Army reservist arrested over Las Vegas terror plot was involved in drunken knife fight before enlist
Source: Task & Purpose/Las Vegas Sun/AP
JARED KELLER UPDATED:JUN 4, 2020 3:14 PM EDT
ORIGINAL:JUN 4, 2020
The Army reservist who plotted with two military veterans on inciting violence amid peaceful protests in Las Vegas, Nevada over the death of George Floyd had at least one prior run-in with law enforcement, according to records obtained by Task & Purpose.
Pfc. Andrew Lynam, 23, was charged Tuesday alongside Air Force veteran William Loomis, 40, and Navy veteran Stephen “Kiwi” Parshall, 35, with conspiracy to damage and destroy by fire and explosive, and possession of unregistered firearms.
Lynam joined the Army Reserve in August 2016 as a health care specialist (68W), rising to the rank of private first class (E-3) as of August 2017. He is currently assigned to the 491st MC CO (Area Support), 176th Medical Brigade, 807th MDSC, according to a document outlining Lynam's service record prepared by Army officials, which was inadvertently sent to a Task & Purpose editor on Thursday.
According to the document, prior to joining the Reserve, Lynam was involved in an August 2015 felony assault during which he "had two knives [and] was involved in an altercation" while intoxicated. The incident, which Lynam self-admitted, was highlighted by officials as "close hold" information that should not be released to reporters.
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I knew a few guys who thought that the army sounded a lot better than prison. 
