Former Navy SEAL Sentenced in Plot to Throw Fireworks at Police During ‘No Kings’ Protest
Prosecutors said Gregory Vandenberg planned to use mortar fireworks and M-150s against police, and a jury convicted him after a five-day trial.
- On Monday, a federal judge sentenced former Navy SEAL Gregory Vandenberg to 16 months in prison for transporting explosives to California with plans to attack law enforcement officers.
- Prosecutors said Vandenberg intended to use fireworks against police at the 'No Kings Day' protest scheduled for June 14, 2025, after purchasing six mortar fireworks and 72 M-150 firecrackers in New Mexico.
- Store employees in Lordsburg, New Mexico, reported Vandenberg to police on June 12 after he asked about the fireworks' destructive power. Federal agents tracked his vehicle to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona.
- Following his 16-month prison term, Vandenberg will serve one year of supervised release. Prosecutors argued his extremist, antisemitic ideology motivated the plot and posed serious risk of injury to officers.
- Authorities recovered clothing labeled 'AMALEK'—which Vandenberg said meant 'destroyer of Jews'—along with antisemitic and extremist symbols. Prosecutor Ellison stated, 'What they are not free to do is use explosives to threaten or terrorize others.
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Ex-Navy SEAL sentenced for plot to attack police at ‘No Kings’ protests
A former U.S. Navy SEAL has been sentenced to 16 months in prison for transporting explosives he planned to use against police officers at the 2025 “No Kings” protests in California, according to federal prosecutors. Gregory Vandenberg, 49, was sentenced Monday, more than six months after a federal jury convicted him of transporting explosives with intent to kill, injure or intimidate and attempting to bring prohibited fireworks into California,…
Store clerk’s tip busts former Navy SEAL plotting to bomb cops at No Kings protest
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