Posted on 09/03/2008 11:54:58 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
A 23-year-old Michigan man faces up to 10 years in jail for illegally possessing bombs, which he allegedly intended to use to destroy the Xcel Energy Center during the Republican National Convention.
Matthew Bradley DePalma, of Flint, Mich., was charged Aug. 30 with one count of possession of firearms.
According to his criminal complaint, DePalma had several Molotov cocktails in his possession a week before the start of the RNC.
DePalma had been under investigation by federal investigators after he attended a protester conference in Wisconsin in July.
Officials said DePalma went to the Hennepin County Library on Aug. 18 to research how to make ‘special’ Molotov cocktails that would stick to people and other targets.
Investigators recorded a conversation that DePalma had with another individual, where he described his plans to disrupt the RNC by causing a power outage and lighting police officers on fire.
DePalma allegedly manufactured two jugs of homepage napalm and had been overheard saying his plans then involved bombing the Xcel Energy Center on the final day of the convention.
DePalma was spotted in a remote location in Roseville a few days later, where he was experimenting with chemicals and testing his homemade bombs.
Also known as petrol or gasoline bombs, Molotov cocktails are generally easy to make due to the availability of the materials.
DePalma was arrested without incident on Aug. 30 at a residence in south Minneapolis.
(Excerpt) Read more at kstp.com ...
Sorry...not an excerpt. That’s the entire story, for now...
Did he get his bomb plans for William Ayers?
Is that Brian DePalma’s kid?
Is that the kind of napalm you can refresh?
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That’s what you get when you have interns running your newsroom....
;-)
This won’t even be considered a crime if OBlahblah gets elected!
These people are completely nuts! I hope this is the first of many that are arrested.
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Hmm, can’t imagine why this isn’t being picked up as much as the Obama “assassination” story.
Of the 300 or so arrested in MSP it would be probably be amazing how many or Moveon or DailyKos subscribers!
What was this loons last KOS diary?
What was this loons last KOS diary?
Hmm... Anyword from Bob Barr and the ACLU?
I wonder if this is one of the kooks that Obama’s close confident William Ayers was “training” for mayhem and kidnappings at the RNC?
I’m sure that Chrissy will be covering the story all through tonight.
Gotta be stooooped to make up a Molotov cocktail a week before you intend to use it!
Flint huh? Hmm...any truth to the rumor that this is Michael Moore’s lovechild. I’m just asking. /s/
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