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CBS News
23-07-2025
- CBS News
NYC man accused of throwing explosives off Williamsburg Bridge faces federal charges
A New York City man is facing federal charges after prosecutors say he built improvised explosive devices using instructions he found on the internet. Michael Gann is accused of making at least seven explosives, and throwing some off the Williamsburg Bridge into the East River, between May and June of this year. The 55-year-old man from Inwood was charged with attempted destruction of property by means of explosives, transportation of explosive materials and unlawful possession of destructive devices, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York announced Tuesday. Prosecutors say Gann set off an explosive on June 5 near the East River and the FDR Drive, and the blast apparently frightened him. According to the indictment, he told investigators he started to consider getting rid of the devices, either by throwing them into the river or by handing them over to the FDNY. He is accused of throwing three devices from the Manhattan side of the Williamsburg Bridge, two of them landing in the water and one landing on subway tracks. The indictment reveals he allegedly stored the explosives on rooftops of SoHo apartments, where investigators also found 30 grams of explosive powder -- more than 600 times the legal limit for consumer fireworks. Prosecutors say they found another device in his bag, and one in his pocket. According to the indictment, he told law enforcement he was trying to make pyrotechnics and learned how to do it online. Prosecutors say Gann has 30 prior arrests, including 28 convictions. CBS News New York reached out to his attorneys for comment.
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Yahoo
Southern California deputies recover partially assembled improvised explosives
A 38-year-old man was arrested after deputies in Riverside County found him in possession of dozens of illegal firearms, bomb-making materials and ammunition, authorities announced Thursday. In a news release, officials with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said that Brandon Edwards, a resident of Homeland, was spotted by deputies in an alleged stolen vehicle near Glen Oaks and Pratt roads in Temecula on the morning of June 8. After conducting a traffic stop and searching the vehicle, deputies located four firearms – a mix of rifles and handguns – suppressors and a large amount of ammunition. Edwards was then arrested on weapons charges and possession of a stolen vehicle. During a follow-up investigation at his Homeland residence in the 25000 block of Rocky Ridge Road, approximately 20 miles from where deputies took him into custody, authorities recovered dozens of illegal firearms, more ammunition, explosive making materials and homemade improvised explosive devices in the process of being assembled. Investigators also say the 38-year-old was manufacturing illegal firearms and selling them. No motive was provided for why the suspect was assembling improvised explosive devices and it's unclear if the man intended to set them off and where. Handwritten notes, HAM radio help rescue mother, son lost in California forest RCSD's Hazardous Device Team responded to the residence to safely seize the materials. Edwards is now facing additional charges related to weapons possession, criminal threats and possession of bomb-making materials. He is currently being held without bail at the Cois Byrd Detention Center. Anyone with information about the ongoing investigation is urged to contact RCSD Deputy Richard Schweitzer at 951-696-3063. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Yahoo
Traffic stop in California leads deputies to house with partially assembled improvised bombs
A June traffic stop in California led deputies to discover a massive trove of illegal weapons and bomb-making materials, including partially assembled improvised explosive devices, according to police. On June 8, Riverside County sheriff's deputies located a stolen vehicle in Temecula and conducted a traffic stop. During the stop, they found four guns, a mixture of rifles and handguns, as well as a large amount of ammunition and suppressors, the sheriff's office said in a news release. In addition to detaining driver Brandon Edwards, 38, of the city of Homeland, police continued to investigate, and a Wednesday search at the man's property in an unincorporated area known as Romoland revealed even more weaponry, police say. 'Deputies found dozens of illegal firearms, ammunition, explosive-making materials, and homemade improvised devices that were in the process of being assembled,' according to the release. 'The Riverside Sheriff's Hazardous Device Team responded and seized the devices.' The Riverside County man was in possession of guns, ammo, silencers, and bomb-making materials, police say (Riverside County Sheriff's Office) Edwards faces 12 charges, including 11 felonies, on offenses related to the stolen vehicle, weapons possession, criminal threats, and bomb-making. He is currently being held in the county's Southwest Detention Center without bail, according to jail records. It is unclear if Edwards has legal representation or how he plans to plead. The Independent has contact the county public defender's office and a family member of Edwards for comment. The 38-year-old is due in court on July 25. Last year, a heavily armed man was arrested outside a Donald Trump rally in the county, in what police described at the time as a thwarted assassination attempt. The suspect in that case, Vem Miller, denied he was trying to assassinate the president and later sued the sheriff's office for defamation.
Yahoo
19-07-2025
- Yahoo
Traffic stop in California leads deputies to house with partially assembled improvised bombs
A June traffic stop in California led deputies to discover a massive trove of illegal weapons and bomb-making materials, including partially assembled improvised explosive devices, according to police. On June 8, Riverside County sheriff's deputies located a stolen vehicle in Temecula and conducted a traffic stop. During the stop, they found four guns, a mixture of rifles and handguns, as well as a large amount of ammunition and suppressors, the sheriff's office said in a news release. In addition to detaining driver Brandon Edwards, 38, of the city of Homeland, police continued to investigate, and a Wednesday search at the man's property in an unincorporated area known as Romoland revealed even more weaponry, police say. 'Deputies found dozens of illegal firearms, ammunition, explosive-making materials, and homemade improvised devices that were in the process of being assembled,' according to the release. 'The Riverside Sheriff's Hazardous Device Team responded and seized the devices.' The Riverside County man was in possession of guns, ammo, silencers, and bomb-making materials, police say (Riverside County Sheriff's Office) Edwards faces 12 charges, including 11 felonies, on offenses related to the stolen vehicle, weapons possession, criminal threats, and bomb-making. He is currently being held in the county's Southwest Detention Center without bail, according to jail records. It is unclear if Edwards has legal representation or how he plans to plead. The Independent has contact the county public defender's office and a family member of Edwards for comment. The 38-year-old is due in court on July 25. Last year, a heavily armed man was arrested outside a Donald Trump rally in the county, in what police described at the time as a thwarted assassination attempt. The suspect in that case, Vem Miller, denied he was trying to assassinate the president and later sued the sheriff's office for defamation.
Yahoo
31-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Man with alleged stockpile of weapons, ammunition charged with several counts of illegal possession
May 30—Allegations also included the making of bombs An Austin man has been charged with several counts of illegal weapons possession discovered during a search that turned up a stockpile of guns and ammunition he was keeping at his home. Jonathan Julio Nique, 22, was charged Friday with eight felony counts of receiving or possessing a firearm with no serial number, one for each weapon that had been discovered without the required number during the execution of a search warrant earlier this week. However, that was just the tip of the iceberg as law enforcement uncovered over 40 items that included everything from guns, gun parts and ammunition to computer towers and items allegedly used to make explosive devices. Of those materials, law enforcement secured 29 guns of various kinds including several that were 3D printed. Nique made his first appearance in Mower County District Court Friday morning on this and another case in which he was discovered entering the Mower County Courthouse with .22 caliber ammunition. He was arrested for that case at around 8:45 a.m. on Wednesday morning when he was arriving for a hearing, the same day that the search warrant was executed at his home in the 800 block of 14th Avenue SE. According to the court complaint, an Austin Police officer was alerted to the activity by a witness on May 24, who told the officer that Nique allegedly had been seen with what appeared to be a pipe bomb while making comments about making the bombs and blowing up a building if he wanted to. A pair of detectives met with the witness, along with another, regarding the report and were shown a picture that appeared to show a suspected pipe bomb. They also estimated that Nique had approximately 30 firearms at the house. The court complaint also reflects that the detectives had been told that Nique had allegedly used cocaine and that when one of the witnesses had asked "hypothetically" what buildings Nique was considering blowing up, he allegedly responded by saying the Gonda building, which is a Mayo Clinic facility in Rochester, the Olmsted County Government Center, Minnesota State Capitol building and a synagogue. The court complaint also reveals that the witnesses claimed Nique to have White Nationalist viewpoints and had made racist comments. Nique reportedly also has anti-law enforcement sentiments and had allegedly said he would not be afraid to shoot police if pulled over. During the search, law enforcement also recovered the supposed pipe bomb and while it did not have explosives in it, a container of nails was next to the pipe along with containers of smaller metal objects and powders. The bomb squad assisting with the search indicated the powder was likely from matchsticks. After Nique had been arrested Wednesday, he was questioned and indicated statements about blowing up government and religious buildings were only jokes, but when asked for an example said he didn't want to get into it, but they were jokes a person should not make. Nique's next court appearance is slated for July 17, which will be an omnibus hearing.
