Posted on 08/22/2017 2:28:41 AM PDT by Brown Deer
The park ranger spotted him kneeling in the bushes by the 112-year-old Confederate statue, explosives in hand.
Was he trying to harm the statue? she asked.
Yes, he said. He didn't like the guy.
The late-night confrontation at the statue of Confederate Lt. Dick Dowling — detailed in court records by a federal agent — led to the arrest of 25-year-old Andrew Schneck, setting off a two-day operation by law enforcement that forced the evacuation of the tony Rice University neighborhood where Schneck lives with his parents.
Bomb squad experts detonated a cache of high-powered explosives found on the property Monday afternoon as residents waited to return to their homes.
Schneck, charged Monday with attempting to maliciously damage or destroy property, was ordered into federal custody pending a court hearing later this week. If convicted, he could face up to 40 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
It is the second time Schneck has run afoul of federal law enforcement. He was convicted in 2014 of storing explosives at another of his parents' properties and sentenced to five years probation, but was released early last year.
"Schneck is not a risk to public safety nor is there a history of violence," his lawyers argued.
(Excerpt) Read more at chron.com ...
25 years old and still living at home with his parents.
Not for long,
Just got probation for possessing high power explosives in 2014. I certainly hope he gets a long stretch in prison this time. No wonder all these loony leftists think they can get away with anything, it’s because they can and they do.
" The people of Houston knew that by stopping that invasion before it even landed Dowling and his men had saved their city from occupation and possible destruction."
Good. More arrests need to be made all across the U.S.
Remember folks, these antifa types are peaceful, he did not want to hurt someone he just wanted to blowup a statue.
This is pretty much what the progressive/communist party is morphing into these days.
We live in challenging times.
Great, home grown terrorists planting IEDs.
Now we the taxpayers pick up the tab for his care and feeding. Free housing, food, healthcare, clothing, etc.
This clown is going away for a long time.
Man, what stupidity.
Bump!
Many towns are removing statues of Columbus and Washington. This shows a rejection of the icons of this country, and a hatred for this country. The left hates this country, and is happy to have this opportunity to trash the country.
Columbus day is going to be under fire this year. The left has been itching to eliminate it for years. F*ck the left.
If he'd bombed the Pentagon, he could become friends with and sponsor a Democrat politician who later runs for President and nobody would bat an eyelash.
“But I felt it was justified because I watch the news”
Shrapnel from an exploding statue never hurt anyone???
Houston has a statue of Columbus that was already splashed with Red paint this week.
A federal judge let him off probation early, after just two years and two months.
While on probation, Schneck earned a bachelor’s degree from Austin College in Sherman, Texas where his major was chemistry.
According to court documents, his mother told federal agents on Saturday that her son used the house now under investigation “to conduct his chemistry experiments.”
>> The mother should be locked up too if she knew about this and didn’t report it.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.