Posted on 04/19/2021 8:45:19 PM PDT by rxsid
Thug who allegedly shot at Minneapolis National Guard and police has been arrested
Following the unhinged rant by Congresswoman Maxine Waters, someone decided to open fire on a group of Minneapolis National Guard and police officers on Sunday, injuring two. Now, a suspect has been arrested and charged for the crime.
Andrew Thomas, 28, has been charged as a felon in possession of a firearm. He will appear Tuesday before Magistrate Judge Katherine M. Menendez in U.S. District Court. According to a DoJ press release:
According to the allegations in the criminal complaint, during the early morning hours of April 18, 2021, a team of Minnesota National Guard soldiers, along with an officer of the Minneapolis Police Department, was stationed at the corner of Penn Avenue North and West Broadway Avenue in Minneapolis. At approximately 4:20 a.m., a light-colored SUV driving on West Broadway Avenue fired multiple shots at the team. One bullet went through the windshield of the team’s military vehicle, which held four soldiers. Two soldiers of the Minnesota National Guard sustained minor injuries: one was transported to a nearby hospital for treatment of injuries from shattered glass; the other was treated at the scene for superficial wounds.The criminal complaint also alleges that during the late evening hours of April 18, 2021, Minneapolis Police officers patrolling the area of 6th Street South and Cedar Avenue South encountered a 2002 Ford Explorer that matched the description of the SUV involved in the shooting. After conducting a felony stop of the vehicle, the driver, later identified as THOMAS, and a juvenile passenger, were placed in separate police cars. After obtaining a search warrant for the vehicle, officers recovered from the vehicle a Springfield Armory XD-9 9mm semi-automatic pistol, a .22 caliber revolver with an obliterated serial number, ammunition, and two discharged cartridge casings. Because THOMAS has a prior felony conviction in Hennepin County, he is prohibited under federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition at any time.
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SHOCKING!
Out on bail tomorrow.
Fake news, felons aren’t allowed to have firearms because that would be breaking the law and we all know gun laws are obeyed by everybody!
Charge Mad Max w incitement to Attempted Murder.
Charge Mad Max w incitement to Attempted Murder.
Local media is dead silent.
If there’s evidence that this idiot was prompted by Mad Maxine, that would be cause to expel the *itch from the House.
This career thug should be back in prison. Stolen guns should put you there.
Damn, I just solved black on black crime.
Just this week a 13 year old showed us what most black 13 yr olds have in common. A criminal record, A live warrant, A child on welfare, A stolen gun, No regard for police lives.
That was enough for an article of Impeachment against Trump.
What’s his social media look like before it’s scrubbed.
You know, that might help with crowdfunding his legal defense bills. Maybe even get him off on a temporary insanity plea!
Out on bail tomorrow? He will probably be released, with no charges.
Can’t be. Felons can’t posess guns.
Isn’t that something to do with pot?
Just light the azzholes up. Let’s get it started.
“charged for the crime.”
Not sure of that.
Seems to me he’s only been charged with being a felon in possession.
MadMax made me do it...
Yep, it’s all about the weed. Just a curiosity, I guess.
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