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Man accused of stockpiling bombs, using Biden photo for target practice, pleads guilty
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, JUL 18 – Brad Spafford pleaded guilty to possessing 155 homemade pipe bombs and an unregistered rifle, with prosecutors calling it the largest cache of explosives seized by the FBI.
- A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to stockpiling the largest number of finished explosives in FBI history, according to federal authorities.
- Authorities seized about 150 pipe bombs and other homemade devices at the man's home in Isle of Wight County.
- An informant reported that the man used pictures of President Joe Biden for target practice and expressed concerning views on political violence.
- U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen denied the man's release, citing his 'capacity for extreme danger.
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Kane County man charged after deputies find ‘hundreds of suspected explosives’ at Elgin area home
An Elgin-area man has been charged with 28 felonies after authorities said a multi-agency federal and local police investigation uncovered “hundreds of suspected explosives” and other chemical equipment inside a Kane County home.
Man pleads guilty in federal court after over 150 homemade pipe bombs seized from his home last year
Reportedly, the words “lethal” and “concussion” were written on some of the improvised explosive devices. The man faces up to 10 years in prison for each charge.
·Washington, United States
Read Full ArticleVirginia man pleads guilty after more than 150 pipe bombs seized from his home
Possibly the largest cache of explosives ever confiscated by the FBI was discovered in Virginia last year, and now the man accused of stockpiling the dangerous weapons in his home has pleaded guilty.
·Washington, United States
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