreed to its argument. “Very few of the 1,259 plaintiffs know other plaintiffs in the case,” Schulz said. ” … Is (Crawford’s arrest by the feds) a reflection on the others? So there’s a bad apple in the group?”

He thinks not: “People weren’t vetted.”

Here’s Schulz discussing the suit in Saratoga Springs: