FBI: Valrico 'Doomsday prepper' still at large

Bay News 9 ^ | Tuesday, June 17, 2014, 5:58 AM | Jason Lanning

[tbpiper]

I have church frieds that are about 7 houses away. They couldn’t get out of the neighborhood yesterday because of the Feds. They know the guy and are pretty surprised at all the hubbub.

[sport]

These days, running from the cops/FBI will get you killed fast. In the eyes of some, being a "Doomsday Prepper" is a capital crime. They even had a television program to portray them as idiots and kooks.

This day and times it is not wise or prudent to say anything to a "friend of a friend" or to respond in kind to a stranger that appears to be overtly friendly. If you don't believe it, ask Randy Weaver.

[Smokin' Joe]

The early activities bringing about Ruby Ridge come to mind.

When they leaned on Weaver to be an informant, he refused. That's why they went after him.

Not everyone is so steadfast, which is why it doesn't hurt to choose associates very carefully, even if you aren't doing anything wrong--because the rules can change leaving you open to trouble.

Always remember how many people it takes to keep a secret (exactly one).

[sport]

It is a set up Sarge. you know that and I know that. Like that idiot they just got convicted from St. Pete, I believe. If you don't want to get caught in something like this, there are two things to do. 1. Don't do "favors" for "a friend of a friend." 2. Watch what you say to anyone you do not know personally and intimately.

They now want to make an example of this guy. His life, as he once knew it is now over.

[Smokin' Joe]

I’m not an expert but I think the .5 inch limit is written into law. Not sure how the 12 gauge is different except its not a rifle caliber.

I'm not so sure. There are a host of .54 and .58 black powder rifles out there.

[Smokin' Joe]

If you read through the search warrant he used straw buyers to purchase AR15s

Like the 'Fast and Furious' people???

[sport]

They are and have been doing it for years. One way, not foolproof but it will keep you out of trouble if you attend one of these groups is to what the guy that “:makes friends” with you says. Your only response should be, “Not interested”.

[sport]

East of Tampa, East of Brandon. West of State road 60 and Sydney-Dover Road.

[Kackikat]

A lot of people taken into custody by the FBI die once in custody...could that have made Valrico paranoid to go with them?

[sport]

people who would spout off anti-govt statements advocating violence

"....Those are the ones you avoid conversating with. Just tell them you are not interested. Go no further that that.

[sport]

They did.

[NTHockey]

I was raised in Tampa and yes, this doesn’t pass the mell test. Last night, there was a report about his escape and the damage done at his mother’s house in Plant City. Valrico and Lant City are 15 miles apart and this is one guy in the woods? Heck, why not search the whole state.

If they can’t pin it down better than 15 miles, he’s long gone.

[PTBAA]

“He’s made a laughing stock out of the FBI”

Yes, but the important thing as that their new transgender strike force looks Fabulous!

[Hot Tabasco]

50 AR-15 rifles

Wow, that's alot of $$$$$

[rarestia]

Honestly, it sounds like something a fed would say. No prepper worth his salt is going to reveal his armament. That’s a nice round number.

[Bigg Red]

It would help if you would put the name of the state in the title. I am assuming Valrico is in CA somewhere, but it could be right next to Timbuktu, for all I know....

[PhiloBedo]

+1

[Donnafrflorida]

Wonderful. This was going to be my retirement bug out location.

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

“Since the jug eared clown in the WH...”

LOL!

[George Varnum]

This guy obviously isn’t a Muslim, because if he were he’d be getting a big fat leaving alone and more likely than not a lucrative federal subsidy.