US EditionEx-Navy SEAL convicted of planning to fire explosives at police during San Diego ‘No Kings’ rally
Gregory Vandenberg faces up to 10 years for transporting explosives with intent to harm law enforcement at June 14 San Diego protests, motivated by extremist beliefs, prosecutors said.
- A federal jury in New Mexico convicted Gregory Vandenberg, former U.S. Navy SEAL, of transporting explosives with intent to kill, injure or intimidate at the June 14, 2025 No Kings Day protests in California after a five-day trial and three hours of deliberation.
- Vandenberg traveled from El Paso, Texas, to San Diego and stopped in Lordsburg travel center, New Mexico on June 12, 2025, where he purchased explosives and told clerks he planned to throw them at police at the June 14, 2025 protest in San Diego.
- Store employees recorded his license plate and contacted police after the encounter, prompting federal agents to track and arrest him on June 13 at Davis‑Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona.
- He remains in custody awaiting sentencing, faces up to 10 years in prison, and Acting U.S. Attorney Ryan Ellison said the verdict sends a message about federal consequences for violent political acts.
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Former Navy SEAL convicted of trying to bring explosives to San Diego ‘No Kings’ protests
A former Navy SEAL was convicted Monday of leaving Texas with the intent of throwing explosives at law enforcement officers during the summer’s “No Kings Day” protests in San Diego, federal investigators said. Gregory Vandenberg stopped at a New Mexico travel center on his way to the local protests and told the cashier he was buying dozens of fireworks to cause explosions that would hurt officers, officials said. Vandenberg was convicted by a fe…
Former Navy SEAL convicted of transporting explosives to throw at law enforcement at "No Kings Day” protests
A former U.S. Navy SEAL has been convicted of transporting explosives from El Paso, Texas, to San Diego to use against law enforcement officers at “No Kings Day” protests.
Former Navy SEAL convicted of plotting attack with explosives against California officers
(FOX 5/KUSI) — A former special forces service member who displayed extremist and anti-government beliefs was convicted of transporting explosives and intending to use them against California law enforcement. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, Gregory Vandenberg, 49, a former Navy SEAL, reportedly set off from El Paso, Texas, with the intent of arriving in San Diego in mid-June 2025. He was detained near Tucson, Arizona, after being re…
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Ex-Navy SEAL convicted of planning to fire explosives at police during San Diego ‘No Kings’ rally
A jury has convicted a former Navy SEAL with neo-Nazi beliefs of transporting fireworks across state lines with plans to shoot explosives at police during last year’s “No Kings” protest in San Diego.
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