Soldier who discussed attack in U.S. pleads guilty to distributing bomb instructions

[Judi Lynn]

Source: NBC News

U.S. NEWS
Jarrett William Smith, 24, was accused of distributing bomb-making instructions online and reportedly said he did it to sow "chaos."

Feb. 10, 2020, 11:46 PM CST
By Phil Helsel

A soldier stationed in Kansas accused of talking about a terrorist attack in the United States pleaded guilty Monday to distributing instructions for making explosive devices over social media, federal prosecutors said.

Pfc. Jarrett William Smith, 24, was arrested in September after he was accused of discussing killing members of the far-left Antifa movement and attacking a major news outlet with a vehicle bomb.

Smith pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of distributing information related to explosives, destructive devices and weapons of mass destruction, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas said in a statement, and he faces up to 20 years in prison.

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Prosecutors said that on Sept. 20, Smith sent a person — who was actually someone working undercover for the FBI — instructions for making an improvised explosive device. He was also alleged to have provided a recipe to create improvised napalm.



Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/army-soldier-who-discussed-attack-u-s-pleads-guilty-distributing-n1134571

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Jarrett William Smith: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
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[DENVERPOPS]

1. Trump

will probably pardon him claiming entrapment. At any rate the sentence is unusually light, don't you think? The last clown to do this didn't get found out and ended up blowing up a federal building and countless federal employees. Domestic Terrorists following our leader. I don't think we have seen the end of this as they feel more and more emboldened by their leader. If Trump pardons these kind of assholes, or they get light sentences, we will see a lot more of this kind of shit.

BTW why isn't the Navy Command, (or for that matter, the entire military command) making a shitstorm over Trump pardoning the Navy Seal????????

[sdfernando]

7. If you're talking about McVeigh never forget to mention the 19 children he killed in that attack.

from Wikipedia (emphasis mine): At 09:02, a large explosion destroyed the north half of the building. It killed 168 people, including nineteen children in the day care center on the second floor, and injured 684 others.

[DENVERPOPS]

8. You are absolutely right.

McVeigh decided after spending a few months in Colorado's Supermax that death would be better than a life of prison in that Super Maximum Security Prison.........

One good reason for NO death penalty, life alone with no other contact is a far worse and justified punishment......

[ArizonaLib]

2. This is the same type of disruption tactic the white supremacist groups use

to cause chaos and havoc by having 1st responders descend on individual's residences, etc. in order to harass targeted individuals.

[moreland01]

3. OMG

They will LOVE him in prison!

[blugbox]

4. Literally using the same terrorist tactics of our enemies

On our own American citizens. He is a radicalized terrorist. He should be locked up for life.

[IronLionZion]

5. Enemies can be American with names like Jarrett William Smith

Domestic terrorists exist.

[blugbox]

9. Absolutely they do.

It's just crazy to me that he is a soldier who SHOULD be dedicated to protecting Americans from these exact threats.

How you get so twisted that you attack those you swore to protect?

[Wuddles440]

6. Why...

is a movement that opposes fascism considered "far left"? I don't consider myself "far left", but I sure the hell know that I despise fascist and will do everything in my power to resist them.

[lunasun]

11. The 24-year-old soldier, a South Carolina native, also talked about targeting Democratic

24-year-old soldier, a South Carolina native, also talked about targeting Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke