Report: FBI found weapons, booby traps after arrest of 3 men

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
Updated 5:38 pm CDT, Monday, June 8, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — FBI agents found rags, gasoline, aerosol cans and weapons along with booby traps, fireworks and handwritten notes of military and survival tactics while serving search warrants on three Nevada men who authorities say sought to spark violence during recent Las Vegas protests, according to police reports obtained Monday.

U.S. prosecutors say Stephen T. Parshall, 35, Andrew T. Lynam Jr., 23, and William L. Loomis, 40, have ties to a loose movement of right-wing extremists advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government. Authorities said the men hoped to carry out a plan to create civic unrest by capitalizing on protests over businesses closed due to the coronavirus and later, the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in Minneapolis after a white officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes.

Parshall, Lynam and Loomis, all white men with U.S. military experience, each currently face two federal charges: conspiracy to damage and destroy by fire and explosive, and possession of unregistered firearms. They also face charges of felony conspiracy, terrorism and explosives possession in state court.

They were arrested May 30 as they prepared to attend a protest of Floyd's death after filling gas cans at a parking lot and making Molotov cocktails in glass bottles, prosecutors said in charging documents.

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[Ananda62]

1. Racists and RWNJs

Of course Trump & Barr will never mention this or the KKK leader caught in WVa. When this is all over, I want a tally of which groups planned or carried out violence against the protesters.

[howardmappel]

2. I am sure that they are all "fine gentlemen."

Hang the bastards by the balls.

[Proud Veteran]

3. These are definitely bad actors but can't blame ANTIFA

Trump/Barr never will single out proud boys,KKK, 3 percenters, boogaloos or other right-wingers. This article points out
who they really are.
U.S. prosecutors say Stephen T. Parshall, 35, Andrew T. Lynam Jr., 23, and William L. Loomis, 40, have ties to a loose movement of right-wing extremists advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government.
The complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Las Vegas last week said the men self-identified as part of the anti-government “boogaloo” movement, a loose, internet-rooted network of gun enthusiasts who often express support for overthrowing the U.S. government. Its name, a reference to a 1984 movie sequel called “Breakin’ 2: Electric Boogaloo,” is a code word for a second civil war.

[TheFourthMind]

4. "a loose movement of right-wing extremists." Can we just call them Republicans?

I think the right-wing extremist bar has been lowered enough that it absorbs the philosophy and objectives of your standard Republican, part of that being the overthrow of the U.S. government in it's current form. A Republican today is now by default a right-wing extremist, that can only become more extreme. Pretty sure the more extreme types are called terrorists.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

5. +1,000

Republicans are extremist and facilitating the ruin of our country with thier sickening ideas,beliefs and "philosophy".like Ayn Rand and NEO-Liberalism.

[Liberty Belle]

6. There are rumors of bombs or booby traps in buildings that burned in my area.

Lots of explosions, firefighters not entering burning buildings, just letting them burn down....boobytraps would explain that.

Going to a presser in the a.m.; will have some good questions.

We had banks burn down, a fire set at city hall, fire chief's vehicle set on fire, among others.