US EditionMan accused of stockpiling bombs, using Biden photo for target practice, pleads guilty
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, VIRGINIA, JUL 18 – Authorities seized about 150 pipe bombs and other devices in the largest explosives stockpile ever found by the FBI after a tip led to a 2023 investigation.
- A Virginia man pleaded guilty to stockpiling the largest number of finished explosives in FBI history, according to federal court documents.
- Brad Spafford was found with about 150 pipe bombs and unregistered firearms at his home in Isle of Wight County.
- An informant stated that Spafford used President Joe Biden's photo for target practice and expressed extreme views about political violence.
- U.S. District Judge Arenda L. Wright Allen noted Spafford's dangerous potential and denied his release.
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'We should blow up Congress': New details in Smithfield explosives, firearms case
NORFOLK Va. (WAVY) – A federal court judge accepted a guilty plea from the Smithfield man found to be in possession of what the FBI called its largest homemade explosives seizure ever. During a hearing Friday in Norfolk Federal Court, Brad K. Spafford admitted to possessing an unregistered short barrel rifle and possessing an unregistered explosive device. Each charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years. He is scheduled for sentencing on Dec. …
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Man accused of stockpiling bombs, using Biden photo for target practice, pleads guilty
A Virginia man has pleaded guilty in a federal case that accused him of stockpiling the largest number of finished explosives in FBI history.
Virginia man accused of stockpiling bombs, using Biden photo for target practice, pleads guilty
NORFOLK, Va. A Virginia man pleaded guilty Friday in a federal case that accused him of stockpiling the largest number of finished explosives in FBI history and of using then-President Joe Bidens photo for target practice.Brad Spafford pleaded guilty in federal court in Norfolk to possession of an unregistered short barrel rifle and possession of an unregistered destructive device, according to court documents. Each count carries a maximum sente…
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