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Court docs: Man claimed to have C4 at Trump checkpoint
Yahoo ^ | 09/30/2024 | Rachel Van Gilder

Posted on 10/01/2024 10:08:05 AM PDT by DFG

Police say a man claimed to have a bomb outside a rally for former President Donald Trump in metro Grand Rapids and that he insisted it was the “real deal” — though it was not.

As he appeared in a Grandville courtroom via video linkup from a jail cell Monday afternoon, Steven William Nauta, 65, of Sand Lake, acknowledged he could hear the judge and that he understood the charges against him and his rights.

He held his head down for the majority of his arraignment. At one point, he made profane hand gestures, but apologized when the judge warned him not to do so again. As the judge explained his bond decision, Nauta took his shirt off.

“Well, your honor, given my situation, I think I’m better off just staying in here,” Nauta said after he learned bond was set at $1 million. “Very cruel world out there. Probably a lot better off here.”

He was charged with one felony count each of a false report or threat of terrorism, possession of bombs with unlawful intent, third-degree fleeing a police officer and resulting, resisting or obstructing a police officer. No guilty pleas were entered on his behalf, which is standard at arraignment.

PROSECUTOR: NO ACTUAL BOMB Acknowledging the name of the bomb possession charge is alarming, Kent County Prosecutor Chris Becker explained it does not mean Nauta actually had a bomb.

“He had materials that could be used, when put together with other materials, that could be used to make a bomb,” Becker told News 8. “It’s not like there was an active bomb in the car that he was heading towards the rally with.”

That material, the judge said in court, was fertilizer.

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TOPICS: Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: attentionwhore; billnauta; disruptor; grandrapids; homeless; michigan; nauta; nautaboy; sandlake; stevennauta; stevenwilliamnauta; stevenwnauta; trumprally; williamnauta
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1 posted on 10/01/2024 10:08:05 AM PDT by DFG
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To: DFG

Here’s another “White Dude for Harris”.


2 posted on 10/01/2024 10:09:42 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: No name given

False Flag? Looks happy. Must be that pay coming.


3 posted on 10/01/2024 10:12:14 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U
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“He had materials that could be used, when put together with other materials, that could be used to make a bomb,”

since he didn't actually have a bomb, it's ridiculous to charge him with "possession of bombs with unlawful intent".

4 posted on 10/01/2024 10:13:01 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: DFG
Yikes, It looks like Goldmember!


5 posted on 10/01/2024 10:13:36 AM PDT by Magnum44 (...against all enemies, foreign and domestic... )
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To: DFG

When you reach the age of 65 or so, you start thinking about your retirement plan. Some folks have planned well and are prepared for this event. Some folks have to think fast and come up with a plan at the last minute.


6 posted on 10/01/2024 10:14:07 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (My decisions about people are based almost entirely on skin color. I learned this from Democrats.)
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To: TribalPrincess2U

Looks crazy. Totally bughouse nutzo ...

And he needs to visit his dentis.


7 posted on 10/01/2024 10:14:09 AM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: DFG

Meth head?


8 posted on 10/01/2024 10:16:21 AM PDT by WashingtonSource
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To: DFG

Think Soupy Sales, but on Meth and after Chroming.


9 posted on 10/01/2024 10:19:14 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: TribalPrincess2U

Maybe they promised him some new teeth?


10 posted on 10/01/2024 10:24:05 AM PDT by Antihero101607
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To: DFG

Looks like a Zeeper.


11 posted on 10/01/2024 10:35:11 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Antihero101607

Yeah, probably wouldn’t take much to please that sucker.


12 posted on 10/01/2024 10:35:18 AM PDT by TribalPrincess2U
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To: DFG

In his defense, the ef bee eye assured him it was real C-4...


13 posted on 10/01/2024 12:26:58 PM PDT by null and void (Kamala sucks!)
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He needs a long stay in the Waldorf Hysteria...


14 posted on 10/01/2024 12:29:17 PM PDT by null and void (Kamala sucks!)
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To: null and void

LOL amen


15 posted on 10/01/2024 12:45:15 PM PDT by Vaduz
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To: DFG

The quality of assassins these days has gone done considerably.


16 posted on 10/01/2024 12:51:45 PM PDT by Mr. K (Trump 2024)
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To: DFG

Looks like a homeless guy. They should see if Robert Creamer is back at his dirty tricks again, hiring homeless people to disrupt Trump rallies like he did in 2016, etc.


17 posted on 10/01/2024 1:19:09 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: TribalPrincess2U

Looks like he’ll be easily paid with a case of beer.


18 posted on 10/01/2024 1:22:33 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: Magnum44

LOL!


19 posted on 10/01/2024 2:52:53 PM PDT by rlmorel ("A people that elect corrupt politicians are not victims...but accomplices." George Orwell)
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To: DFG

He wants to be in jail to get his teeth fixed for free.


20 posted on 10/01/2024 2:54:16 PM PDT by Fresh Wind (Kamala's New Way Forward = Chairman Mao's Great Leap Forward)
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