US EditionExplosives Found In Home Of Armed Chesco 'No Kings' Protester: Police
WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, JUN 17 – Kevin Krebs was arrested carrying a concealed handgun without a permit and faces 13 counts of weapons of mass destruction after authorities found 13 improvised explosive devices at his home.
- Kevin Krebs, 31, was arrested Saturday in West Chester near a 'No Kings' protest for carrying a loaded handgun and other weapons without a permit.
- Authorities searched Krebs's Malvern home Monday evening following his arrest and discovered seven pipe bombs and multiple improvised explosive devices.
- Law enforcement retreated upon finding a live pipe bomb, then called in the Montgomery County Bomb Unit which used a bomb-handling robot to secure the explosives.
- Krebs told police he brought weapons to stay safe due to nationwide violence reports, and he faces charges including failing to obtain a concealed carry permit.
- Krebs was rearrested Tuesday, arraigned, remains in Chester County Prison, and investigations continue with officials expecting additional charges.
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Trump Supporter Who Brought Multiple Loaded Guns to ‘No Kings’ Protest Had 13 Nail Bombs at Home, Police Say
A Pennsylvania man who showed up armed at a peaceful protest in West Chester didn’t just bring loaded guns—he also had 13 nail-filled bombs at home, police say. Kevin Joseph Krebs, 31, of Malvern, was arrested Saturday, June 14, near the “No Kings” protest after concerned bystanders alerted police that he was concealing a weapon under his coat. Officers say he eventually admitted he was carrying a loaded Sig Sauer P320 pistol. But that was just …
Armed man arrested at ‘No Kings’ protest had more than a dozen explosives at home, police say
A 31-year-old Pennsylvania man initially arrested on suspicion of illegally carrying a gun near a “No Kings” protest outside Philadelphia over the weekend was rearrested this week after investigators found a pipe bomb and several other explosive devices at his home, authorities said.
Mayor, council thank police for response at No Kings rally
WEST CHESTER—As West Chester Police Chief Josh Lee listened, at Tuesday’s Borough Council Workshop Meeting, Mayor Lillian DeBaptiste thanked the police department for its timely response in possibly averting a tragedy at Saturday’s “No Kings” Rally. Police apprehended a man with a loaded gun at the rally attended by 6,000 demonstrators, with no injuries reported. “This is why we go through rigorous training,” DeBaptiste said. The mayor then said…
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